Best 3rd Party IM Client
1. eBuddy – 25371 votes
2. Digsby – 20419 votes
3. Brosix – 12344 votes

Best Mac IM
1. Yahoo! Messenger for Mac – 2193 votes
2. Adium – 324 votes
3. iChat – 174 votes

Most Improved IM
1. Yahoo! Messenger 9 – 6871 votes
2. Brosix – 5067 votes
3. Windows Live Messenger – 611 votes

Best IM Feature
1. Brosix Whiteboard – 4324 votes
2. Yahoo! Messenger Pingbox – 2584 votes
3. Emoticons – 440 votes

Best Chat Rooms
1. Yahoo! Chat- 887 votes
2. Facebook Chat – 201 votes
3. AIM Chat – 88 votes

Best Designed IM (GUI)
1. Yahoo Messenger 9.0 – 3489 votes
2. Google Talk – 245 votes
3. eBuddy – 144 votes

Developers of the Year
1. Brosix – 2172 votes
2. Digsby – 432 votes
3. Microsoft (Windows Live Messenger) – 396 votes

Yahoo! Messenger Wins Best IM Client of 2009 Award