Local Search grew by 58% in 2008 to 15.7 Billion Searches
Overall US search grew 21% to 137 Billion Searches
12% of all searches are local in nature (include a local geo-identifier such as zip code or city, state)
IYP 75% of users do NOT have a brand in mind
Total IYP Searches 353 Million Searches performed in December 2008
45% of IYP and local online directory searches made an online purchase in 4th quarter 2008
Search Engine Market Share
comScore April 2009 Press Release
Google 72.74%
Yahoo 16.27%
MSN 5.68%
Ask Network 3.95%
Remaining 49 search engines make up 1.36% of all searches