Just had a look at the browser spread for my main non-techy website, and the latest stats are quite surprising. Internet Explorer is really suffering now, and is now used by less than 50% of Internet users. Good fun to see that the browser wars are still going strong too.
Browser Statistics
- Internet Explorer 43.89%
- Firefox 26.26%
- Chrome 15.78%
- Safari 12.01%
- Opera 0.73%
Chrome and Firefox continue to grow in popularity. Chrome has been advertising a lot in recent weeks which may go some way to explain its growth. Not so long ago (early last year) Chrome was around 8%, so it has almost doubled in a year.
Safari suggests that there is a very strong Apple Mac user base, generally Mac owners use Safari, although some install Firefox or Chrome.
Looks like a tough year again for Microsoft though. What will they pull out the bag to reclaim some lost customers? Maybe Chrome OS and the growth in tablets such as Android and Apple iPads is going to just harm MS even more?
