March 27 2007

Online top 10s revealed by Hitwise

Sony and Dell led the search rankings for computer and internet equipment in 2006 while Comet ranked top in terms of visitors for appliances of electronics. Online competitive intelligence company Hitwise has released rankings for the leading companies in a number of categories including business and finance, shopping and travel.

The Hitwise UK Annual Online Performance Awards recognise outstanding online business achievement and acknowledge the most successful websites as categorised in Hitwise's key industries, defined by the percentage of user visits a UK website received between January and December 2006. Also included are the most searched-for brands, based on the volume of searches:

1 ebay 2 bebo 3 argos 4 amazon 5 easyjet 6 bbc 7 autotrader 8 tesco 9 ebay uk 10 cbbc

The top 10 sites in each category can be viewed on the Hitwise site.