• Cnet News, Wednesday, December 21, 2005 10:15 AM

Apple has superseded Google and Amazon as the fastest growing Web site among the 10 top Internet brands, according to traffic measurement firm Nielsen/NetRatings. The number of visitors to Apple.com rose 57 percent from its November 2004 total of 19.6 million to 30.8 million last month. Google's traffic rose 29 percent in the same period, while Amazon grew 16 percent. MapQuest, an online mapping service, was the fourth strongest traffic gainer at 13 percent. Analysts noted that robust growth is often the result of a company frequently releasing new products. Both Google and Apple have released a slew of new products in the past year.

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