Yahoo!, MSN top worldwide Net survey

Among worldwide Internet users, Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) ranks among the top three, and Microsoft Corp.'s (Nasdaq: MSFT) MSN is in the top five in each of the countries measured, according to the latest figures from Media Metrix. The Internet measuring service examined Web use in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Australia. Canadians spent the most time online, with an average of 7.5 hours spread over 11.2 days spent online in a month. Globally, Web users spent a monthly average of 5.2 hours online, spread over 9.6 days. -- Jennifer Mack, ZDNet News