Browser statistics
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Browser Statistics
How is my browser used?
Browser statistics and trends
Statistics are very important information.
From the statistics below (based on log files from recent years on W3CSchool), you can see the long-term trends in browser usage by users of this site.
As we can see, Google Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer are the most popular browsers today.
Browser statistics
| 2014 | Chrome | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 59.2 % | 8.9 % | 24.9 % | 3.8 % | 1.8 % |
| April | 58.4 % | 9.4 % | 25.0 % | 4.0 % | 1.8 % |
| March | 57.5 % | 9.7 % | 25.6 % | 3.9 % | 1.8 % |
| February | 56.4 % | 9.8 % | 26.4 % | 4.0 % | 1.9 % |
| January | 55.7 % | 10.2 % | 26.9 % | 3.9 % | 1.8 % |
| 2013 | Chrome | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| December | 55.8 % | 9.0 % | 26.8 % | 3.8 % | 1.9 % |
| November | 54.8 % | 10.5 % | 26.8 % | 4.0 % | 1.8 % |
| October | 54.1 % | 11.7 % | 27.2 % | 3.8 % | 1.7 % |
| September | 53.2 % | 12.1 % | 27.8 % | 3.9 % | 1.7 % |
| August | 52.9 % | 11.8 % | 28.2 % | 3.9 % | 1.8 % |
| July | 52.8 % | 11.8 % | 28.9 % | 3.6 % | 1.6 % |
| June | 52.1 % | 12.0 % | 28.9 % | 3.9 % | 1.7 % |
| May | 52.9 % | 12.6 % | 27.7 % | 4.0 % | 1.6 % |
| April | 52.7 % | 12.7 % | 27.9 % | 4.0 % | 1.7 % |
| March | 51.7 % | 13.0 % | 28.5 % | 4.1 % | 1.8 % |
| February | 50.0 % | 13.5 % | 29.6 % | 4.1 % | 1.8 % |
| January | 48.4 % | 14.3 % | 30.2 % | 4.2 % | 1.9 % |
| 2012 | Chrome | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| December | 46.9 % | 14.7 % | 31.1 % | 4.2 % | 2.1 % |
| November | 46.3 % | 15.1 % | 31.2 % | 4.4 % | 2.0 % |
| October | 44.9 % | 16.1 % | 31.8 % | 4.3 % | 2.0 % |
| September | 44.1 % | 16.4 % | 32.2 % | 4.2 % | 2.1 % |
| August | 43.7 % | 16.2 % | 32.8 % | 4.0 % | 2.2 % |
| July | 42.9 % | 16.3 % | 33.7 % | 3.9 % | 2.1 % |
| June | 41.7 % | 16.7 % | 34.4 % | 4.1 % | 2.2 % |
| May | 39.3 % | 18.1 % | 35.2 % | 4.3 % | 2.2 % |
| April | 38.3 % | 18.3 % | 35.8 % | 4.5 % | 2.3 % |
| March | 37.3 % | 18.9 % | 36.3 % | 4.4 % | 2.3 % |
| February | 36.3 % | 19.5 % | 37.1 % | 4.5 % | 2.3 % |
| January | 35.3 % | 20.1 % | 37.2 % | 4.3 % | 2.4 % |
| 2011 | Chrome | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| December | 34.6 % | 20.2 % | 37.7 % | 4.2 % | 2.5 % |
| November | 33.4 % | 21.2 % | 38.1 % | 4.2 % | 2.4 % |
| October | 32.3 % | 21.7 % | 38.7 % | 4.2 % | 2.4 % |
| September | 30.5 % | 22.9 % | 39.7 % | 4.0 % | 2.2 % |
| August | 30.3 % | 22.4 % | 40.6 % | 3.8 % | 2.3 % |
| July | 29.4 % | 22.0 % | 42.0 % | 3.6 % | 2.4 % |
| June | 27.9 % | 23.2 % | 42.2 % | 3.7 % | 2.4 % |
| May | 25.9 % | 24.9 % | 42.4 % | 4.0 % | 2.4 % |
| April | 25.6 % | 24.3 % | 42.9 % | 4.1 % | 2.6 % |
| March | 25.0 % | 25.8 % | 42.2 % | 4.0 % | 2.5 % |
| February | 24.1 % | 26.5 % | 42.4 % | 4.1 % | 2.5 % |
| January | 23.8 % | 26.6 % | 42.8 % | 4.0 % | 2.5 % |
| 2010 | Chrome | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| December | 22.4 % | 27.5 % | 43.5 % | 3.8 % | 2.2 % |
| November | 20.5 % | 28.6 % | 44.0 % | 4.0 % | 2.3 % |
| October | 19.2 % | 29.7 % | 44.1 % | 3.9 % | 2.2 % |
| September | 17.3 % | 31.1 % | 45.1 % | 3.7 % | 2.2 % |
| August | 17.0 % | 30.7 % | 45.8 % | 3.5 % | 2.3 % |
| July | 16.7 % | 30.4 % | 46.4 % | 3.4 % | 2.3 % |
| June | 15.9 % | 31.0 % | 46.6 % | 3.6 % | 2.1 % |
| May | 14.5 % | 32.2 % | 46.9 % | 3.5 % | 2.2 % |
| April | 13.6 % | 33.4 % | 46.4 % | 3.7 % | 2.2 % |
| March | 12.3 % | 34.9 % | 46.2 % | 3.7 % | 2.2 % |
| February | 11.6 % | 35.3 % | 46.5 % | 3.8 % | 2.1 % |
| January | 10.8 % | 36.2 % | 46.3 % | 3.7 % | 2.2 % |
| 2009 | Chrome | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| December | 9.8 % | 37.2 % | 46.4 % | 3.6 % | 2.3 % |
| November | 8.5 % | 37.7 % | 47.0 % | 3.8 % | 2.3 % |
| October | 8.0 % | 37.5 % | 47.5 % | 3.8 % | 2.3 % |
| September | 7.1 % | 39.6 % | 46.6 % | 3.6 % | 2.2 % |
| August | 7.0 % | 39.3 % | 47.4 % | 3.3 % | 2.1 % |
| July | 6.5 % | 39.4 % | 47.9 % | 3.3 % | 2.1 % |
| June | 6.0 % | 40.7 % | 47.3 % | 3.1 % | 2.1 % |
| May | 5.5 % | 41.0 % | 47.7 % | 3.0 % | 2.2 % |
| April | 4.9 % | 42.1 % | 47.1 % | 3.0 % | 2.2 % |
| March | 4.2 % | 43.3 % | 46.5 % | 3.1 % | 2.3 % |
| February | 4.0 % | 43.6 % | 46.4 % | 3.0 % | 2.2 % |
| January | 3.9 % | 44.8 % | 45.5 % | 3.0 % | 2.3 % |
| 2008 | Chrome | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| December | 3.6 % | 46.0 % | 44.4 % | 2.7 % | 2.4 % |
| November | 3.1 % | 47.0 % | 44.2 % | 2.7 % | 2.3 % |
| October | 3.0 % | 47.4 % | 44.0 % | 2.8 % | 2.2 % |
| September | 3.1 % | 49.0 % | 42.6 % | 2.7 % | 2.0 % |
| August | 51.0 % | 43.7 % | 2.6 % | 2.1 % | |
| July | 52.4 % | 42.6 % | 2.5 % | 1.9 % | |
| June | 54.2 % | 41.0 % | 2.6 % | 1.7 % | |
| May | 54.4 % | 39.8 % | 2.4 % | 1.5 % | |
| April | 54.8 % | 39.1 % | 2.2 % | 1.4 % | |
| March | 53.9 % | 37.0 % | 2.1 % | 1.4 % | |
| February | 54.7 % | 36.5 % | 2.0 % | 1.4 % | |
| January | 54.7 % | 36.4 % | 1.9 % | 1.4 % | |
| 2007 | Mozilla | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| November | 1.2 % | 56.0 % | 36.3 % | 1.8 % | 1.6 % |
| September | 1.2 % | 57.2 % | 35.4 % | 1.6 % | 1.5 % |
| July | 1.4 % | 58.5 % | 34.5 % | 1.5 % | 1.9 % |
| May | 1.3 % | 58.9 % | 33.7 % | 1.5 % | 1.7 % |
| March | 1.3 % | 58.7 % | 31.8 % | 1.6 % | 1.6 % |
| January | 1.5 % | 58.6 % | 31.0 % | 1.7 % | 1.5 % |
| 2006 | Mozilla | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Netscape | Opera |
| November | 2.5 % | 60.6 % | 29.9 % | 0.2 % | 1.5 % |
| September | 2.3 % | 62.1 % | 27.3 % | 0.4 % | 1.6 % |
| July | 2.3 % | 62.4 % | 25.5 % | 0.4 % | 1.4 % |
| May | 2.3 % | 63.0 % | 25.7 % | 0.3 % | 1.5 % |
| March | 2.4 % | 64.7 % | 24.5 % | 0.5 % | 1.5 % |
| January | 3.1 % | 66.0 % | 25.0 % | 0.5 % | 1.6 % |
| 2005 | Mozilla | Internet Explorer | Firefox | Netscape | Opera |
| November | 2.8 % | 68.9 % | 23.6 % | 0.4 % | 1.5 % |
| September | 2.5 % | 75.5 % | 18.0 % | 0.4 % | 1.2 % |
| July | 2.6 % | 73.8 % | 19.8 % | 0.5 % | 1.2 % |
| May | 3.1 % | 71.6 % | 21.0 % | 0.7 % | 1.3 % |
| March | 3.3 % | 72.5 % | 18.9 % | 1.0 % | 1.9 % |
| January | 3.4 % | 74.5 % | 16.6 % | 1.1 % | 1.9 % |
| 2004 | Mozilla | Internet Explorer | Netscape | Opera | |
| November | 16.5 % | 76.2 % | 1.7 % | 1.6 % | |
| September | 13.7 % | 79.0 % | 2.0 % | 1.7 % | |
| July | 12.6 % | 80.4 % | 2.2 % | 1.6 % | |
| May | 9.5 % | 81.9 % | 2.4 % | 1.6 % | |
| March | 7.9 % | 82.8 % | 2.8 % | 1.4 % | |
| January | 5.5 % | 84.7 % | 2.4 % | 1.5 % | |
| 2003 | Mozilla | Internet Explorer | Netscape | Opera | |
| November | 7.2 % | 84.9 % | 2.6 % | 1.9 % | |
| September | 6.2 % | 86.6 % | 2.7 % | 1.8 % | |
| July | 5.7 % | 87.2 % | 2.7 % | 1.7 % | |
| May | 4.6 % | 87.7 % | 3.3 % | 1.4 % | |
| March | 4.2 % | 88.0 % | 3.4 % | 1.2 % | |
| January | 4.0 % | 84.6 % | 4.0 % | ||
| 2002 | AOL | Internet Explorer | Netscape | ||
| November | 5.2 % | 83.4 % | 8.0 % | ||
| September | 4.5 % | 83.5 % | 8.0 % | ||
| July | 3.5 % | 84.5 % | 7.3 % | ||
| May | 2.8 % | 86.7 % | 7.3 % | ||
| March | 3.0 % | 86.1 % | 7.7 % | ||
| January | 2.8 % | 85.8 % | 7.9 % |
| Internet Explorer | Microsoft Internet Explorer |
| Firefox | Mozilla Firefox (logo as mozilla before 2005) |
| Chrome | Google Chrome |
| Mozilla | Mozilla Suiteļ¼Gecko, Netscapeļ¼ |
| Safari | Safari (with Konquero is identified as mozilla before 2007) |
| Opera | Opera (since 2011, Opera contains Opera Mini) |
| Netscape | Netscape Navigator (marked as mozilla after 2006) |
| AOL | America Online (based on Internet Explorer and Mozilla) |
Browsers below 0.5% are not listed above.
Statistics can be misleading
As a web developer, you can't just rely on the statistics above. Statistics can be misleading.
Note: T he W3CSchool website has a large user base of web technology enthusiasts. T hey generally seek a more suitable alternative browser for installation use. The average user would prefer to use a pre-installed browser directly.
Tip: The global average may not be relevant to your site. D ifferent websites attract different users. Some sites attract professional developers who use professional hardware, while others attract amateurs who use old computers.
All in all, the statistics we collect from the W3CSchool log file, which have been analyzed over the years, clearly illustrate the long-standing trend in browser usage.
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