The given line graph illustrates the percentage of internet searches carried out using different search engines in the US between 2004 and 2010, while the table shows the total number of online searches during the same period.
Overall, the rate of searches in the USA rose sharply over time, and Google became the dominant search engine. In contrast, the shares of Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL, and Ask Jeeves all declined gradually.
Looking at the details in the line graph, Google’s usage grew significantly from about 35% in 2004 to nearly 70% in 2010, making it the most popular search engine. Yahoo, on the other hand, dropped steadily from roughly 30% to around 15% during the same period. The figures for Microsoft, AOL, and Ask Jeeves were much smaller and showed a slight downward trend, each falling below 10% by the end of the period.
Turning to the table,the total number of internet searches in the US increased dramatically from 4.5 billion in November 2004 to 16 billion by September 2010. This remarkable growth was largely influenced by Google’s expanding dominance in the search engine market.