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Rediff.com unique users and page views zooms: comScore Media Metrix

Registers highest growth in Page Views @ 49% over last quarter
Unique Users grows by 9% in second quarter
New Innovation ‘Language search’ in beta testing stage

With registered user base of 59.8 million users ever, Rediff.com, India’s leading online portal, today shared the details from the Comscore Media Metrix report for the second quarter JAS. As per the report Rediff.com has achieved the fastest growth in page views and unique users in the last quarter JAS in India.

According to data compiled by Comscore Media Metrix, Rediff.com unique users grew by 9% during the quarter JAS over the previous quarter AMJ while market growth was 6%. Over the same period Google, MSN and Yahoo grew unique users by 9%, 2% and 6% respectively.

Taking the lead in page views Rediff.com’s page views grew by 49% during the quarter over the previous quarter while page view growth in the total Indian market was only 1%. Over the same period in the Indian market - Google and MSN page views declined by 3% and 12% respectively while Yahoo Sites grew by 4%.

Commenting on the growth, Mr Ajit Balakrishnan, Chairman and CEO of Rediff.com said, “Our strategy to focus on continuous product innovation using the latest technology has beared fruits and our social multimedia platform Rediff iShare launched last quarter has gathered momentum. We will continue to build on our capabilities to offer our users the best value added services”.

Rediff.com reported total revenues of US$7.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, an increase of 18% compared to the same quarter last fiscal year, with India Online revenues increasing by 22% to US$5.73 million and US Publishing revenues increasing by 9% to US$2.13 million.

Within the India Online business segment advertising revenues totaled US$4.26 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, an increase of 18% compared to the same quarter last fiscal year. Fee Based revenues totaled US$1.47 million, an increase of 35% compared to the same quarter last fiscal year.

Rediff.com is also currently beta testing its Language Search application, which will allow users to search in eight Indian languages using QWERTY keyboard and obtain results in their desired language.

“We are entering an era of heightened competitive activity from our international competitors like Yahoo, Google, MSN and AOL and consequently we have enhanced our capital expenditure as well as expenditure on product development and bandwidth. This increased expenditure, we believe, will stand us in good stead by improving the competitiveness of our product offerings” Mr. Ajit Balakrishnan added.


About Rediff.com

Rediff.com is one of the premier worldwide online providers of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping services to Indians worldwide. Rediff.com provides a platform for Indians worldwide to connect with one another online. Founded in 1996, Rediff.com is headquartered in Mumbai, India with offices in New Delhi and New York, USA.

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Gaurav Bhaskar
Head Corporate Communication
Rediff.com India Limited
Tel: 91-22-24449144
Email: gauravb@rediff.co.in

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