Analytics, Internet, Latvia

"Draugiem.lv" has now dropped to the fourth position. The news web site "Tvnet" is now ranked third following a recent merger with the news website "Apollo" and changing its web address to "apollo.tvnet.lv".

E-mail site "Inbox.lv" remains in first position, and news website "Delfi" is second. The combined result of "Tvnet" and "Apollo" has brought it close to its competitors in second position, although the merger has increased the number of "Tvnet" visitors only 11.7 percent.

The rating is based on the activity of internet users aged from 15 to 75 who visit the web sites within the territory of Latvia from a computer. The rating includes those websites which were analyzed in the "gemiusAudience" research this past May.

"Gemius" is an internet research and business consulting company, which provides data for internet based companies, monitors website data flows, analyzes online advertising campaigns, and measures the activity of web users. "Gemius" was founded in 1999, it operates in 30 markets in Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

The Latvian branch of the company - limited liability company "Gemius Latvia" - was registered in 2008 with equity capital of EUR 2,845. The Polish company "Gemius SA" owns 100 percent of its shares.