General Browser Stats
WebSideStory - latest report has firefox going from 4% to 7% in the last year, while IE, Netscape & original Mozilla decreased.
U.S. Browser Usage Share — All OS
| Browser | 4/29/05 | 2/18/05 | 12/3/04 | 6/4/04 |
| Internet Explorer | 88.86% | 89.85% | 91.80% | 95.48% |
| Firefox | 6.75% | 5.69% | 4.06% | *3.53% |
| Non-Firefox Netscape and Mozilla browsers | 2.23% | 2.47% | 2.83% | |
| Other | 2.06% | 1.90% | 1.25% | 0.95% |
* WebSideStory did not track the Firefox browser separately until Oct. 2004. The June 4, 2004, figure includes all Netscape and Mozilla-based browsers, including Firefox.
Update: November 2nd, 2005, OneStat.com ( www.onestat.com ), the number one provider of real-time web analytics, today reported that Mozilla's browsers have a total global usage share of 11.51% and 14.07% in the US. Safari usage also seems to be increasing, escalating to 3.55% in the US.
The most popular browsers on the web are:
| 1. | Microsoft IE | 85.45 % |
| 2. | Mozilla Firefox | 11.51 % |
| 3. | Apple Safari | 1.75 % |
| 4. | Netscape | 0.26 % |
| 5. | Opera | 0.77 % |
The most popular browsers in the USA are:
| 1. | Microsoft IE | 80.73 % |
| 2. | Mozilla Firefox | 14.07 % |
| 3. | Apple Safari | 3.55 % |
| 4. | Netscape | 0.76 % |
| 5. | Opera | 0.77 % |
Source: http://www.onestat.com/html/aboutus_pressbox40_browser_market_firefox_growing.html
