Google is still the most popular search engine, accounting for 65 per cent of the US market, says the latest data covering May 2012 from Experian Hitwise, an online data measurement company.

However, the search giant’s share decreased on the year by five per cent from 68.1 per cent – while Bing’s share increased by five per cent during the same period – rising to 28.1 per cent from 26.79 per cent last May.

Yahoo’s search engine, which has fused business operations with Microsoft, account for 14.9 per cent