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Rich Internet Application Market Share

RIA Market Penetration and Global Usage

This report compares the market penetration and global usage comparing Adobe Flash, Microsoft SilverLight and Java. Try out the Report Filters below to see how things like operating system, browser and residential vs. corporate connection impact the results.
Date Range Interval Chart Type Browser Operating System Search Engine Connection
Aug '09 - Jan '10 monthly 3D Column All Browsers All Operating Systems All Search Engines All Connections

Rich Internet Application Usage

Application Total Avg Aug '09 Sep '09 Oct '09 Nov '09 Dec '09 Jan '10
Flash Support 96.64% 97.38% 96.66% 97.11% 96.74% 96.44% 95.89%
Java Support 81.47% 81.82% 81.41% 81.87% 81.72% 81.27% 80.95%
SilverLight Support 37.03% 31.95% 33.69% 35.03% 37.39% 39.67% 41.76%
  Report Details  

Wikipedia Definition:
Rich Internet applications (RIAs) are web applications that have some of the characteristics of desktop applications, typically delivered by way of an Ajax framework, proprietary web browser plug-ins, advanced javascript compiler technology, or independently via sandboxes or virtual machines. Examples of RIA frameworks that require browser extensions include Adobe Flash, Java/JavaFX and Microsoft Silverlight, whilst examples of RIA frameworks that make comprehensive use of JavaScript include GWT and Pyjamas.
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where is the report for Nov. 2009?

Anonymous 12/1/09 10:16AM

Flash may be showing a decline due to the increased web usage by mobile devices.

Matt Watson 6/5/09 6:19PM

I wish you would have Ajax there as well with the most common toolkits - very useful for many vendors and IT shops.

R 6/4/09 4:02PM

It seems that Silverlight plugin keep spreading and it's doing it quite fast, maybe related to some of the sports channel offering realtime streaming over the web. I personally think that it's serving better quality over other options, but it's just a personal opinion biased with my relation to Blend and Silverlight.

Anyway, I don't really understand why Flash seems to be trending down during the last 6 months... it doesn't make senses to me, it's so spread that going down is quite strange.

Miguel Jiménez 5/2/09 6:56AM

SamSousa, that may happen due to a number of factors, like new computers that have no Flash (or Flash disabled) getting connected to the internet. It doesn't go down, really, it just fluctuates on the top 2%-3% with slight variations over time since other computers update or install Flash at the same time. This has been the case with the official stats over the years, so it's not surprising to see it here.

Tim 4/10/09 7:21AM

Hi SamSousa,

Yes, we see how our Flash numbers represent a slight decline from Sep '08 -> Feb '09. This decline of less than 1% is withiin our margin for error given the time period used. Bascially, Flash may not actually be in decline. March's stats will be available shortly so please check back then for an updated look, and thanks for the feedback.

StatOwl.com Admin 3/30/09 4:46PM

I don't understand how "flash" can actually be going down..
I would like to know if this measures Runtime penetration or "Use of Runtime" penetration.. how do you actuallly test this, how is the sampling made ?

SamSousa 3/30/09 4:35PM