Top U.S. Parent Companies and Stickiest Brands on the Web, June 2008
A look at the brands that get visitors and keep users engaged the longest both at home and work.
The sites consumers are visiting on the Web, and average length of visits. Nielsen Online tracked the brands with the highest number of unique visits and time spent on their sites.
Nielsen Online uses a sampling methodology through its MegaPanel of Internet Users.
| Top 25 Parent Companies/Divisions at Home and Work, June 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parent | Unique Audience (000) | Time per Person (hr:min:sec) |
| 128,029 | 1:50:16 | |
| Microsoft | 123,021 | 2:12:38 |
| Yahoo | 113,439 | 3:07:47 |
| Time Warner (division) | 99,494 | 3:23:24 |
| News Corp. Online | 80,606 | 1:55:40 |
| InterActiveCorp | 63,935 | 0:20:22 |
| eBay | 62,767 | 1:47:53 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | 52,836 | 0:21:09 |
| Amazon.com | 52,060 | 0:28:03 |
| Apple Computer | 49,911 | 1:08:33 |
| Walt Disney Internet Group | 49,848 | 0:48:11 |
| New York Times Company | 47,163 | 0:16:20 |
| Landmark Communications | 45,512 | 0:26:06 |
| Turner Network (division) | 43,683 | 0:32:40 |
| AT&T Inc. | 41,290 | 0:37:39 |
| E.W. Scripps Co. | 34,849 | 0:09:28 |
| RealNetworks Inc. | 33,135 | 0:32:09 |
| CNET Networks | 33,113 | 0:08:46 |
| Viacom Digital | 32,514 | 0:40:57 |
| Glam Media | 30,088 | 0:08:48 |
| 29,226 | 1:21:15 | |
| Comcast Corp. | 28,943 | 1:02:31 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | 28,221 | 0:13:03 |
| General Electric | 27,729 | 0:10:14 |
| craigslist | 27,705 | 1:15:30 |
| Notes: 1. The parent level is a consolidation of multiple domains and URLs owned by a single company or division. 2. The Time Warner division excludes Turner Network�s audience. |
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| Source: Nielsen Online, 2008 | ||
| Top 10 Stickiest Brands at Home and Work, June 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Unique Audience (000) | Time per Person (hr:min:sec) |
| PokerStars.com* | 958 | 10:37:41 |
| Plentyoffish Media* | 1,131 | 8:39:36 |
| Electronic Arts Online | 11,489 | 8:37:56 |
| SingleClick Systems* | 643 | 7:46:14 |
| FullTiltPoker.com* | 1,429 | 7:19:47 |
| PartyPoker.com* | 563 | 4:29:19 |
| Fanfiction.net* | 1,221 | 4:23:40 |
| Juno Online Services | 3,406 | 4:09:37 |
| Trillian | 814 | 3:57:10 |
| AOL Media Network | 91,167 | 3:35:11 |
| Notes: 1. The brand level is a consolidation of multiple domains and URLs that has a consistent collection of branded content. 2. * denotes home and work audience duplication projections did not meet minimum sample size standards. Combined home and work audience estimates for these sites may exhibit increased variability month to month as a result. |
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| Source: Nielsen Online, 2008 | ||
