It's important to understand which browsers your customers are using online, so that you can ensure that your website is displayed correctly to all visitors no matter what website browser they are using.
We've collected some browser statistics (courtesy of W3Schools) and here you can clearly see that Firefox has become the most popular browser, with Internet Explorer a close second and Google Chrome usage rising steadily!
| 2010 | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Opera |
|---|
| May |
16.0% |
9.1% |
7.1% |
46.9% |
14.5% |
3.5% |
2.2% |
| April |
16.2% |
9.3% |
7.9% |
46.4% |
13.6% |
3.7% |
2.2% |
| March |
15.3% |
10.7% |
8.9% |
46.2% |
12.3% |
3.7% |
2.2% |
| February |
14.7% |
11.0% |
9.6% |
46.5% |
11.6% |
3.8% |
2.1% |
| January |
14.3% |
11.7% |
10.2% |
46.3% |
10.8% |
3.7% |
2.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Opera |
|---|
| December |
13.5% |
12.8% |
10.9% |
46.4% |
9.8% |
3.6% |
2.3% |
| November |
13.3% |
13.3% |
11.1% |
47.0% |
8.5% |
3.8% |
2.3% |
| October |
12.8% |
14.1% |
10.6% |
47.5% |
8.0% |
3.8% |
2.3% |
| September |
12.2% |
15.3% |
12.1% |
46.6% |
7.1% |
3.6% |
2.2% |
| August |
10.6% |
15.1% |
13.6% |
47.4% |
7.0% |
3.3% |
2.1% |
| July |
9.1% |
15.9% |
14.4% |
47.9% |
6.5% |
3.3% |
2.1% |
| June |
7.1% |
18.7% |
14.9% |
47.3% |
6.0% |
3.1% |
2.1% |
| May |
5.2% |
21.3% |
14.5% |
47.7% |
5.5% |
3.0% |
2.2% |
| April |
3.5% |
23.2% |
15.4% |
47.1% |
4.9% |
3.0% |
2.2% |
| March |
1.4% |
24.9% |
17.0% |
46.5% |
4.2% |
3.1% |
2.3% |
| February |
0.8% |
25.4% |
17.4% |
46.4% |
4.0% |
3.0% |
2.2% |
| January |
0.6% |
25.7% |
18.5% |
45.5% |
3.9% |
3.0% |
2.3% |