Browser Statistics - FYI

Browser Trends

Browser trends are important information. What you can read from the statistics below is that Internet Explorer 6 is the dominating browser, XP is the most popular operating system, and most users are using a display with 800x600 pixels or more, with a color depth of at least 65K colors.



<HR>Browser Statistics Month by Month


<TABLE class=ex cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TD width="20%">2004</TD><TD>IE 6</TD><TD>IE 5</TD><TD>O 7</TD><TD>Moz</TD><TD>NN 3</TD><TD>NN 4</TD><TD>NN 7</TD></TR><TR><TD>December</TD><TD>67.0%</TD><TD>4.7%</TD><TD>2.1%</TD><TD>21.2%</TD><TD>0.2%</TD><TD>0.2%</TD><TD>1.2%</TD></TR><TR><TD>November</TD><TD>68.5%</TD><TD>5.0%</TD><TD>2.2%</TD><TD>19.3%</TD><TD>0.2%</TD><TD>0.2%</TD><TD>1.2%</TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD>69.5%</TD><TD>5.7%</TD><TD>2.2%</TD><TD>17.5%</TD><TD>0.2%</TD><TD>0.2%</TD><TD>1.3%</TD></TR><TR><TD>September</TD><TD>69.6%</TD><TD>6.2%</TD><TD>2.3%</TD><TD>16.9%</TD><TD>0.2%</TD><TD>0.2%</TD><TD>1.3%</TD></TR><TR><TD>August</TD><TD>70.3%</TD><TD>7.0%</TD><TD>2.3%</TD><TD>15.5%</TD><TD>0.3%</TD><TD>0.3%</TD><TD>1.4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD>71.0%</TD><TD>7.7%</TD><TD>2.3%</TD><TD>13.8%</TD><TD>0.3%</TD><TD>0.3%</TD><TD>1.4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>June</TD><TD>72.4%</TD><TD>8.3%</TD><TD>2.3%</TD><TD>11.8%</TD><TD>0.3%</TD><TD>0.3%</TD><TD>1.4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>May</TD><TD>72.6%</TD><TD>9.2%</TD><TD>2.2%</TD><TD>11.0%</TD><TD>0.3%</TD><TD>0.3%</TD><TD>1.4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>April</TD><TD>72.4%</TD><TD>10.1%</TD><TD>2.1%</TD><TD>10.3%</TD><TD>0.3%</TD><TD>0.3%</TD><TD>1.4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>March</TD><TD>72.1%</TD><TD>10.7%</TD><TD>2.1%</TD><TD>9.6%</TD><TD>0.4%</TD><TD>0.4%</TD><TD>1.4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>February</TD><TD>71.5%</TD><TD>11.5%</TD><TD>2.2%</TD><TD>9.0%</TD><TD>0.4%</TD><TD>0.4%</TD><TD>1.5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD>71.3%</TD><TD>12.8%</TD><TD>2.1%</TD><TD>8.2%</TD><TD>0.4%</TD><TD>0.5%</TD><TD>1.5%</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>2003</TD><TD>IE 6</TD><TD>IE 5</TD><TD>O 7</TD><TD>Moz</TD><TD>NN 3</TD><TD>NN 4</TD><TD>NN 7</TD></TR><TR><TD>November</TD><TD>71.2%</TD><TD>13.7%</TD><TD>1.9%</TD><TD>7.2%</TD><TD>0.5%</TD><TD>0.5%</TD><TD>1.6%</TD></TR><TR><TD>September</TD><TD>69.7%</TD><TD>16.9%</TD><TD>1.8%</TD><TD>6.2%</TD><TD>0.6%</TD><TD>0.6%</TD><TD>1.5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD>66.9%</TD><TD>20.3%</TD><TD>1.7%</TD><TD>5.7%</TD><TD>0.6%</TD><TD>0.6%</TD><TD>1.5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>May</TD><TD>65.0%</TD><TD>22.7%</TD><TD>1.4%</TD><TD>4.6%</TD><TD>1.0%</TD><TD>0.9%</TD><TD>1.4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>March</TD><TD>63.4%</TD><TD>24.6%</TD><TD>1.2%</TD><TD>4.2%</TD><TD>0.9%</TD><TD>1.1%</TD><TD>1.4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD>55.3%</TD><TD>29.3%</TD><TD></TD><TD>4.0%</TD><TD>1.2%</TD><TD>1.7%</TD><TD>1.1%</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>2002</TD><TD>IE 6</TD><TD>IE 5</TD><TD>IE 4</TD><TD>AOL</TD><TD>NN 3</TD><TD>NN 4</TD><TD>NN 5+</TD></TR><TR><TD>November</TD><TD>53.5%</TD><TD>29.9%</TD><TD></TD><TD>5.2%</TD><TD>1.1%</TD><TD>2.0%</TD><TD>4.9%</TD></TR><TR><TD>September</TD><TD>49.1%</TD><TD>34.4%</TD><TD></TD><TD>4.5%</TD><TD>1.3%</TD><TD>2.2%</TD><TD>4.5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD>44.4%</TD><TD>40.1%</TD><TD>0.5%</TD><TD>3.5%</TD><TD>1.2%</TD><TD>2.6%</TD><TD>3.5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>May</TD><TD>40.7%</TD><TD>46.0%</TD><TD>0.7%</TD><TD>2.8%</TD><TD>1.2%</TD><TD>3.4%</TD><TD>2.7%</TD></TR><TR><TD>March</TD><TD>36.7%</TD><TD>49.4%</TD><TD>0.7%</TD><TD>3.0%</TD><TD>1.2%</TD><TD>4.1%</TD><TD>2.4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD>30.1%</TD><TD>55.7%</TD><TD>1.0%</TD><TD>2.8%</TD><TD>1.3%</TD><TD>4.4%</TD><TD>2.2%</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TD width="20%">IE</TD><TD>Internet Explorer</TD></TR><TR><TD>AOL</TD><TD>America Online *</TD></TR><TR><TD>Moz</TD><TD>Mozilla</TD></TR><TR><TD>O</TD><TD>Opera</TD></TR><TR><TD>NN</TD><TD>Netscape</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

* AOL has been based both on Internet Explorer and Mozilla

Browsers that count for less than 0.5% are not listed.



<HR>OS Platform Statistics


Current trend is that Windows XP is growing fast. The windows family counts for more than 90%:

<TABLE class=ex cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TD width="20%">2004</TD><TD align=right>Win XP</TD><TD align=right>W2000</TD><TD align=right>Win 98</TD><TD align=right>Win NT</TD><TD align=right>Win 95</TD><TD align=right>Linux</TD><TD align=right>Mac</TD></TR><TR><TD>December</TD><TD align=right>59.8%</TD><TD align=right>23.5%</TD><TD align=right>5.4%</TD><TD align=right>1.1%</TD><TD align=right>0.1%</TD><TD align=right>3.1%</TD><TD align=right>2.7%</TD></TR><TR><TD>November</TD><TD align=right>59.1%</TD><TD align=right>23.7%</TD><TD align=right>5.6%</TD><TD align=right>1.2%</TD><TD align=right>0.1%</TD><TD align=right>3.1%</TD><TD align=right>2.7%</TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD align=right>57.8%</TD><TD align=right>25.0%</TD><TD align=right>6.0%</TD><TD align=right>1.3%</TD><TD align=right>0.2%</TD><TD align=right>3.1%</TD><TD align=right>2.6%</TD></TR><TR><TD>September</TD><TD align=right>55.9%</TD><TD align=right>26.2%</TD><TD align=right>6.4%</TD><TD align=right>1.5%</TD><TD align=right>0.2%</TD><TD align=right>3.1%</TD><TD align=right>2.6%</TD></TR><TR><TD>August</TD><TD align=right>53.2%</TD><TD align=right>28.1%</TD><TD align=right>7.0%</TD><TD align=right>1.8%</TD><TD align=right>0.2%</TD><TD align=right>3.0%</TD><TD align=right>2.5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD align=right>52.5%</TD><TD align=right>28.4%</TD><TD align=right>7.5%</TD><TD align=right>1.9%</TD><TD align=right>0.2%</TD><TD align=right>3.1%</TD><TD align=right>2.4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>June</TD><TD align=right>51.2%</TD><TD align=right>29.6%</TD><TD align=right>8.0%</TD><TD align=right>2.0%</TD><TD align=right>0.3%</TD><TD align=right>2.9%</TD><TD align=right>2.5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>May</TD><TD align=right>51.0%</TD><TD align=right>29.6%</TD><TD align=right>8.2%</TD><TD align=right>2.0%</TD><TD align=right>0.3%</TD><TD align=right>2.9%</TD><TD align=right>2.5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>April</TD><TD align=right>49.7%</TD><TD align=right>30.2%</TD><TD align=right>8.7%</TD><TD align=right>2.2%</TD><TD align=right>0.3%</TD><TD align=right>2.7%</TD><TD align=right>2.5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>March</TD><TD align=right>48.0%</TD><TD align=right>31.1%</TD><TD align=right>9.4%</TD><TD align=right>2.4%</TD><TD align=right>0.4%</TD><TD align=right>2.6%</TD><TD align=right>2.4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>February</TD><TD align=right>46.0%</TD><TD align=right>32.8%</TD><TD align=right>9.5%</TD><TD align=right>2.9%</TD><TD align=right>0.4%</TD><TD align=right>2.6%</TD><TD align=right>2.5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD align=right>44.1%</TD><TD align=right>33.6%</TD><TD align=right>10.4%</TD><TD align=right>3.0%</TD><TD align=right>0.4%</TD><TD align=right>2.7%</TD><TD align=right>2.4%</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD></TR><TR><TD>2003</TD><TD align=right>Win XP</TD><TD align=right>W2000</TD><TD align=right>Win 98</TD><TD align=right>Win NT</TD><TD align=right>Win 95</TD><TD align=right>Linux</TD><TD align=right>Mac</TD></TR><TR><TD>December</TD><TD align=right>43.6%</TD><TD align=right>35.2%</TD><TD align=right>10.5%</TD><TD align=right>3.4%</TD><TD align=right>0.4%</TD><TD align=right>2.7%</TD><TD align=right>2.3%</TD></TR><TR><TD>November</TD><TD align=right>42.6%</TD><TD align=right>36.3%</TD><TD align=right>10.9%</TD><TD align=right>3.5%</TD><TD align=right>0.4%</TD><TD align=right>2.6%</TD><TD align=right>2.2%</TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD align=right>39.4%</TD><TD align=right>37.8%</TD><TD align=right>11.5%</TD><TD align=right>4.0%</TD><TD align=right>0.5%</TD><TD align=right>2.5%</TD><TD align=right>2.1%</TD></TR><TR><TD>September</TD><TD align=right>38.0%</TD><TD align=right>37.9%</TD><TD align=right>12.1%</TD><TD align=right>4.1%</TD><TD align=right>0.5%</TD><TD align=right>2.4%</TD><TD align=right>2.0%</TD></TR><TR><TD>August</TD><TD align=right>36.3%</TD><TD align=right>39.9%</TD><TD align=right>12.6%</TD><TD align=right>4.6%</TD><TD align=right>0.5%</TD><TD align=right>2.4%</TD><TD align=right>2.0%</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD align=right>33.9%</TD><TD align=right>40.6%</TD><TD align=right>12.6%</TD><TD align=right>5.3%</TD><TD align=right>0.6%</TD><TD align=right>2.3%</TD><TD align=right>1.9%</TD></TR><TR><TD>June</TD><TD align=right>32.8%</TD><TD align=right>40.4%</TD><TD align=right>13.4%</TD><TD align=right>5.4%</TD><TD align=right>0.6%</TD><TD align=right>2.3%</TD><TD align=right>1.8%</TD></TR><TR><TD>May</TD><TD align=right>31.4%</TD><TD align=right>41.0%</TD><TD align=right>13.9%</TD><TD align=right>5.8%</TD><TD align=right>0.7%</TD><TD align=right>2.2%</TD><TD align=right>1.8%</TD></TR><TR><TD>April</TD><TD align=right>30.8%</TD><TD align=right>40.9%</TD><TD align=right>14.7%</TD><TD align=right>6.0%</TD><TD align=right>0.7%</TD><TD align=right>2.1%</TD><TD align=right>1.8%</TD></TR><TR><TD>March</TD><TD align=right>29.1%</TD><TD align=right>41.9%</TD><TD align=right>14.8%</TD><TD align=right>6.6%</TD><TD align=right>0.8%</TD><TD align=right>2.2%</TD><TD align=right>1.8%</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Platforms that count for less than 0.5% are not listed.




<HR>Display Resolution


The current trend is that more and more computers are using a screen size of 1024x768 pixels:

<TABLE class=ex cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width="20%">2004</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>Higher</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>1024x768</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>800x600</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>640x480</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>Unknown</TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD align=right>10%</TD><TD align=right>51%</TD><TD align=right>34%</TD><TD align=right>1%</TD><TD align=right>4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD align=right>10%</TD><TD align=right>50%</TD><TD align=right>35%</TD><TD align=right>1%</TD><TD align=right>4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD align=right>10%</TD><TD align=right>47%</TD><TD align=right>37%</TD><TD align=right>1%</TD><TD align=right>5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>2003</TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD align=right>9%</TD><TD align=right>45%</TD><TD align=right>40%</TD><TD align=right>2%</TD><TD align=right>4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD align=right>8%</TD><TD align=right>43%</TD><TD align=right>44%</TD><TD align=right>2%</TD><TD align=right>5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD align=right>6%</TD><TD align=right>40%</TD><TD align=right>47%</TD><TD align=right>2%</TD><TD align=right>5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>2002</TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD align=right>6%</TD><TD align=right>38%</TD><TD align=right>49%</TD><TD align=right>2%</TD><TD align=right>5%</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Web developers be aware: Many users still have only 800x600 display screens.




<HR>Color Depth


The current trend is that more and more computers use 24 or 32 bits hardware to display 16,777,216 different colors:

<TABLE class=ex cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TD width="19%">2004</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="27%">16,777,216</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="27%">65,536</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="27%">Lower</TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD align=right>65%</TD><TD align=right>29%</TD><TD align=right>6%</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD align=right>66%</TD><TD align=right>30%</TD><TD align=right>4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD align=right>65%</TD><TD align=right>31%</TD><TD align=right>4%</TD></TR><TR><TD>2003</TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD align=right>60%</TD><TD align=right>35%</TD><TD align=right>5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD align=right>55%</TD><TD align=right>40%</TD><TD align=right>5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD align=right>51%</TD><TD align=right>44%</TD><TD align=right>5%</TD></TR><TR><TD>2002</TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD align=right>49%</TD><TD align=right>46%</TD><TD align=right>5%</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Older computers and laptops often use 16 bits display hardware. This gives a maximum of 65,000 different colors.

Handheld computers (and very old computers) often use 8 bits color hardware. This gives a maximum of 256 colors.

Read more about the display of colors




<HR>JavaScript Statistics


There are no absolute trends about the use of JavaScript. Some users have scripting turned off. Some browsers don't support scripting:

<TABLE class=ex cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width="20%">2004</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>JavaScript On</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>JavaScript Off</TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD align=right>90%</TD><TD align=right>10%</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD align=right>90%</TD><TD align=right>10%</TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD align=right>92%</TD><TD align=right>8%</TD></TR><TR><TD>2003</TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD align=right>90%</TD><TD align=right>10%</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD align=right>89%</TD><TD align=right>11%</TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD align=right>89%</TD><TD align=right>11%</TD></TR><TR><TD>2002</TD><TD align=right></TD><TD align=right></TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD align=right>88%</TD><TD align=right>12</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

if the browser trend curve continues, end of next near sees IE in the 50's, Moz in the 30's... barring an MS about face(further develop IE) or other browser acquisition, and a Mozilla misstep, in 2 years or less Moz will have the lead.

BTW anyone w/ deep pockets should look to acquire / venture invest this company(quick cash in before it gets gobbled up):

http://www.datawind.com/ their super-advanced compression technology loads an entire web page in less than seven seconds in a pda/cell phone screen-- exactly the same as on a desktop: colors, java applets, everything-- nothing missing! And to boot it's accomplishing this in spite of sucky cellular modem speeds!
Their hardware is not up to par, but the main value there is that technology.