Google hits 40% in the US

According to a recent IDG News Service report Google nabbed almost 40 percent of all searches in the U.S., a commanding lead of more than 10 percentage points over Yahoo, which took second place, comScore said on Friday.

Google increased its share of searches by 5.2 percent compared with November 2004, while Yahoo saw its share shrink by 2.5 percent, the market researcher said.