• May 8, 2008

Hitwise reports that MySpace.com received 73.82% of the market share of U.S. visits in April 2008 among a custom category of 57 of the leading social networking websites. The market share of U.S. visits to the social networking custom category increased 3% in April 2008 compared to March 2008, but has decreased 16% year-over-year.

Among the top 10 social networking websites, Facebook ranked second by the market share of visits with 14.8%, followed by MyYearbook, which received 1.33%. MyYearbook experienced the largest gain in market share in April 2008, increasing 475% compared to April 2007. Facebook and BlackPlanet followed, increasing 32% and 15%, respectively.

--Tanya Irwin