About three and a half years ago I took a look at the browser usage statistics here in The MKX®. A lot has happened since: Safari came out for Windows, mobile browsing finally became usable with the iPhone, and Google released a fast new browser called Chrome. I think it’s about time we take another look:
| Browser | Internet Q4 2009 (by Net Applications) |
The MKX® April 2006 |
The MKX® December 2009 |
| Internet Explorer | 64% | 59.32% | 38.57% |
| Firefox | 24.44% | 27.12% | 34.84% |
| Safari | 4.40% | 9.32% | 18.55% |
| Chrome | 3.82% | No data | 5.68% |
| Opera | 2.25% | 2.54% | 0.49% |
| Netscape | 0.31% | 0.85% | No data |
Conclusions:
- Firefox, Safari usage keeps climbing.
- Internet Explorer use is declining.
- Chrome came out of nowhere and in a few months has a respectable number of users (myself included).
- People who don’t use Internet Explorer are smarter and better looking. Thus, in average, our readers are smarter and better looking than the rest of the world.
- Opera is dying a slow, painful death.
As an interesting not, now 2.75% of all our visits are from an iPhone or iPod touch. Thanks for reading.