Browser Market Share Results for October
In the world of online marketing, design and resources one of the key things that just about everyone that runs a website should be aware of – the browser market share. Optimising sites for certain browsers and keeping on top of emerging technology can make the difference between good site and a great one.
Internet Explorer remains, as ever, the dominant force in the online world, but it’s one that’s ever-so-slowly crumbling away as the smaller browsers make their mark and more organisations switch over to using Firefox as their default browser. IE’s market share dropped over 1% this October. This trend could easily continue well into the next year and see IE lose a significant portion of their users if they don’t start trying to innovate rather than simply copying the features of Mozzila.
Firefox indeed saw a minor rise in market share up to 24.07% from 23.75% last month – a small figure but one that brings the browser one step closer to owning an entire quarter of the browser market. Chrome also saw a rise from 3.17% to 3.58% and even Apple Safari managed to move up slightly from 4.24% to 4.42% over the course of the month. The only main browser other than IE to face a drop in its market share was Opera. Although it only fell 0.02%, it’s a sign that there might be tough times to come for the browser which only commands slightly over 2% of the overall market.
The popularity of Windows 7 could see resurgence for Internet Explorer, at least for a short amount of time. It should also push more users into using more recent versions – people using older versions of IE that aren’t always compatible with modern net code have been the bane of web developers, designers and indeed Microsoft itself for some time now. Firefox and the smaller browsers might be jostling for space in the busy market but for now, IE still sits firmly on top of the market with a larger share than all other mainstream browsers combined.
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