OneStat.com (http://www.onestat.com) today reported that Mozilla’s browsers have a total global usage share of 8.45 percent. The total usage share of Mozilla increased more than 1 percent since Novermber 2004. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer still dominates the global browser market with a global usage share of 87.28 percent which is 1.62 percent less as at the end of November 2004.
“It seems that global usage share of Mozilla’s Firefox is still increasing and the total global usage share of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is still decreasing. It looks like that browser users of Internet Explorer 5 are switching to Mozilla Firefox instead of upgrading to Internet Explorer 6.0” said Niels Brinkman, co-founder of OneStat.com in the press release.
The global usage share of Apple’s Safari has increased with 0.3 percent from 0.91 percent to 1.21 percent since November 2004.
The most popular browsers on the Web are:
1. Microsoft IE – 87.28 %
2. Mozilla Firefox – 8.45 %
3. Apple Safari – 1.21 %
4. Netscape – 1.11 %
5. Opera – 1.09 %
Methodology: A global usage share of xx percent for browser Y means that xx percent of the visitors of Internet users arrived at sites that are using one of OneStat.com’s services by using browser Y. All numbers mentioned in the research are averages of last week and all measurements are normalised to the GMT timezone. Research is based on a sample of 2 million visitors divided into 20,000 visitors of 100 countries each day.
More info here.
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Microsoft’s Internet Explorer continues to lose share; Firefox, Safari, others show gains – January 20, 2005
Apple’s Safari increases share of global browser market to 0.91 percent – November 23, 2004
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Apple Safari browser for Windows already exists with millions of users – June 05, 2004
Apple Safari browser shows increase in global usage share – May 29, 2004
Apple’s Safari browser use more than doubled since February – July 31, 2003
Web statistics firm says Apple Safari browser shows ‘fast adoption rate’– February 03, 2003
1.21% is trivial. Perhaps Apple should make a Windows version and start attracting more people that way to the Mac. I’m still confused why I can’t even put a PRINT button on my Safari toolbar. Oh well, it’s tough to please everyone I guess.
Command – P
Okay, that was one word, a hyphen, and a letter. But you get the point. Save the pointless toolbar buttons.
Firefox is much better than Safari on my Mac. I use the Mac because it does things better, not because Apple makes it. I use Firefox because it does things better than Safari or IE.
I agree with BSOD
Microsoft has been the Mac community’s best friend, to some degree. Competition creates innovation
5% to 10% market share is good with me.
Safari Sucks Ass. I cant pay a single bill online using it..Its Bull Corn.
Oh No! Less than 10% market share! They’re doomed! nobody will ever use it, and it’s obviously not a real system. Anyway only losers use… oh, wait. They’re talking about Firefox, not Macs, aren’t they. ok…
Sweet! over 8% Firefox rulez d00d$!
Just fine. Four a month, sometimes up to six.
I have my user agent set to ‘Windows MSIE 6.0’ with safaris debug menu. This lets me view most websites with safari, and pay bills.
does this make me look like a PC user when visiting websites and adding to web browser statistics
iMaki:
type the following javascript in your location bar and drag the icon to the bookmark bar. Rename it to Print, and you can click it to print.
[removed]window.print()
Tommy Boy – It is people like you that give your fellow americans the stigma of being ignorant hicks. It is impotant to note, that without “crappy” countries like china, you wouldn’t have the technology at the price that you get it now.
If all your’e interested in is the US, then you are a very small minded little twerp, attitudes like yours breed bigotry and a general mistrust of anything unknown.
How apt, the magic word is “country” – as in the U.S. is not the only country in the world
NoMacForYou,
I have no problems paying bills on Safari… Maybe your Bank is Bull Corn
No webmasters here who can give some numbers? Here are some of mine:
Mac hits: 4% (3% X, 1% Classic)
IE: 70.9%
Mozilla: 20.2%
Opera: 2.6%
Safari: 2.4%
Netscape: 1.5%
Another site:
Mac hits: 5.8% (4.2% X, 1.6% Classic)
IE: 73%
Mozilla: 16.3%
Netscape: 3.8%
Safari: 3.7%
Opera: 2.1%