Two- and Three-Word Queries Rule

According to data collected from users of European Web analytics provider OneStat, most people use 2- or 3-word queries in search engines. The RankStat research is based on a sample of 2 million visitors, made up of 20,000 visitors in 100 countries each day.

Here's the full breakdown:

1. Two-word phrases -- 28.38 percent
2. Three-word phrases -- 27.15 percent
3. Four-word phrases -- 16.42 percent
4. One-word phrase -- 13.48 percent
5. Five-word phrases -- 8.03 percent
6. Six-word phrases -- 3.67 percent
7. Seven-word phrases -- 1.63 percent
8. Eight-word phrases -- 0.73 percent
9. Nine-word phrases -- 0.34 percent
10. Ten-word phrases -- 0.16 percent