According to independent research conducted by Media Metrix, Monster.com is the number one destination for career seekers. Monster.com maintained its stronghold this month with an average of 34.0 page views per user and a power ranking(b) of 227.8 - more than five times that of its closest competitor's power ranking of 38.6. Monthly unique visitors to Monster.com increased from 3.4 million a year ago to 5.7 million for March 2001, an increase of 68 percent. Additionally, the number of job seeker accounts has more than doubled in the last year, from seven million accounts in April 2000 to 14.8 million total job seeker accounts today, while the number of Monster.com newsletter subscriptions in the United States alone has surpassed one million.