Latest trend data for 2009 2nd quarter

These numbers are based on the changes in search engines/queries from June 09 to July 09. In terms of overall usage of the Top 3 search engines, things were steady. Google lost 0.3%, Yahoo posted the same, and Microsoft saw an increase of 0.5%.

The data really starts turning an eyebrow when looking at the expanded list, and the volume of search queries. Here’s a list of the largest gaining sites for search queries:

Facebook.com – 35% Increase
craigslist – 8% Increase
Bing – 5% Increase
eBay – 5% Increase

then of course we have the largest decreases

Microsoft (Other): -11% Decrease
MySpace: -10% Decrease
Mapquest: -8% Decrease
Ask.com: -7% Decrease