Latest UK property portal rankings show strong growth for Zoopla.co.uk
20th Mar 2009
Property portal Zoopla.co.uk, which launched just over one year ago and recently introduced its transformational pay-for-performance agent listings model has seen its website traffic rise a further 8.43 per cent in the past month, according to the latest independent performance results from Nielsen and comScore.
Whilst the top ten UK property portals saw overall unique visitors fall 7.15 per cent in February compared to January, only three of the portals grew their traffic, with the best performers being Zoopla.co.uk and HomesonView.co.uk. Fish4Homes and The Trinity Mirror Network saw the biggest audience declines over the past month.
Alex Chesterman, founder and CEO of Zoopla.co.uk, commented:
"We are delighted with our growth which demonstrates our ability to continue to capture market share through our innovation in the market. We look forward to extending this trend and further closing the gap on the leading players in the coming months."
UK Property Portal Rankings (Feb 2009)
| Top 10 Property Portals | Audience* | Audience* | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb-09 | Jan-09 | MoM | |
| Rightmove | 2,677 | 2,914 | -8.13% |
| Digital Property Group** | 2,143 | 2,309 | -7.19% |
| Propertyfinder Group** | 1,370 | 1,464 | -6.42% |
| Nestoria | 562 | 668 | -15.87% |
| Zoopla.co.uk | 450 | 415 | 8.43% |
| Trovit Homes | 396 | 415 | -4.58% |
| Globrix | 345 | 337 | 2.37% |
| Trinity Mirror Network** | 289 | 349 | -17.19% |
| Fish4Homes** | 266 | 335 | -20.60% |
| HomesonView | 259 | 225 | 15.11% |
| Total for Top 10 Portals | 8757 | 9431 | -7.15% |
* Average number of unique visitors per Nielsen & comScore
** Figures include combined audience from multiple websites
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About Zoopla.co.uk
Zoopla.co.uk is a unique property website offering users FREE information and tools to help them make better-informed property decisions. By providing the most comprehensive source of residential property market information in the UK, Zoopla.co.uk helps buyers, sellers, owners and estate agents alike and gives them an advantage in the property market.
Zoopla.co.uk provides FREE value estimates on every UK home along with sold prices and local information and having recently added over 300,000 property listings to its website, Zoopla.co.uk is fast-becoming the ultimate destination for users to both search for property for sale/to rent and do their market research. Zoopla.co.uk also offers a number of unique and innovative features, like TemptMe™ and AskMe™, which allow consumers to gain an insight into the market and discover information they won't find anywhere else.