comScore: Facebook Passed MySpace in the US for the First Time in May
It’s been a long time coming, but Facebook has finally passed MySpace in terms of total US uniques, according to comScore. In May, comScore reported 70.28 million US uniques for Facebook (up 97% year over year), compared to 70.26 million for MySpace (down 5% year over year).
By contrast, Compete reported 82.9 million US uniques to www.facebook.com in May, while Facebook itself reported 64 million monthly active users in the US during the month. The comScore numbers come out to 4% monthly US audience growth for Facebook in May, while the Compete numbers show 8%. Facebook’s self-reported numbers showed 5% growth. Here’s the full comScore chart:
Social Networking: May 2009 vs. May 2008
Source: comScore Media Metrix
The contrast from this time one year ago is incredible. In May 2008, MySpace was more than twice as big as Facebook, and Twitter was barely a blip on the radar. Today, Facebook is in the lead, MySpace is slightly down, and Twitter’s reach has grown by almost 2700%.
Meanwhile, HitWise also reported today that Facebook’s overall share of Internet visits is up from 2.9% of all visits in the beginning of May to 3.6% when the Facebook username floodgates opened on Saturday.
June 15th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
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June 16th, 2009 at 12:00 am
This is a huge news for facebook and i guess it sort of poses a great threat to myspace…
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June 16th, 2009 at 1:09 am
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June 16th, 2009 at 5:45 am
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June 16th, 2009 at 6:37 am
[...] May, comScore reported 70.28 million US uniques for Facebook (up 97% year over year), compared to 70.26 million for MySpace (down 5% year over [...]
June 16th, 2009 at 11:16 am
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June 17th, 2009 at 7:03 am
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June 18th, 2009 at 12:20 am
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June 19th, 2009 at 8:09 am
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June 23rd, 2009 at 8:15 am
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June 23rd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
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June 23rd, 2009 at 7:17 pm
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June 24th, 2009 at 4:24 am
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June 29th, 2009 at 11:04 am
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July 2nd, 2009 at 12:45 pm
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July 9th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
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July 9th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
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July 16th, 2009 at 1:54 am
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July 17th, 2009 at 2:48 am
facebook not only pass google traffic also converting as a business hub.
October 30th, 2009 at 1:28 am
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November 7th, 2009 at 8:12 am
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April 14th, 2011 at 6:45 pm
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