Google Reader Gaining Slowly, Bloglines Remains #1

Hitwise has released a graph tracking major web-based RSS readers (Bloglines, Google Reader, Rojo, Newsgator and Netvibes) over the last year, and their stats show that Google Reader leapt out of a malaise after the release of the new version, and while it has a ways to go before catching Bloglines, it is finally a contender.
On January 6 of this year, Reader had .00011 of all U.S. internet visits, behind Newsgator (.00014), Rojo (.00042) and Bloglines (.00140), but had been as high as .00030 in recent weeks. Reader used to hug the bottom of the chart, having an almost imperceptible share of the market, and now stands at about 1/10 of the venerable Bloglines (owned by competing search engine, Ask.com). I’d love to see the chart in another month, see if the gains continue.

Original post by Nathan Weinberg