April 19, 2004

Source: eMarketer.com

According to a report from OneStat.com, most Internet users worldwide conduct online searches with two-word phrases.

The Web analytics firm reports that in February, 32.58% of all online searches were conducted with two words. Another 25.61% were conducted with three words and only 19.02% were one-word searches.

How do these recent trends in online searching compare to one year ago? According to April 2003 data from OneStat.com, 24.76% of all online searches worldwide were initiated with just one word, indicating a decline in one-word searches over the 10-month period.

Two-word and three-word search phrases, on the other hand, have grown in popularity over the time period.

        

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