Yahoo! News (Nasdaq:YHOO) continued a strong hold on the Web news and internet sector, as it garnered 7.13 percent of all visits in the U.S. market. Their closest competitor, "The Weather Channel US," had 4.74 percent of all U.S. visits, according to the weekly Hitwise News and Media Category Weekly Report.
Yahoo! Weather also scored strong for the company, as they ended up in the No. 5 position for the week, getting 2.09 percent of the U.S. market share for web visits.
The top pure entertainment website for the week was People Magazine, which finished in the No. 10 position with 1.36 percent share.
The one man dynamo Matt Drudge continues to hold on in the top 10 of news and media websites, as he finished tied with Fox News (NYSE:NWS-A) in the No. 8 spot, both drawing 1.59 percent of the market.
The statistics are for the week ending January 19, 2008.
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