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Microsoft has surpassed Bing become the second most used search engine in the world, according to new figures from the U.S. StatCounter analysis company. Bing already overtaken the Yahoo search which previously on the second position after Google.

Bing officially opened June 3, though some versions were available before that date. Much of the gain at the expense of Google, which is always the leader, and StatCounter says it is too early to say whether Microsoft can maintain its position.

“It remains to be seen so far Bing drops after the first promotion of innovation, but at first glance, it seems that Microsoft is on a winner,” said Cullen Aodh, CEO of StatCounter.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently said that he wanted Microsoft to become the second largest search engine in five years.

“After the breakdown of talks to acquire Yahoo at a cost of $ 40bn [£ 25bn], it seems as if May, who arrived much earlier, with Bing and a lot cheaper than expected,” said Cullen.

Bing has about 16 percent of market studies in the United States, according to data from StatCounter, while Yahoo has just over 10 percent and 71 percent of Google. Throughout the world, the figures are broken down by six percent, five percent and 88 percent respectively.

StatCounter Bing also stressed that it is not currently available in full in many places, including the United Kingdom.

Visitors to the search page United Kingdom are the types of options you’d expect from a search engine, including information sheets, pictures, shopping and the ability to see results from one location.

However, the selection of U.S. Bing version brings many of the options touted by Microsoft as the main selling points for its new engine of the decision. ” This includes research, a theme of travel, location aware features such as restaurants in their area and information on the photos to illustrate the main page of Bing.