Russia is Europe’s largest internet market

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After a slow start, Russia has now officially got the largest number of web users in Europe.

According to the latest Comscore report, 50.8 million Russians have access to the internet through either a home or work connection. This means that, for the first time, Russia has more internet users than Germany, which… Read the rest

Google barred from buying Russian advertising company

Begun - Russian internet advertising company

In an interesting piece of protectionism, Google’s bid to buy Begun, the advertising arm of Russian search engine company Rambler Media, has been blocked by the Russian competition regulator.

Begun - Russian internet advertising companyRussia is the only European country where Google doesn’t have a dominant position in the online advertising market – it’s been struggling to push its… Read the rest

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