Mumbai, September 11, 2000 : Alexa, part of the Amazon worldwide network and one of the most renowned dot com rating agencies has rated http://www.123India.com,among the top 5 sites, visited by Indians worldwide and the only Indian site in the top 5. The latest accolade from Alexa Internet, rated as the 'Browser Utility of the Year' lends credence to the website's claim, as India's premier portal.

With this rating 123India.com has added yet another feather in their cap of accomplishments. The rating has been awarded to 123India.com on the basis of page views, content and the over all performance of the site. In a short span of time 123India.com, one of the most descriptive and informative Indian sites has grown its registered user base from 50,000 users to more than 1.2 Million registered users. The portal also enjoys more than 85 million page views per month.

Floated in November 1996, 123India.com offers various services like Email, Chat, News, Newspaper Headlines, Greetings, Cricket, Movies, Message Boards, Weather, Horoscopes, Timezone, Stock Quotes and Personal Homepages along with a very powerful worldwide Search Engine. The existing services are continuously being upgraded and new services are being added.

The site offers a unique proposition for its regular users wherein their ideas and suggestions are incorporated in to new services for making the site more consumer/user friendly. After receiving users feedback 123India.com designs the services and rigorous tests are conducted to ensure minimal server site overloading.

Dhruv Sharma, CEO, 123India.com comments "Qualitative Accolades are very motivating and they allow us to set higher targets in providing excellent and customised services to our users."

As a horizontal portal 123India.com looks at both breadth and depth of India and indulges in constant research to provide value added information to the users to make their experience on the net an ever enriching one.  

About 123India.com:
123India.com, India's Premier Portal, is an India dedicated Internet media site that offers branded web content, serving Indians worldwide. As the leading Indian online navigational guide to the web, 123India.com is one of the largest guides in terms of users, database and reach amongst the Indian community on the Internet. Visit us at www.123india.com.