Yahoo still most visited website in April - Nielsen

SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - Yahoo Inc remained the most visited Web site in April, with Microsoft Corp's network of websites snatching second place from AOL Time Warner Inc, according to the latest set of Nielsen's Net Ratings.

According to the monthly report, Yahoo had 115.78 mln visitors in April, with Microsoft registering 97.90 mln visitors and AOL attracting 91.68 mln users.

Vivendi SA leapt 123 places to 18th spot, as its recent acquisition of online gaming sites flipside.com and uproar enabled the media group to attract 14.97 mln users to its web sites.

Napster continued to lose audience in the wake of its legal tribulations, with its user base falling 14 pct to 17.12 mln.

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