Yahoo Sports Unique Visitors In May Up 7.9% From Same Period In '08
Yahoo Sports led all online sports destinations from work/home for the month of May with 23.5 million unique visitors, up 7.9% from the same period last year, according to data from Nielsen Online. Among the top 10 sports destinations, Fantasy Sports Ventures Network saw the biggest gains, up 62.8% in May. SI.com saw the sharpest decline, down 31.3% from May '08. The chart below lists the top 10 online sports destinations for May '09, ranked by unique audience, compared to May '08 (Nielsen Online).
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Top Online Sports Destinations Ranked by Unique Audience
for May '09 (Home+Work)
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SITE
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MAY '09 (000)
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TIME PER PERSON (MM:SS)
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MAY '08 (000)
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% +/-
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Yahoo Sports
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23,461
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27:54
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21,749
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7.9%
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ESPN.com
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18,093
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34:25
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17,298
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4.6%
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| MLB.com |
14,448
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25:42
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12,556
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15.1%
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| FoxSports.com |
12,276
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21:53
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13,086
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-6.2%
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| CBSSports.com |
9,739
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33:23
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7,696
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26.5%
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| Fanhouse/AOL Sports |
9,348
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09:35
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9,914
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-5.7%
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| Fantasy Sports Ventures Network |
9,002
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15:11
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5,528
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62.8%
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| NBA.com |
5,601
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11:16
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n/a
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n/a
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| SI.com |
5,462
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26:14
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7,956
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-31.3%
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| NFL.com |
4,368
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22:06
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5,111
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-14.5%
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