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The latest online statistics on more than 8M Internet users in the UK, 25M worldwide, across 1M websites and over 160 industries.
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- Swine Flu fears driving web traffic
- Net-a-Porter launches theOutnet.com
- Susan Boyle tops all searches in the UK and US
- Searches for 'federico macheda' increased 55-fold in a week
- Searches for 'mothers day'
- Traffic to tastelondon.co.uk increases 633%
- Traffic to NS&I increases 320%
- Michael Jackson searches increase by 1200%
- Comic Relief and TK Maxx
- Spotify traffic up 250% in a month
- Cinema traffic increases in lead up to the Oscars
- UK Internet searches for Best Picture Nominees
- Top Valentine flower websites
- Twestival or Bust?
- Searches for ‘valentine breaks uk’ increase by more than 50%
- Barack Obama is in The White House
- Interest in Family History Peaks as 1911 Census goes online
- The Diary of Anne Frank
- Compare the Meerkat or Compare the Market?
- New Year's Eve losing its appeal?
- National Lottery Crash
- Mozilla Firefox benefit from Microsoft Internet Explorer Problems
- Kung Fu Squirrels
- Silent Assassin- The Amazon MP3 Service to Challenge iTunes
- Lapland New Forest- Merry Christmas?
- Google Doodle for Rene Magritte
- Calzaghe is a Knock Out for Setanta
- Dead Set helps E4’s web traffic to double
- Top Fast Moving Search Terms- Georgina Baillie, Russell Brand, Jonathon Ross and Andrew Sachs
- KaPow- Batman, Joker, Catwoman and Pirates are Top Halloween Costume Searches
- uk.youtube.com overtakes www.youtube.com
- Paperticket.co.uk closes down
- Searches for 'wood burning stoves' Triple
- Searches for Iceland increase by 85%
- Wikipedia picking up interest in 'credit crunch'
- Visits to Bradford & Bingley website double
- 'Old Facebook'
- 'Another way to die' scores for Radio 1
- Stocks and Shares websites record largest daily peak since 2007
- Google Download website receives most ever share of visits after Chrome launch
- Amir Khan 54 seconds to go
- Visits to National Lottery website increased by 46%
- Sarah Palin more popular than Barack Obama in the UK
- Visits to Freecycle.org double
- Oasis number one website in Bands & Artists.
- Visits to Katy Perry's website increase eight-fold.
- US swimmer Michael Phelps most popular Olympian in the UK
- UK retailers not picking up on Mamma Mia soundtrack interest
- Gogo's Crazy Bones go crazy online
- Chester most searched for Zoo
- Credit crunch not affecting Internet traffic to Apparel websites
- Top Five Wikipedia Searches
- Interest in Big Brother 2008 the lowest in 3 years
- England Rugby scandal drives up visits to Stuff.co.nz
- 48% year-on-year UK growth for Mozilla
- The Cardigan vs. The Pirate
- Wimbledon & Anglian Water top fast moving UK searches
- Amy Winehouse raises awareness of emphysema online
- 46664.com fourth most visited site in Bands & Artists
- Surge in interest for 'pick your own strawberries'
- Ana Ivanovic most popular tennis player in the UK
- George Sampson more popular than Paul Potts
- 'Cloverfield' most searched for blu ray disc
- Traffic to the Facebook Developer's website hits a new high
- McDonald's Fantasy Football most popular for Euro 2008
- Searches for 'coldplay' skyrocket
- Discovery Space Shuttle launch watched on Nasa.gov
- Faster bank transfer announcement increases traffic to APACS eight-fold
- Interest in Eurovision online lower than previous years
- Searches for 'ufo' take off as The National Archives release UFO files
- Searches for 'gladiators' surge as the 90’s show returns to our screens
- Visits to Glasgow Rangers FC and searches for ‘flights to manchester’ spurred on by UEFA Cup final
- Sunny weather raises interest in camping
- Visits to freesat.co.uk increase eleven-fold during launch
- Visits to MUFC overtake LFC
- One in seven visits to online radio websites are to BBC Radio One
- Searches for 'Gavin and Stacey' rocket since January
- '10p tax' searches spike
- US Masters website reaches highest rank within Sports category
- Searches for 'mario kart wii' double
- Visits to The Grand National website double
- 'Facebook' number one search term in the UK
- Fourth series of The Apprentice most popular yet
- 'Flying Penguins' result in most ever visits to BBC iPlayer
- Searches for 'boat race' up 12%
- US Searches for 'leona lewis' increase by 90%
- Searches for 'tibet' quadruple
- Thorntons.co.uk records bumper Easter online
- HMV.com visits highest peak since Christmas
- Twitter site peaks during Sport Relief
- Suzanne Shaw most searched for 'Dancing on Ice' star
- Patrick Swayze illness raises awareness of pancreatic cancer
- Visits to weather websites hit biggest peak this winter season
- Leap year marriage proposals generate interest online
- Searches for 'Prince Harry' and 'Drudge Report' spike
- England earthquake drives visits to US sites
- YouTube reaches highest ever peak in visits
- Mark Ronson's website hits highest ever peak yesterday
- Visits to cinema websites up 22%
- Searches for "download festival" double
- Most ever visits for Euromillions website for 'must win' draw
- Visits to Restaurant websites increase by 29% year-on-year
- Lovefilm most visited online DVD rental website
- Visits to HMRC website peak as tax deadline looms
- Visits to Tottenham Hotspur website increase after win over Arsenal.
- Visits to RSPB increase for Big Garden Birdwatch.
- House & Garden websites hit highest peak in 2 years during January
- Visits to Business Information websites peak amid financial turbulence
- Sun reaches number one thanks to Amy Winehouse video
- Scientology website visits peak after Tom Cruise video is leaked
- Visits to Golden Globe website quadruples
- Gym websites visits increase; Natalie Cassidy fitness DVD queen
- Cambridge Diet top diet for Britons
- Top Gear's Stig most popular 'Who is' query
- Facebook reaches highest ever ranking
- BBC iPlayer visits triple at Christmas
- Elf Yourself a big hit online
- Internet visits to Domino's Pizza double
- X-Factor more popular online than Strictly
- Samsung g800 takes off
- Think pink at christmas
- HMV reaches its highest ranking in Shopping category
- Hatton more popular online than Mayweather in US
- Gillette's 'A Gift for the Girls' a big hit
- The Golden Compass highest ranking movie site
- I'm a celebrity get me out of here (IACGMOOH)
- Christmas Cake Recipes
- Threshers 40% off voucher drives online traffic
- Freerice.com number 1 Humanitarian site.
- Children in Need highest peak in 2 years.
- Bon Jovi site #3 as Lost Highway tickets on sale
- Visits to Identity & Passport Service site up by 177%
- iPhone winners and winners
- Facebook 4th most visited URL in the UK
- James Caan most popular Dragon
- Top 5 games heading into Christmas
- "Halloween Costumes" 14th largest apparel term in the UK
- Ticketing websites peak as England goes to RWC final
- Visits to Eurostar at highest since Rugby World Cup started
- Tories see largest increase in online visits after conference
- The rise and rise of the ugg boot
- Interest in F1 increasing online; ITV leads the way
- Fans flock to Halo 3 website as highly anticipated game released.
- Searches for Jose Mourinho increase 60-fold
- Cadbury's Drumming Gorilla has a big hit online
- Visits to Northern Rock website triple, 1 in 6 visits from News sites
- Debt Advice Trust visits increase by 44%
- Rugby World Cup website visits double
- More interest in iPod Touch than iPhone in the UK
- TFL website visits up by 62%
- Google Earth searches increase by 27%
- Van Halen searches peak after tour dates announced
- Bourne more popular than Bond
- Sure For Women campaign is a big hit online
- Mattel product recall sends visits to website skyhigh
- Fantasy Premier League top fantasy football site in the UK
- Visits to DEFRA website triple as foot & mouth outbreak hits UK
- Harry Potter most searched for film as visits to Movie sites up by 15%
- Fans keen to create their own Simpsons' avatar as visits to website double
- Visits to Golf category at two-year high during The Open
- Facebook enters the top 10 most visited websites in the UK
- Youtube top site receiving traffic from searches for "umbrella"
- Bad weather sees increase in Internet visits to online clothes stores in July
- Time.com top recipient of searches for Princess Diana
- Spice Girls website number one in Bands and Artists category as fans register for tickets
- Visits to BBC Weather at their highest in two years
- Environment Agency visits triple as floods wreak havoc in Northern England
- Muse number one band website after playing at the new Wembley Stadium
- National Rail visits up 38%
- Andy Roddick most popular player online heading into Wimbledon
- Lewis Hamilton searches increase 6-fold online as he claims second F1 win
- Paris Hilton interest online at highest peak for last two years
- Big Brother enters Top 100 websites online
- Top books for the summer holidays
- Last.fm visits up 43% as acquisition by CBS announced
- Kristina Grimes most popular Apprentice online
- Smoking ban website 'Smokefree England' visits increase five-fold
- RyanAir Free Flights Sparks Surge in Visits and Session Duration
- Club Penguin a Favourite Virtual World Among Kids
- Boots.com visits increase by 45% as new stocks of No 7 arrive
- Visits to JustGiving.com reach their highest peak for two years after London Marathon
- Spiderman 3 searches triple ahead of May release
- Searches for "bebo" hit an all-time high
- Kate Moss' Topshop website triples ahead of clothing launch
- SAFC fans flock online ahead of possible promotion
- Grand National UK searches up in 2007
- Al Jazeera English UK Traffic Goes to BBC
- Are UK Internet Users Golf Fanatics?
- Nokia N95 Leaves Competitors in Dust
- MySpace Layouts and the Rise of Social Networking Support Industries