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10 websites where users spend the most time

Last updated on: March 13, 2013 07:44 IST
A model is reflected in a mirror while she reads her iPad backstage before a fashion show in New York City.

Many of the top online sites have managed to significantly increase the time spent on their sites in the past year due to the rise in mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, says 24/7 Wall St.

The top 25 digital media properties in December 2012 increased their reach through mobile channels by 29 per cent compared to December 2011, it says.

Let's take a look at 10 websites where Americans spend the most time, according to comScore, an Internet analytics company.

Source: 24/7 Wall St.

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10 websites where users spend the most time

Last updated on: March 13, 2013 07:44 IST
A woman works on her computer which displays Facebook logos on the screen in Bordeaux, Southwestern France.

Facebook.com

Per cent of all time spent online by Americans: 10.8 per cent

Desktop visitors in the US: 150.3 million

Mobile visitors in the US: 97.7 million

Overall rank: 1

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10 websites where users spend the most time

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A view of Google's office in Zurich, Switzerland.

Google

Per cent of all time spent online by Americans: 10.0 per cent

Desktop visitors in the US: 193.8 million

Mobile visitors in the US: 113.7 million

Overall rank: 2

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10 websites where users spend the most time

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Women walk past Yahoo office in Santa Monica, California.

Yahoo!

Per cent of all time spent online by Americans: 7.0 per cent

Desktop visitors in the US: 185.8 million

Mobile visitors in the US: 92.2 million

Overall rank: 3

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10 websites where users spend the most time

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A view of Microsoft's headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris.

Microsoft

Per cent of all time spent online by Americans: 4.9 per cent

Desktop visitors in the US: 170.9 million

Mobile visitors in the US: 55.2 million

Overall rank: 4

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10 websites where users spend the most time

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A woman walks out of AOL offices in New York City.

AOL

Per cent of all time spent online by Americans: 2.5 per cent

Desktop visitors in the US: 117.6 million

Mobile visitors in the US: 62.4 million

Overall rank: 5

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10 websites where users spend the most time

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A worker collects orders at Amazon's warehouse in Rugeley, central England.

Amazon.com

Per cent of all time spent online by Americans: 1.0 per cent

Desktop visitors in the US: 128.2 million

Mobile visitors in the US: 80.5 million

Overall rank: 6

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10 websites where users spend the most time

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Visitors walk past an Ebay and PayPal banner in Barcelona, Spain.

eBay

Per cent of all time spent online by Americans: 0.9 per cent

Desktop visitors in the US: 77.7 million

Mobile visitors in the US: 39.5 million

Overall rank: 7

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10 websites where users spend the most time

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Americans spend seven per cent of all Internet time on Tumblr.

Tumblr

Per cent of all time spent online by Americans: 0.7 per cent

Desktop visitors in the US: N/A

Mobile visitors in the US: N/A

Overall rank: 8

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10 websites where users spend the most time

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Americans also spend a lot of time on Craigslist.

Craigslist

Per cent of all time spent online by Americans: 0.7 per cent

Desktop visitors in the US: N/A

Mobile visitors in the US: N/A

Overall rank: 9

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10 websites where users spend the most time

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Americans spend six per cent of all online time on ESPN.

ESPN

Per cent of all time spent online by Americans: 0.6 per cent

Desktop visitors in the US: 38.7 million

Mobile visitors in the US: 34.6 million

Overall rank: 10