comScore Media Metrix Ranks Top 50 U.S. Web Properties for July

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR) today released its monthly analysis of U.S. web activity at the top online properties for July 2011 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. Ticket sites were popular in July as Americans looked for summer entertainment at concerts and sporting events, while back-to-school shopping created a flurry of activity at Consumer Goods and Apparel sites.

Ticket sites were among the fastest growing on the Web in July, with nearly 26 million people browsing for summer concerts, events and entertainment, marking a 23-percent increase versus June. Ticketmaster ranked first with 10.9 million visitors (up 13 percent), followed by MovieTickets.com with 5.6 million (up 34 percent). Tickets.com Sites grew to the third position with 3.6 million, while StubHub.com followed with 3.4 million (up 9 percent) and eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) Tickets U.S. rounded out the top five with 843,000 visitors (up 31 percent).

The back-to-school shopping season got an early jump in July as some parents got a head start on buying school supplies. Traffic to Consumer Goods sites increased 13 percent to reach 25.6 million people. Staples.com (NASDAQ: SPLS) Sites took the top spot in the category with 7.3 million visitors (up 30 percent), followed by Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) with 4 million (up 21 percent), QVC Sites with 3.6 million (up 5 percent) and OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) with 2.5 million (up 32 percent).

Apparel sites also drew early back-to-school shoppers as the category grew 8 percent to 66 million visitors. Zappos Sites ranked #1 in the category with 8.4 million visitors (up 54 percent), followed by Limitedbrands (NYSE: LTD) with 6.4 million, Nordstrom.com (NYSE: JWN) with 4.9 million (up 44 percent), Nike (NYSE: NKE) with 4.8 million, and OldNavy.com with 4.8 million (up 4 percent). Other top apparel retailers in July included Forever 21, Inc. (3.6 million), Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: AFN) (3.4 million), American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) (3.1 million) and Gap (NYSE: GPS) online (2.6 million).

Beauty/Fashion/Styles sites ranked as the second top-gaining category in July as summer fashions were revealed, and some even looked ahead at the upcoming fall season. The category grew 17 percent to 62.6 million visitors, with Stylelist Sites taking the top spot with 10.8 million (up 12 percent). Glam Style followed in second with 9.5 million visitors (up 46 percent), while Glo attracted 5 million (up 24 percent) and PopSugar Fashion Beauty & Shopping attracted 4.6 million (up 13 percent). Total Beauty Media came in fifth with 4.4 million visitors, while Hearst Beauty & Fashion Network saw 3.9 million (up 15 percent).