comScore has released the results from a study on 14 August 2009 which has found that more than 70 percent of Internet users in Australia visited a social networking site in June, up 29 percent from the previous year.
Top Social Networking Sites in Australia Based on Unique Visitors June 2009 Total Australian Internet Audience*, Age 15+ – Home & Work Locations Source: comScore World Metrix |
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Total Unique Visitors (000) | |||
Jun-08 | Jun-09 | % Change | |
Total Internet : Total Audience | 11,044 | 12,386 | 12 |
Social Networking | 6,862 | 8,857 | 29 |
FACEBOOK.COM | 3,125 | 6,102 | 95 |
MySpace Sites | 3,369 | 3,530 | 5 |
Windows Live Profile | N/A | 1,962 | N/A |
Bebo | 1,627 | 1,475 | -9 |
TWITTER.COM | 13 | 800 | 6,122 |
DEVIANTART.COM | 259 | 505 | 95 |
DIGG.COM | 329 | 494 | 50 |
TAGGED.COM | 246 | 475 | 93 |
Buzznet | 269 | 409 | 52 |
Orkut | 36 | 252 | 60 |
*Excludes visitation from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.
More information is available from comScore.