Contact Us | Log In | View Demo | Sign Up  
 

Web Browser Market Share

Web Browser usage analysis and market penetration statistics

This report displays information on web browser market share and usage. Also known as "browser wars", the statistics below analyze the amount of market penetration attained by browsers such as Internet Explorer, FireFox, Safari and Google Chrome. We only list browsers that have amassed at least 0.1% of the market share during the selected time period.

You can view this report utilizing trend charting by visiting the Web Browser Market Share Trend page.

Date Range Interval Chart Type Browser Operating System Search Engine Connection
Jan '11 - Jan '11 monthly 2D Bar All Browsers All Operating Systems All Search Engines All Connections

Web Browser Market Share

Report Drill-Downs

You may click any of the Browser results below to drill down to a more detailed report for that individual Browser.
You can also check "Explore" to view multiple Browsers at a time.
Explore Browser Jan '11
Internet Explorer 61.30%
Firefox 19.83%
Safari 9.40%
Chrome 8.81%
Opera 0.39%
--- Other 0.26%
  Report Details  

Wikipedia Definition:
The term "browser wars" refers to the competition for dominance in the web browser marketplace. The term is used to denote two specific periods of time: the competition between market-dominating Netscape Navigator and its eventual defeat by Microsoft Internet Explorer during the late 1990s, and the competition from 2003 onwards between the dominating Internet Explorer and several other emerging browsers including Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera and, since mid-2008, Google Chrome.
  Related News  

  • Google Adding Push Notification Support in Chrome
    Tom's Guide / 5/12/13
    This new Chrome push notification system is a step forward in helping browser-based Web apps catch up with native software that already sends notifications directly to the user. As an example, this new system could allow a calendar app to push updates to ...
  • Chrome browser-Google pushing for Web applications to act natively
    spyghana.com / 5/11/13
    Google has implemented some changes in its chrome browser implementation recently where it added an option in the browser by which users can allow web applications to stay active even after the browser is closed. This would give a native support to the ...
  • Google Introduces Push Notifications For Chrome Developers
    Sporkings / 5/11/13
    Google has introduced push alert support for apps in Google Chrome browser or Chrome OS. The protocol called Google Cloud Messaging for Chrome is designed to let apps receive notifications from outside Chrome and respond to them more efficiently.
  • How to Enable Zoom Pinch on Firefox in a MacBook
    Opposing Views / 5/11/13
    MacBook laptops with a multi-touch trackpad support two-finger pinch gestures to zoom in and out of Web pages in Mozilla Firefox. Some versions of the browser starting with version 4, however, disable this feature by default. Firefox doesn't provide an option ...
  • Load programs right from within Firefox
    Ghacks Technology News / 5/11/13
    It adds the option to Firefox to load any program from the underlying operating system with a single click of the mouse button. Once you have installed the extension in the browser you will notice that it adds its icon automatically to Firefox's add-ons bar.
  • Stable Firefox for Modern UI due in the fall
    The Tech Report, LLC / 5/10/13
    A new addition to a Mozilla Wiki noted that the browser will be completed Oct. 2, 2013, at the earliest, or nearly a year after the launch of Windows 8. But the project could be delayed until March 20, 2014. The most probable finish date—based on programming ...
  • Users of Internet Explorer 8 at risk of 'water hole attack,' urged to take security ...
    WWBT / 5/10/13
    (RNN) - Users of Internet Explorer 8 could be at risk for a major cyber security threat unless they take steps to safeguard their browser. Microsoft, which owns the Internet Explorer browser system, issued a security advisory that explained users of Internet ...
  • Microsoft offers fix-it for IE 8 zero-day
    Virus Bulletin / 5/9/13
    ... 8 zero-day. CVE-2013-1347 used in watering hole attacks. Following this weekend's discovery of a new zero-day vulnerability in version 8 of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, the company has released a 'fix-it' that addresses the known attack vectors.
  • Opera Mini Ties up with Celkon, Karbonn, Lava, Intex
    Gizbot / 5/9/13
    Opera Software is now tied up with the seven Indian mobile vendors, according to which the manufacturers will pre-install the Opera Mini Mobile Browser app on their select upcoming Android phones, phablets and tablets. Now, brands such as, Celkon, ...
  • Opera Strikes Deal With Indian Mobile Phone Makers
    Siliconindia.com / 5/9/13
    Bangalore: Norway's Opera Software has signed up with seven Indian mobile phone makers to pre-install its Mobile web browser Opera mini, in their upcoming devices. While Karbonn, Lava, Celkon and Intex will pre-install Opera mini's web browser on all ...
  • Internet Explorer Browser is King Among IT Professionals at Work
    Midsize Insider / 5/8/13
    IT professionals are a diverse bunch but often come together around certain standards. Though the browser landscape is vast, IT professionals only chose a select few to work with and often make these decisions based on two factors: speed and compatibility ...
  • Opera Mini inks pacts with mobile makers to pre-install web browser
    Zee News / 5/8/13
    New Delhi: Opera Software Wednesday said it has signed up with seven Indian mobilephone makers to pre-install its Opera mini mobile web browser in their upcoming handsets, phablets and tablets. The Norwegian software developer's mobile web browser ...
  User Comments  
Click here to add a comment about this report.

Yes it disagrees with statcounter, that because statcounter is rubbish. Statcounter is based on total clicks, not unique sources. While this is a great number for Google it is considered worthless by most people who know anything about statistics.

Jac 2/13/13 3:27PM

On which date do you update the statistics?

Anonymous 10/17/12 6:18AM

Per the About Data page, this data is from US sources only. The link you referred to is from global sources and not a general audience. That data is from anyone that wants to add the code to their site.

Anonymous 7/25/12 10:19AM

You're data seem to disagree with others.
http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-ww-monthly-201112-201112-bar reports 38.65% compared to you're 51.42% for the month of December.

lucek 3/20/12 11:49AM

this is a great tool/site however, where do i find how you made those calculations? estimations? (geo, # of users...)

any view in which i can see by country/continent..?

thanks!!

heimer 12/13/09 5:58AM

Re: Alexey

This site focusses on compiling aggregate Internet trends worldwide although it does appear to be currently skewed on US-based traffic IMHO. Hopefully they add the ability to filter based on geographic region eventually - the site appears pretty new so they may not have gotten to that just yet.

I personally really like the worldwide view and think this site does a better job than any other sites I have seen offering this information. I can use the aggregate Internet usage data and compare that to the usage on my sites to draw useful comparisons and gain additional insights.

toowired 4/9/09 10:19AM

Yes, these graphs are shiny, but it is clear that this kind of statistic is pointless because of overgeneralization.

Actually, market share for browser depends at least on two variables: geographical preferences (user habits within certain countries or areas) and website audience (which, in turn, depends on website type).

For example, I live and work in Russia and support several health related websites - the browser shares for the audience are: MSIE (all variants) - 50%, Opera (9.x) - 25% (!!!), Firefox (all variants) - 22%.

Another example - take any webdev related site - Firefox and Safari values will be much higher.

That's why - Know YOUR audience!!

Alexey 3/21/09 1:28PM