The given table and line chart illustrate the percentage of searches made through different platforms in the US over a six-year period, commencing from 2004.
Overall, while Google recorded an upward trend, the opposite was true for other engines. In addition, Google maintained its dominant position throughout the period.
Initially, Google held the largest share, accounting for roughly 35%, followed by Yahoo, with approximately 33% by November 2004. While Google increased sharply to over 60% by September 2010, Yahoo witnessed a consistent decline to nearly 20%.
Regarding the remaining search engines, despite a marginal increase to over 10% by July 2005, the figure for Ask Jeeves exhibited a moderate decrease to 5% thereafter. Meanwhile, Microsoft remained relatively stable at approximately 15% before dropping to nearly 10% by the end of the period.
Finally, AOL stabilized at roughly 5% throughout the period, showing a marginal increase by August 2010 before falling again by September 2010. Notably, the total number of US searches experienced a fourfold increase, rising from 4.5 billion to 16 billion within six years.