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    The Netherlands leads Europe in online visit frequency

    AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS: comScore, Inc has recently released a study of internet usage in the Netherlands based on the comScore Media Metrix audience measurement service. The data revealed that The Netherlands ranked highest among European countries in terms of frequency of internet visitation with 78.2 visits per visitor in September 2010.
    The Netherlands leads Europe in online visit frequency

    Dutch internet users also exhibit strong engagement with an average of 31.9 hours per visitor spent online in September 2010. Users spent most of their time on Portals (7.2 hours), followed by Instant Messaging (6.9 hours), Social Networking (3.5 hours) and E-Mail (3.1 hours).

    Dutch internet users are most frequent website visitors in Europe

    European internet users age 15 years and older accessed the internet on average 58.9 times in September 2010. The Netherlands ranked highest in Europe with 78.2 visits per visitor, nearly 20 more visits per month higher than the European average. The UK ranked second with 71.3 visits per visitor, followed by France (68.4 visits per visitor) and Spain (63.7 visits per visitor).

    Top 10 European Countries by Visits per Visitor September 2010 Total Europe, Age 15+* - Home & Work Locations** Source: comScore Media Metrix
    Average Visits per Visitor
    Europe 58.9
    Netherlands 78.2
    United Kingdom 71.3
    France 68.4
    Spain 63.7
    Germany 61.0
    Poland 55.6
    Finland 54.6
    Turkey 53.7
    Russian Federation 52.3
    Sweden 49.8

    *comScore reportable universe for some European countries is internet users age 15+. To make sure all countries are comparable the country ranking is based on a 15+ universe.
    **Excludes visits from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.

    Dutch audience spent most time on portals

    The 11.9 million internet users in the Netherlands age 6 or older spent an average of 31.9 hours online in September 2010, with the Web portals category, which includes Microsoft, Yahoo! and AOL, leading the way at 7.2 hours. Instant messengers ranked second with an average of 6.9 hours per user, followed by social networking sites, such as Hyves, Facebook and Twitter, at 3.5 hours per visitors in September. Dutch internet users spent more time on social networks than on e-mail, multimedia, online gaming, auctions or classifieds sites.

    Top 10 Web Categories by Average Minutes per Visitor September 2010 Total Netherlands, Age 6+ - Home & Work Locations* Source: comScore Media Metrix
    Average Minutes per Visitor
    Total Internet: Total Audience 1,912.5
    Portals 433.7
    Instant Messengers 410.8
    Social Networking 209.0
    E-mail 184.3
    Multimedia 157.0
    Online Gaming 110.3
    Auctions 95.7
    Classifieds 90.6

    *Excludes visits from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.

    "The Dutch are rather sophisticated internet users, as evidenced by their high frequency of usage and engagement with a variety of different online content," said Wolf Allisat, comScore EVP for International Markets. "With comScore's recent acquisition of Dutch company Nedstat, we look forward to providing even greater insights into the behaviour of online consumers in this important market."

    Source: comScore

    comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global leader in measuring the digital world and the preferred source of digital marketing intelligence.

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