Operating systems search engines mobile mobile web browsers mobile operating systems mobile search engines. The most popular web browsers in order of 2018 market share are chrome, internet explorer ie, firefox, edge, safari and opera. It was released on november 22, 1995, for windows 95 and windows nt, and on april 23, 1996, for apple macintosh and windows 3. This graph shows the market share of browsers in germany from mar 2019 mar. It was released on august 27, 2001, shortly after the completion of windows xp. Google takes aim at microsoft edge with flurry of ads. It soon faced stiff competition in 1995 from microsofts internet explorer, which was freely bundled with windows 95 and later versions of windows. This graph shows the market share of browsers worldwide based on over 10 billion monthly page views.
Following internet explorers takeover, opera made its way into the picture. Market share for several browsers between 1995 and 2010, illustrating the first browser war nn vs ie. Market share statistics for internet technologies login 800 3158391. Web browser article about web browser by the free dictionary. The web browser market is an everchanging landscape. Browser version market share worldwide statcounter. No wonder many individuals and businesses stick with the old ie8 and windows. This statistic shows the monthly market share held by the leading internet browsers in the united states from 2015 to 2019. The problem is that we also know that older versions of windows remain popular with consumers and businesses alike. Internet explorer at 18 microsofts web browser comes of age.
Browser market share germany statcounter global stats. The web developer and web testers started questioning. Track your websites visitor activity in realtime with w3counter. Users can also utilize internet explorer to listen to and watch streaming content, access online banking, make purchases over the internet, and much more. Unfortunately, it is not totally catchfree to upgrade to the newest version of internet explorer. Chrome safari firefox samsung internet uc browser opera edge legacy ie. He called it netscape navigator, and it quickly captured over 90 percent of the nascent browser market. The latest pc web browser market share numbers from net applications for june 20 show that internet explorer 10 is now being used more than ie9. Internet explorer formerly microsoft internet explorer and windows internet explorer, commonly abbreviated ie or msie is a series of graphical web browsers developed by microsoft and included in the microsoft windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. Microsoft internet explorer 2 ie2 is the second major version of internet explorer ie, a graphical web browser by microsoft. Market share for mobile, browsers, operating systems, search engines and social media. As you probably know, internet explorer has been the default windows web browser for a very, very long time since ie4 was bundled with later versions of windows 95, in.
Global market share held by the leading web browser versions as of. One time marketleader microsoft windows internet explorer is a distant third. The usage share of web browsers is the proportion, often expressed as a percentage, of visitors. The following tables display the browsers logged by statcounter that are not accounted for on the website. Some of the available online services and web sites are intended to work only with particular versions of microsofts web browser. Firefox was originally named phoenix, a name which implied that it would rise like a phoenix after netscape was killed off by microsoft.
Websites often include code to detect browser version to adjust the page. Microsoft managed to lose 40 million browser users in one month, with the likes of firefox and chrome scooping up the converted. Microsofts edge browser lost market share in november. Microsoft internet explorer ie still dwarfing mozilla firefox, others in browser market share on the mobile front, more iphones were used to surf the web in november than all windows mobile. Market share for mobile, browsers, operating systems and. With the widespread use of windows and its bundling. W3schools statistics may not be relevant to your web site. Internet explorer gains web browser market share from firefox. Microsoft edge replaced internet explorer as the default browser on windows 10. Global desktop internet browsers market share 20152020. Microsoft edge browser w3schools online web tutorials. Browser market share on april 19, 2020 yourbrowser. Microsoft internet explorer ie still dwarfing mozilla. Microsoft internet explorer 6 ie6 is the sixth major revision of internet explorer, a web browser developed by microsoft for windows operating systems.
Desktop browser market share worldwide statcounter. In fact, microsofts position was so comfortable that after ie6 was. This graph shows the market share of desktop browsers worldwide based on over 10 billion monthly page views. Ie dominates the browser market because of its inclusion in windows, the most widelyused pc operating system. Web browser market share according to statcounter for october 2019.
The situation boiled over with the release of ie 6, windows xps browser, in 2001. Ie marketshare lowers as firefox and chrome gain neowin. Chrome is the most popular web browser of all zdnet. The versions of ie released since 2000 have about 62% of the market. Microsoft is finally allowed to once again set ie as the. Internet explorer gains web browser market share from. Part of a series on windows 10, two years after its release. Googles internet browser, chrome, comes in with 32bit and 64bit versions for better compatibility with your system. The rapid rise and slow fall of the microsoft web browser. This helped ie inch ahead in the race against netscape, and in 2003, internet explorer became the most popular web browser, captivating about 96 percent of the market share. Browser market share on april 19, 2020 select another day.
It was first released as part of the addon package plus. When microsoft released windows 10 in july 2015, it also launched a new web browser called microsoft edge. This report lists the market share of the top browsers in use, like internet explorer, firefox, chrome, safari, and opera. Desktop internet browser market share 20152020 statista.
Top web browsers, top operating systems, top screen resolutions, top mobile device vendors on april 19, 2020. Internet explorer 8 is identified as internet explorer 7. Browser and operating system market share white paper. Does browser testing on internet explorer still make sense. Often abbreviated as ie or msie, microsoft internet explorer is an internet browser that allows users to view web pages on the internet.
Internet explorer once dominated the browser market share but that was a long time back. Internet explorer at 18 microsofts web browser comes. Microsoft edge is a web browser developed by microsoft. Here you see the market shares of the most used browser versions for the. Anyway, data collected from w3schools logfiles over many years clearly shows the long term trends. Desktop browsers desktop browser versions mobile browsers operating systems desktop screen resolutions. Some web sites attract developers using professional hardware, while other sites attract hobbyists using older computers. Microsoft forced to offer users a choice of web browsers. Internet explorer formerly microsoft internet explorer and windows internet explorer, commonly abbreviated ie or msie is a series of graphical web browsers developed by microsoft and included as part of the microsoft windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995 the first version of internet explorer, at that time named microsoft internet explorer, later referred to as internet. Internet explorer is microsofts venture into the web browser market. Internet explorer 10 can reverse recent trends in the web browser market.
All web browsers are free, and most have versions for windows and mac. If you are a website designer, you might want to test your web design and see how it looks in different versions of microsoft windows internet explorer. Browser market share worldwide statcounter global stats. The initial version of explorer was incarnated from spyglass mosaic which microsoft licensed for a modest quarterly fee and a share of the nonwindows product revenues. Why your website looks so bad on internet explorer. As the browser market share continued to fall in the last decade.
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