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What is the trend in browser usage?
Browser Statistics and Trends
Statistics are important information.
From the statistics below (collected from W3Schools' log-files over a period of ten years), you can read the long term trends of browser usage.
We see that Google Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer are the most popular browsers today.
Browser Statistics
| 2012 | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | 16.1 % | 31.8 % | 44.9 % | 4.3 % | 2.0 % |
| September | 16.4 % | 32.2 % | 44.1 % | 4.2 % | 2.1 % |
| August | 16.2 % | 32.8 % | 43.7 % | 4.0 % | 2.2 % |
| July | 16.3 % | 33.7 % | 42.9 % | 3.9 % | 2.1 % |
| June | 16.7 % | 34.4 % | 41.7 % | 4.1 % | 2.2 % |
| May | 18.1 % | 35.2 % | 39.3 % | 4.3 % | 2.2 % |
| April | 18.3 % | 35.8 % | 38.3 % | 4.5 % | 2.3 % |
| March | 18.9 % | 36.3 % | 37.3 % | 4.4 % | 2.3 % |
| February | 19.5 % | 36.6 % | 36.3 % | 4.5 % | 2.3 % |
| January | 20.1 % | 37.1 % | 35.3 % | 4.3 % | 2.4 % |
| 2011 | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Opera |
| December | 20.2 % | 37.7 % | 34.6 % | 4.2 % | 2.5 % |
| November | 21.2 % | 38.1 % | 33.4 % | 4.2 % | 2.4 % |
| October | 21.7 % | 38.7 % | 32.3 % | 4.2 % | 2.4 % |
| September | 22.9 % | 39.7 % | 30.5 % | 4.0 % | 2.2 % |
| August | 22.4 % | 40.6 % | 30.3 % | 3.8 % | 2.3 % |
| July | 22.0 % | 42.0 % | 29.4 % | 3.6 % | 2.4 % |
| June | 23.2 % | 42.2 % | 27.9 % | 3.7 % | 2.4 % |
| May | 24.9 % | 42.4 % | 25.9 % | 4.0 % | 2.4 % |
| April | 24.3 % | 42.9 % | 25.6 % | 4.1 % | 2.6 % |
| March | 25.8 % | 42.2 % | 25.0 % | 4.0 % | 2.5 % |
| February | 26.5 % | 42.4 % | 24.1 % | 4.1 % | 2.5 % |
| January | 26.6 % | 42.8 % | 23.8 % | 4.0 % | 2.5 % |
| 2010 | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Opera |
| December | 27.5 % | 43.5 % | 22.4 % | 3.8 % | 2.2 % |
| November | 28.6 % | 44.0 % | 20.5 % | 4.0 % | 2.3 % |
| October | 29.7 % | 44.1 % | 19.2 % | 3.9 % | 2.2 % |
| September | 31.1 % | 45.1 % | 17.3 % | 3.7 % | 2.2 % |
| August | 30.7 % | 45.8 % | 17.0 % | 3.5 % | 2.3 % |
| July | 30.4 % | 46.4 % | 16.7 % | 3.4 % | 2.3 % |
| June | 31.0 % | 46.6 % | 15.9 % | 3.6 % | 2.1 % |
| May | 32.2 % | 46.9 % | 14.5 % | 3.5 % | 2.2 % |
| April | 33.4 % | 46.4 % | 13.6 % | 3.7 % | 2.2 % |
| March | 34.9 % | 46.2 % | 12.3 % | 3.7 % | 2.2 % |
| February | 35.3 % | 46.5 % | 11.6 % | 3.8 % | 2.1 % |
| January | 36.2 % | 46.3 % | 10.8 % | 3.7 % | 2.2 % |
| 2009 | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Opera |
| December | 37.2 % | 46.4 % | 9.8 % | 3.6 % | 2.3 % |
| November | 37.7 % | 47.0 % | 8.5 % | 3.8 % | 2.3 % |
| October | 37.5 % | 47.5 % | 8.0 % | 3.8 % | 2.3 % |
| September | 39.6 % | 46.6 % | 7.1 % | 3.6 % | 2.2 % |
| August | 39.3 % | 47.4 % | 7.0 % | 3.3 % | 2.1 % |
| July | 39.4 % | 47.9 % | 6.5 % | 3.3 % | 2.1 % |
| June | 40.7 % | 47.3 % | 6.0 % | 3.1 % | 2.1 % |
| May | 41.0 % | 47.7 % | 5.5 % | 3.0 % | 2.2 % |
| April | 42.1 % | 47.1 % | 4.9 % | 3.0 % | 2.2 % |
| March | 43.3 % | 46.5 % | 4.2 % | 3.1 % | 2.3 % |
| February | 43.6 % | 46.4 % | 4.0 % | 3.0 % | 2.2 % |
| January | 44.8 % | 45.5 % | 3.9 % | 3.0 % | 2.3 % |
| 2008 | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Opera |
| December | 46.0 % | 44.4 % | 3.6 % | 2.7 % | 2.4 % |
| November | 47.0 % | 44.2 % | 3.1 % | 2.7 % | 2.3 % |
| October | 47.4 % | 44.0 % | 3.0 % | 2.8 % | 2.2 % |
| September | 49.0 % | 42.6 % | 3.1 % | 2.7 % | 2.0 % |
| August | 51.0 % | 43.7 % | 2.6 % | 2.1 % | |
| July | 52.4 % | 42.6 % | 2.5 % | 1.9 % | |
| June | 54.2 % | 41.0 % | 2.6 % | 1.7 % | |
| May | 54.4 % | 39.8 % | 2.4 % | 1.5 % | |
| April | 54.8 % | 39.1 % | 2.2 % | 1.4 % | |
| March | 53.9 % | 37.0 % | 2.1 % | 1.4 % | |
| February | 54.7 % | 36.5 % | 2.0 % | 1.4 % | |
| January | 54.7 % | 36.4 % | 1.9 % | 1.4 % | |
| 2007 | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Mozilla | Safari | Opera |
| November | 56.0 % | 36.3 % | 1.2 % | 1.8 % | 1.6 % |
| September | 57.2 % | 35.4 % | 1.2 % | 1.6 % | 1.5 % |
| July | 58.5 % | 34.5 % | 1.4 % | 1.5 % | 1.9 % |
| May | 58.9 % | 33.7 % | 1.3 % | 1.5 % | 1.7 % |
| March | 58.7 % | 31.8 % | 1.3 % | 1.6 % | 1.6 % |
| January | 58.6 % | 31.0 % | 1.5 % | 1.7 % | 1.5 % |
| 2006 | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Mozilla | Netscape | Opera |
| November | 60.6 % | 29.9 % | 2.5 % | 0.2 % | 1.5 % |
| September | 62.1 % | 27.3 % | 2.3 % | 0.4 % | 1.6 % |
| July | 62.4 % | 25.5 % | 2.3 % | 0.4 % | 1.4 % |
| May | 63.0 % | 25.7 % | 2.3 % | 0.3 % | 1.5 % |
| March | 64.7 % | 24.5 % | 2.4 % | 0.5 % | 1.5 % |
| January | 66.0 % | 25.0 % | 3.1 % | 0.5 % | 1.6 % |
| 2005 | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Mozilla | Netscape | Opera |
| November | 68.9 % | 23.6 % | 2.8 % | 0.4 % | 1.5 % |
| September | 75.5 % | 18.0 % | 2.5 % | 0.4 % | 1.2 % |
| July | 73.8 % | 19.8 % | 2.6 % | 0.5 % | 1.2 % |
| May | 71.6 % | 21.0 % | 3.1 % | 0.7 % | 1.3 % |
| March | 72.5 % | 18.9 % | 3.3 % | 1.0 % | 1.9 % |
| January | 74.5 % | 16.6 % | 3.4 % | 1.1 % | 1.9 % |
| 2004 | Internet Explorer | Mozilla | Netscape | Opera | |
| November | 76.2 % | 16.5 % | 1.7 % | 1.6 % | |
| September | 79.0 % | 13.7 % | 2.0 % | 1.7 % | |
| July | 80.4 % | 12.6 % | 2.2 % | 1.6 % | |
| May | 81.9 % | 9.5 % | 2.4 % | 1.6 % | |
| March | 82.8 % | 7.9 % | 2.8 % | 1.4 % | |
| January | 84.7 % | 5.5 % | 2.4 % | 1.5 % | |
| 2003 | Internet Explorer | Mozilla | Netscape | Opera | |
| November | 84.9 % | 7.2 % | 2.6 % | 1.9 % | |
| September | 86.6 % | 6.2 % | 2.7 % | 1.8 % | |
| July | 87.2 % | 5.7 % | 2.7 % | 1.7 % | |
| May | 87.7 % | 4.6 % | 3.3 % | 1.4 % | |
| March | 88.0 % | 4.2 % | 3.4 % | 1.2 % | |
| January | 84.6 % | 4.0 % | 4.0 % | ||
| 2002 | Internet Explorer | AOL | Netscape | ||
| November | 83.4 % | 5.2 % | 8.0 % | ||
| September | 83.5 % | 4.5 % | 8.0 % | ||
| July | 84.5 % | 3.5 % | 7.3 % | ||
| May | 86.7 % | 2.8 % | 7.3 % | ||
| March | 86.1 % | 3.0 % | 7.7 % | ||
| January | 85.8 % | 2.8 % | 7.9 % |
| Internet Explorer | Microsoft Internet Explorer |
| Firefox | Mozilla Firefox (identified as Mozilla before 2005) |
| Chrome | Google Chrome |
| Mozilla | The Mozilla Suite (Gecko, Netscape) |
| Safari | Safari (and Konqueror. Both identified as Mozilla before 2007) |
| Opera | Opera (as of 2011, Opera Mini is included here) |
| Netscape | Netscape Navigator (identified as Mozilla after 2006) |
| AOL | America Online (based on both Internet Explorer and Mozilla) |
Browsers that count for less than 0.5% are not listed.
Statistics Can Be Misleading
You cannot - as a web developer - rely ONLY on statistics. Statistics can be misleading.
Note: W3Schools is a website for people with an interest for web technologies. These people are more interested in using alternative browsers than the average user. The average user tends to use the browser that comes preinstalled with their computer, and do not seek out other browser alternatives.
Tip: Global averages may not be relevant to your web site. Different sites attract different audiences. Some web sites attract professional developers using professional hardware, while other sites attract hobbyists using old computers.
Anyway, our data, collected from W3Schools' log-files, over many years, clearly shows the long term trends.
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