Statistic is an important information. Below you find the statistics of the long term trends of browser usage. You can see that Google Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer are the most popular browsers today.
2012 |
Internet Explorer
|
Firefox
|
Chrome
|
Safari
|
Opera
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October |
16.1 %
|
31.8 %
|
44.9 %
|
4.3 %
|
2.0 %
|
September |
16.4 %
|
32.2 %
|
44.1 %
|
4.2 %
|
2.1 %
|
August |
16.2 %
|
32.8 %
|
43.7 %
|
4.0 %
|
2.2 %
|
July |
16.3 %
|
33.7 %
|
42.9 %
|
3.9 %
|
2.1 %
|
June |
16.7 %
|
34.4 %
|
41.7 %
|
4.1 %
|
2.2 %
|
May |
18.1 %
|
35.2 %
|
39.3 %
|
4.3 %
|
2.2 %
|
April |
18.3 %
|
35.8 %
|
38.3 %
|
4.5 %
|
2.3 %
|
March |
18.9 %
|
36.3 %
|
37.3 %
|
4.4 %
|
2.3 %
|
February |
19.5 %
|
36.6 %
|
36.3 %
|
4.5 %
|
2.3 %
|
January |
20.1 %
|
37.1 %
|
35.3 %
|
4.3 %
|
2.4 %
|
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|
|
|
|
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2011 |
Internet Explorer
|
Firefox
|
Chrome
|
Safari
|
Opera
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December |
20.2 %
|
37.7 %
|
34.6 %
|
4.2 %
|
2.5 %
|
November |
21.2 %
|
38.1 %
|
33.4 %
|
4.2 %
|
2.4 %
|
October |
21.7 %
|
38.7 %
|
32.3 %
|
4.2 %
|
2.4 %
|
September |
22.9 %
|
39.7 %
|
30.5 %
|
4.0 %
|
2.2 %
|
August |
22.4 %
|
40.6 %
|
30.3 %
|
3.8 %
|
2.3 %
|
July |
22.0 %
|
42.0 %
|
29.4 %
|
3.6 %
|
2.4 %
|
June |
23.2 %
|
42.2 %
|
27.9 %
|
3.7 %
|
2.4 %
|
May |
24.9 %
|
42.4 %
|
25.9 %
|
4.0 %
|
2.4 %
|
April |
24.3 %
|
42.9 %
|
25.6 %
|
4.1 %
|
2.6 %
|
March |
25.8 %
|
42.2 %
|
25.0 %
|
4.0 %
|
2.5 %
|
February |
26.5 %
|
42.4 %
|
24.1 %
|
4.1 %
|
2.5 %
|
January |
26.6 %
|
42.8 %
|
23.8 %
|
4.0 %
|
2.5 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010 |
Internet Explorer
|
Firefox
|
Chrome
|
Safari
|
Opera
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December |
27.5 %
|
43.5 %
|
22.4 %
|
3.8 %
|
2.2 %
|
November |
28.6 %
|
44.0 %
|
20.5 %
|
4.0 %
|
2.3 %
|
October |
29.7 %
|
44.1 %
|
19.2 %
|
3.9 %
|
2.2 %
|
September |
31.1 %
|
45.1 %
|
17.3 %
|
3.7 %
|
2.2 %
|
August |
30.7 %
|
45.8 %
|
17.0 %
|
3.5 %
|
2.3 %
|
July |
30.4 %
|
46.4 %
|
16.7 %
|
3.4 %
|
2.3 %
|
June |
31.0 %
|
46.6 %
|
15.9 %
|
3.6 %
|
2.1 %
|
May |
32.2 %
|
46.9 %
|
14.5 %
|
3.5 %
|
2.2 %
|
April |
33.4 %
|
46.4 %
|
13.6 %
|
3.7 %
|
2.2 %
|
March |
34.9 %
|
46.2 %
|
12.3 %
|
3.7 %
|
2.2 %
|
February |
35.3 %
|
46.5 %
|
11.6 %
|
3.8 %
|
2.1 %
|
January |
36.2 %
|
46.3 %
|
10.8 %
|
3.7 %
|
2.2 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
Internet Explorer
|
Firefox
|
Chrome
|
Safari
|
Opera
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December |
37.2 %
|
46.4 %
|
9.8 %
|
3.6 %
|
2.3 %
|
November |
37.7 %
|
47.0 %
|
8.5 %
|
3.8 %
|
2.3 %
|
October |
37.5 %
|
47.5 %
|
8.0 %
|
3.8 %
|
2.3 %
|
September |
39.6 %
|
46.6 %
|
7.1 %
|
3.6 %
|
2.2 %
|
August |
39.3 %
|
47.4 %
|
7.0 %
|
3.3 %
|
2.1 %
|
July |
39.4 %
|
47.9 %
|
6.5 %
|
3.3 %
|
2.1 %
|
June |
40.7 %
|
47.3 %
|
6.0 %
|
3.1 %
|
2.1 %
|
May |
41.0 %
|
47.7 %
|
5.5 %
|
3.0 %
|
2.2 %
|
April |
42.1 %
|
47.1 %
|
4.9 %
|
3.0 %
|
2.2 %
|
March |
43.3 %
|
46.5 %
|
4.2 %
|
3.1 %
|
2.3 %
|
February |
43.6 %
|
46.4 %
|
4.0 %
|
3.0 %
|
2.2 %
|
January |
44.8 %
|
45.5 %
|
3.9 %
|
3.0 %
|
2.3 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
Internet Explorer
|
Firefox
|
Chrome
|
Safari
|
Opera
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December |
46.0 %
|
44.4 %
|
3.6 %
|
2.7 %
|
2.4 %
|
November |
47.0 %
|
44.2 %
|
3.1 %
|
2.7 %
|
2.3 %
|
October |
47.4 %
|
44.0 %
|
3.0 %
|
2.8 %
|
2.2 %
|
September |
49.0 %
|
42.6 %
|
3.1 %
|
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 |
Internet Explorer
|
Firefox
|
Mozilla
|
Safari
|
Opera
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November |
56.0 %
|
36.3 %
|
1.2 %
|
1.8 %
|
1.6 %
|
September |
57.2 %
|
35.4 %
|
1.2 %
|
1.6 %
|
1.5 %
|
July |
58.5 %
|
34.5 %
|
1.4 %
|
1.5 %
|
1.9 %
|
May |
58.9 %
|
33.7 %
|
1.3 %
|
1.5 %
|
1.7 %
|
March |
58.7 %
|
31.8 %
|
1.3 %
|
1.6 %
|
1.6 %
|
January |
58.6 %
|
31.0 %
|
1.5 %
|
1.7 %
|
1.5 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
Internet Explorer
|
Firefox
|
Mozilla
|
Netscape
|
Opera
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November |
60.6 %
|
29.9 %
|
2.5 %
|
0.2 %
|
1.5 %
|
September |
62.1 %
|
27.3 %
|
2.3 %
|
0.4 %
|
1.6 %
|
July |
62.4 %
|
25.5 %
|
2.3 %
|
0.4 %
|
1.4 %
|
May |
63.0 %
|
25.7 %
|
2.3 %
|
0.3 %
|
1.5 %
|
March |
64.7 %
|
24.5 %
|
2.4 %
|
0.5 %
|
1.5 %
|
January |
66.0 %
|
25.0 %
|
3.1 %
|
0.5 %
|
1.6 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
Internet Explorer
|
Firefox
|
Mozilla
|
Netscape
|
Opera
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November |
68.9 %
|
23.6 %
|
2.8 %
|
0.4 %
|
1.5 %
|
September |
75.5 %
|
18.0 %
|
2.5 %
|
0.4 %
|
1.2 %
|
July |
73.8 %
|
19.8 %
|
2.6 %
|
0.5 %
|
1.2 %
|
May |
71.6 %
|
21.0 %
|
3.1 %
|
0.7 %
|
1.3 %
|
March |
72.5 %
|
18.9 %
|
3.3 %
|
1.0 %
|
1.9 %
|
January |
74.5 %
|
16.6 %
|
3.4 %
|
1.1 %
|
1.9 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
Internet Explorer
|
|
Mozilla
|
Netscape
|
Opera
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November |
76.2 %
|
|
16.5 %
|
1.7 %
|
1.6 %
|
September |
79.0 %
|
|
13.7 %
|
2.0 %
|
1.7 %
|
July |
80.4 %
|
|
12.6 %
|
2.2 %
|
1.6 %
|
May |
81.9 %
|
|
9.5 %
|
2.4 %
|
1.6 %
|
March |
82.8 %
|
|
7.9 %
|
2.8 %
|
1.4 %
|
January |
84.7 %
|
|
5.5 %
|
2.4 %
|
1.5 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 |
Internet Explorer
|
|
Mozilla
|
Netscape
|
Opera
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November |
84.9 %
|
|
7.2 %
|
2.6 %
|
1.9 %
|
September |
86.6 %
|
|
6.2 %
|
2.7 %
|
1.8 %
|
July |
87.2 %
|
|
5.7 %
|
2.7 %
|
1.7 %
|
May |
87.7 %
|
|
4.6 %
|
3.3 %
|
1.4 %
|
March |
88.0 %
|
|
4.2 %
|
3.4 %
|
1.2 %
|
January |
84.6 %
|
|
4.0 %
|
4.0 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
Internet Explorer
|
AOL
|
|
Netscape
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November |
83.4 %
|
5.2 %
|
|
8.0 %
|
|
September |
83.5 %
|
4.5 %
|
|
8.0 %
|
|
July |
84.5 %
|
3.5 %
|
|
7.3 %
|
|
May |
86.7 %
|
2.8 %
|
|
7.3 %
|
|
March |
86.1 %
|
3.0 %
|
|
7.7 %
|
|
January |
85.8 %
|
2.8 %
|
|
7.9 %
|
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