Any two sets of statistics rarely agree. That’s because numbers are so easy to manipulate. But when it comes to search engine marketshare, two stats giants agree. Search engine marketshare seems to be frozen.

Google is no longer gaining, and the top 5 search engines have established pecking order. The numbers vary by miniscule amounts, with Compete shaving a few points off Google and throwing it to the competition, but the overall breakdowns aren’t much different.

Search Engine Marketshare 2009 Piechart:

Search engine marketshare has barely budged for six months. According to eMarketer,
“the US search market is not expected to change for the foreseeable future…”
and
“Google’s share of total US search queries seems to be stabilizing in the 60% to 70% range…”