These two lists say a lot about the development of the web, media consumption, and user behavior over the past decade. The world (wide web) has changed fast and there’s a lot more to come.
Most Visited Websites in January, 2000 (Nielsen Net Rankings)
1. AOL Websites
2. Yahoo!
3. MSN
4. Lycos Network
5. Excite {AT} Home
6. GO Network
7. Microsoft
8. NBCi
9. AltaVista
10. Amazon
11. eBay
12. Time Warner
13. About.com
14. The Go2Net Network
15. ZDNet
16. CBS
17. LookSmart
18. CNET
19. AT&T
20. Fortune City
Most Vistied Websites (US) in December, 2009 (Alexa)
1. Google
2. Facebook
3. Yahoo!
4. YouTube
5. Myspace
6. Amazon.com
7. Wikipedia
8. eBay
9. Windows Live
10. Blogger.com
11. Craigslist.org
12. Microsoft Network (MSN)
13. Twitter
14. AOL
15. Go.com
16. Bing
17. ESPN Sportszone
18. CNN - Cable News Network
19. LinkedIn
20. WordPress.com
