About.com Reaches More Moms than Babycenter

11.4MM moms per month

Searching for the following topics brought visitors to About.com:^

  • Recipes & Foods: 254.0MM
  • Beauty & Fashion: 116.0MM
  • Pregnancy & Childbirth: 33.3MM
  • Family Crafts: 32.2MM
  • Pediatrics: 19.6MM
  • Family Vacations: 7.8MM
  • Teens: 7.8MM
  • Babies & Toddlers: 3.0MM
  • Kids Fashion: 1.6MM
  • Kids Movies & TV: 1.5MM

Demographics

  • Median Age: 39 years
  • Median Household Income: $72,491
  • College Graduate+: 60%
  • Professional/Managerial: 35%
  • Employed Full Time: 45%
  • Married: 78%
  • Children under 11 years old: 69%
  • Children 6-17 years old: 78%
  • Own a Residence: 80%

Online Behavior

About.com Moms are...

  • 3x more likely to give/seek advice*
  • 2x more likely to go online for parenting/family info
  • 2x more likely to subscribe to home & family e-newsletters*
  • 2x more likely to search online for recipes/meal planning suggestions*
  • 2x more likely to research products for the home*

Nielsen @Plan, Summer 2009; compared to the general online population Index = 100
^Metrics Jan - Dec 2008
*Past 30 Days

 

About.com General Audience

40.4MM Unique Users per month

  • 333MM average monthly Page Views

Searching for the following topics brought visitors to About.com:^

  • Recipes & Foods: 254.0MM
  • Beauty & Fashion: 116.0MM
  • Job Search/Career Planning: 84.0MM
  • Healthy Living (exercise & nutrition): 76.0MM
  • Pregnancy & Childbirth: 33.3MM
  • Home Renovations/decorating: 20.0MM

Demographics

  • Male/Female: 66%/34%
  • Median Age: 45 years
  • Median Household Income: $70,579
  • College Graduate+: 61%
  • Professional/Managerial: 37%
  • Employed Full Time: 55%
  • Married: 69%
  • One+ Children in HH: 44%
  • Own a Residence: 78%
  • 2x more likely to give/seek advice online

Nielsen Net View, April 2009
^Internal Metrics Jan - Dec 2008
Demos: @plan Summer 2009

 

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