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W3Schools has over 60 million monthly visits.
From the statistics below (collected since 2002) you can read the long term trends of browser usage.
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| 2020 | Chrome | Edge/IE | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | 80.0 % | 5.3 % | 7.1 % | 3.9 % | 2.3 % |
| October | 80.4 % | 5.2 % | 7.1 % | 3.7 % | 2.1 % |
| September | 81.0 % | 4.9 % | 7.2 % | 3.6 % | 2.0 % |
| August | 81.2 % | 4.6 % | 7.3 % | 3.4 % | 2.0 % |
| July | 81.3 % | 4.3 % | 7.6 % | 3.4 % | 2.0 % |
| June | 80.7 % | 3.9 % | 8.1 % | 3.7 % | 2.1 % |
| May | 80.7 % | 3.5 % | 8.5 % | 4.1 % | 1.6 % |
| April | 80.7 % | 3.4 % | 8.6 % | 4.2 % | 1.5 % |
| March | 81.4 % | 3.5 % | 8.7 % | 3.7 % | 1.3 % |
| February | 82.0 % | 3.4 % | 8.7 % | 3.4 % | 1.2 % |
| January | 81.9 % | 3.0 % | 9.1 % | 3.3 % | 1.3 % |
| 2019 | Chrome | Edge/IE | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| November | 81.3 % | 3.2 % | 9.2 % | 3.5 % | 1.4 % |
| September | 81.4 % | 3.3 % | 9.1 % | 3.1 % | 1.6 % |
| July | 80.9 % | 3.3 % | 9.3 % | 2.7 % | 1.6 % |
| May | 80.4 % | 3.6 % | 9.5 % | 3.3 % | 1.7 % |
| March | 80.0 % | 3.8 % | 9.6 % | 3.3 % | 1.7 % |
| January | 79.5 % | 4.0 % | 10.2 % | 3.3 % | 1.6 % |
| 2018 | Chrome | IE/Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| November | 79.1 % | 4.1 % | 10.2 % | 3.8 % | 1.6 % |
| September | 79.6 % | 3.9 % | 10.3 % | 3.3 % | 1.5 % |
| July | 80.1 % | 3.5 % | 10.8 % | 2.7 % | 1.5 % |
| May | 79.0 % | 3.9 % | 10.9 % | 3.2 % | 1.6 % |
| March | 78.1 % | 4.0 % | 11.5 % | 3.3 % | 1.6 % |
| January | 77.2 % | 4.1 % | 12.4 % | 3.2 % | 1.6 % |
| 2017 | Chrome | IE/Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| November | 76.8 % | 4.3 % | 12.5 % | 3.3 % | 1.6 % |
| September | 76.5 % | 4.2 % | 12.8 % | 3.2 % | 1.2 % |
| July | 76.7 % | 4.2 % | 13.3 % | 3.0 % | 1.2 % |
| May | 75.8 % | 4.6 % | 13.6 % | 3.4 % | 1.1 % |
| March | 75.1 % | 4.8 % | 14.1 % | 3.6 % | 1.0 % |
| January | 73.7 % | 4.9 % | 15.4 % | 3.6 % | 1.0 % |
| 2016 | Chrome | IE/Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| November | 73.8 % | 5.2 % | 15.3 % | 3.5 % | 1.1 % |
| September | 72.5 % | 5.3 % | 16.3 % | 3.5 % | 1.0 % |
| July | 71.9 % | 5.2 % | 17.1 % | 3.2 % | 1.1 % |
| May | 71.4 % | 5.7 % | 16.9 % | 3.6 % | 1.2 % |
| March | 69.9 % | 6.1 % | 17.8 % | 3.6 % | 1.3 % |
| January | 68.4 % | 6.2 % | 18.8 % | 3.7 % | 1.4 % |
| Year | Chrome | IE | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 63.3 % | 6.5 % | 21.6 % | 4.9 % | 2.5 % |
| 2014 | 59.8 % | 8.5 % | 24.9 % | 3.5 % | 1.7 % |
| 2013 | 52.8 % | 11.8 % | 28.9 % | 3.6 % | 1.6 % |
| 2012 | 42.9 % | 16.3 % | 33.7 % | 3.9 % | 2.1 % |
| 2011 | 29.4 % | 22.0 % | 42.0 % | 3.6 % | 2.4 % |
| 2010 | 16.7 % | 30.4 % | 46.4 % | 3.4 % | 2.3 % |
| 2009 | 6.5 % | 39.4 % | 47.9 % | 3.3 % | 2.1 % |
| 2008 | 52.4 % | 42.6 % | 2.5 % | 1.9 % | |
| 2007 | 58.5 % | 35.9 % | 1.5 % | 1.9 % | |
| Netscape | |||||
| 2006 | 62.4 % | 27.8 % | 0.4 % | 1.4 % | |
| 2005 | 73.8 % | 22.4 % | 0.5 % | 1.2 % | |
| Mozilla | |||||
| 2004 | 80.4 % | 12.6 % | 2.2 % | 1.6 % | |
| 2003 | 87.2 % | 5.7 % | 2.7 % | 1.7 % | |
| 2002 | 84.5 % | 3.5 % | 7.3 % |
- Chrome = Google Chrome
- IE = Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Firefox = Mozilla Firefox (identified as Mozilla before 2005)
- Mozilla = The Mozilla Suite (identified as Firefox after 2004)
- Safari = Apple Safari (and Konqueror. Both identified as Mozilla before 2007)
- Opera = Opera (from 2011; Opera Mini is included here)
- Netscape = Netscape Navigator (identified as Mozilla after 2006)
Statistics Can Be Misleading
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W3Schools' statistics may not be relevant to your web site. Different sites attract different audiences. Some web sites attract developers using professional hardware, while other sites attract hobbyists using older computers.
Anyway, data collected from W3Schools' log-files over many years clearly shows the long term trends.
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Computer Speed
Chrome latest update download. The first electrical computer (Z3 1941) could do 5 intructions pr second.
The first electronical computer (ENIAC 1945) did 5000 instructions pr second.
Safari Browser For Mac
Todays computers can do 5 billion instructions pr second.
| Computer | Instructions Per second | Bits Per instruction |
|---|---|---|
| Z3 1941 | 5 | 4 |
| ENIAC 1945 | 5.000 | 8 |
| IBM PC 1981 | 5.000.000 | 16 |
| Intel Pentium 1995 | 100.000.000 | 32 |
| AMD 2000 | 1.000.000.000 | 64 |
| Today | 5.000.000.000 | 128 |
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