The given chart illustrates the percentage of the internet searching tools used by the American and the number of searches between 2004 and 2010.
Overall, Google was the most popular selection for the American during the period shown, which was followed by Yahoo, whereas Microsoft, AOL, Ask Jeeves were less prevalant compared to above tools. Additionally, the number of searches in the US increased significantly over the period.
In November 2004, the number of searches was recorded for 4.5 billion. This figure showed a significant increase after nearly 6 years, reaching by 16 billion, approximately 4 times higher compared to the former data.
For Google, commencing at 35%, this searching tool maintained the leading position throughout the period shown, peaking at nearly 70% in the last term, nearly double compared to the starting point. Concerning Yahoo, this tool displayed an opposite trend with Google, albeit starting nearly similar, it decreased minimally over the years, over 10% lower than the initial year.
Microsoft, AOL, Ask Jeeves presented similar trend. AOL and Ask Jeeves oscilliated within an 10% range, while the figure for Microsoft slightly higher than 8%.
