Top Japanese Websites for March 2008

comScore’s top Japanese property ranking for March 2008 is out. While there’s no changes in ranking for the past several months, I’d like to point out that the gap between the #1 site (Yahoo) and #2 site (Google) is getting smaller and smaller.

[Top 5 Japanese Websites for March 2008]

Rank Property Unique Visitor (K)
1 Yahoo 44,031
2 Google 34,305
3 Rakuten 29,344
4 Microsoft 29,252
5 FC2 Inc. 27,608

Note: The ranking is based on unique visitors to the each property. For example, Yahoo’s number includes the visitors to all of Yahoo property (Yahoo shopping, Yahoo auction, Yahoo news, etc.). The number excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.

Motoko Hunt

Motoko Hunt manages the SEO for all of Adobe's properties in Japan and the APAC region. Prior to joining Adobe, Motoko established AJPR in 1998; she has been providing search marketing consulting services targeting Japan and Asia to companies around the world. Her services have made a big impact on the search marketing campaigns of some of the world's most popular multi-national brands. A number of her articles have been published on industry websites and printed media including MultiLingual Computing and the International Journal of Localisation. She also writes about the Japanese online market on her blog at AJPR and contributes to several online magazines in Japan and Asia. She served as a member of the board of directors of SEMPO in 2010-2012, and is a chairperson of the SEMPO Asia-Pacific Committee.

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