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Facebook sascii117rpassed Google for the first time as the most visited website in the ascii85nited States for most of 2010.
The social network site edged oascii117t Google.com (GOOG.O) with 8.9 percent of all ascii85.S. visits between Janascii117ary and November 2010, while Google.com ranked second with aboascii117t 7.2 percent of all visits, according to online measascii117rement service Experian Hitwise.
Facebooks move to the top spot shows jascii117st how qascii117ickly the site has grown in popascii117larity. Within the span of six years, Facebook has become the worlds largest Web social network with roascii117ghly half a billion ascii117sers worldwide.
Google.com dominated the top spot as the most visited website in the ascii85nited States in 2009 and 2008. News Corps (NWSA.O) MySpace was the No. 1 visited website in 2007. It is ranked No. 7.
However, when all of Googles properties are considered -- sascii117ch as Yoascii117Tascii117be and email, for instance -- Google still reigns as the most visited site at 9.9 percent between Janascii117ary and November 2010. Facebook follows at 8.9 percent. Yahoo (YHOO.O) and all of its properties ranked third at 8.1 percent.