Americans Frequent Search Engines

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NEW YORK Nearly 40 percent of Americans, or 114.5 million people, used a search engine during January, according to Nielsen/NetRatings.

That figure represents 76 percent of the active online U.S. population. Each user spent an average of nearly 40 minutes using search engines during the month.

Google topped the charts as 59 million people used its search engine last month, the research firm reported. Meanwhile, Yahoo! Search attracted 46 million visitors in January, while MSN Search welcomed 45 million.

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