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Safari Tops 7 Percent in Nov, IE Drops Below 70
The Mac Observer —
Safari Tops 7 Percent in Nov, IE Drops Below 70 by on December 1st, 2008 at 9:42 AM Apple's Safari Web browser climbed up over a seven percent market share in November while Microsoft's Internet Explorer dropped below 70 percent for the first time. Safari managed to grab 7.13 percent of the browser market as it continued its upward trend, jsut as Internet Explorer continued its steady decline down to 69.7 percent, according to data from Market Share . Firefox topped the 20 percent mark for the first time in November to grab 20.78 percent of the browser market. The free ...
Microsoft losing share in OS and browsers
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
Microsoft is having a bad month. Redmond is losing share in Web metrics as well as in the OS market. (Oh and people are buying up old PCs for the XP licenses)
In the broader operating system market (depicted below) you'll notice that Apple's OS's (Mac and iPhone) now operate at over 9.25 percent of the market. Microsoft dipped below 90% for the first time ever in this survey.
Firefox also had a great showing, scoring over 20% of the browser Marketshare for the first time ever. Safari ...
Google Chrome Market Share Hits 1%
Digital Inspiration - Technology Blog —
... Net Applications, a firm that tracks the browser market share, says that Google web browser is slow gaining market share and has managed to touch the 1% mark for the first time since it’s ...
Apple’s Internet share registered strong gains in Dec.
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 —
... Applications.
Net Applications’ monthly surveys are conducted by sampling browser data from some 160 million visits to Web sites operated by the firm’s clients. Although it describes the results as “market shares,” the Web metrics company does not actually measure share of market in the traditional sense of sales revenue or unit sales. It does, however, provide a consistent methodology by which to gauge browser and operating system trends.
To see its Jan. 1 report, click here. The results are summarized in the table ...
Safari Tops 8 Percent Market Share in January, IE Drops Again
The Mac Observer —
Safari Tops 8 Percent Market Share in January, IE Drops Again by on February 2nd, 2009 at 11:34 AM Apple's Safari Web browser pushed up over 8 percent market share in January to hit 8.29 percent, topping December's 7.93 percent. In comparison, Microsoft's Internet Explorer continued its multi-month decline to dip down to 67.55 percent of the Web browser market, according to data from Market Share . Firefox also maintained its upward trend moving from 21.34 percent to 21.53 percent, chipping away at even more of Internet Explorer's market share. Google's Windows-only Chrome ...
Making Sense of Mac Market Share Figures
Tech Observer —
... Why they're not entirely accurate: The discrepancy in Linux numbers makes it easier to explain why Net Applications' data isn't necessarily a precise picture of the market. The company tracks OS and browser use among "member sites" that use Net Applications' tracking services, which the company says encompasses data from some 160 million users per month. This means that the only OS and browser numbers being tracked are those from users who specifically visit those member sites, which include the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, ...
Safari Loses Ground to IE in February, iPhone Dominates
The Mac Observer —
... on March 2nd, 2009 at 8:12 AM Apple's Safari Web browser dipped from its all-time market share high of 8.29 percent in January to 7.42 percent in February. Even with the release of a public beta of Safari 4 for Mac and Windows, Apple's Web browser lost ground to Internet Explorer and Firefox, according to data from Market Share . In contrast, the iPhone is the dominant player in the mobile browsing market. Microsoft's Internet Explorer reversed its steady downward spiral -- at least for one month -- to climb up to 68.17 percent of the market from January's 67.55 percent. ...
Will Microsoft Rebrand Live Search? Does It Matter?
Today @ PC World —
... . Since then, with the "Cashback" program and all the other various changes, Live has dropped about one point to 8.5 percent of the U.S. search market (as of January 2009, the most recent month ComScore has calculated). Internationally, Live was pulling in 2.5 percent of searches back in April of 2008, measurements by Net Applications indicate. It's since dipped down to 1.73 percent of the global market as of February 2009. What's in a Name? Consider, too, Microsoft's name-changing attempts with the Windows Mobile platform. After meandering from Pocket PC to Smartphone, then ...
Browser Wars: Opera Says It’s Not Down or Out [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... by Net Applications regarding Opera Software’s desktop browser is “plain wrong,” Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO of the software company, told me today. He was responding to questions about the ...
Safari Climbs in March, IE Drops
The Mac Observer —
... on April 2nd, 2009 at 10:18 AM Apple's Safari Web climbed again in March, moving back in range of its January market share high of 8.29 percent. While Safari was busy climbing up to 8.23 percent of the browser market, Internet Explorer was dropping from 68.17 percent in February down to 66.82 percent in March, according to data from Market Share . Microsoft's Internet Explorer has following a downward trend for over a year, slowly bleeding away its still substantial lead over competing Web browsers. In contrast, Firefox has been gaining on Internet Explorer and now holds 22.05 ...
Safari Holds Its Own in April, IE Drops
The Mac Observer —
... on May 1st, 2009 at 12:05 PM Apple's Safari Web browser market share remained relatively unchanged in April, but Microsoft's Internet Explorer continued losing users to competitors. Safari sat at 8.21 percent of the browser market for the month and nearly where it was in March with an 8.23 percent market share, according to data from Market Share . Internet Explorer entered April with about 66.82 percent of the market, but ended the month down at 66.1 percent. Microsoft has been slowly shedding users for well over a year, and that trend doesn't seem to be letting up. Firefox, ...
Google’s Android falling behind the iPhone
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 —
... After matching the iPhone nearly hit for hit in its first five months on the market, Google’s (GOOG) Android has fallen behind the pace set by Apple’s (AAPL) smartphone in terms of its presence on the Web, according to a report issued Monday.
“Android and the iPhone’s browsing usage share upon launch were nearly identical for the first few months,” the Web metrix firm Net Applications reports. “However, May numbers show that the Android mobile platform has fallen ...
OS X, iPhone OS, Safari Market Share Continue Rebounding in May [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network —
... Net Applications measures market share based upon Internet usage from some 160 million visitors to a network of hosted sites each month. According to the web metrics firm, OS X, iPhone OS, and Safari are continuing to incrementally increase in market share after sharp declines earlier this year. ...
Fun with numbers (browser and search share) a boon for StatCounter
Between the Lines —
... its Global Stats service in March. The service primarily measures search, browsers and operating systems. Here’s how StatCounter compiles its states. It tracks its 2 million members globally with 40 percent of that total in the U.S. and 25 percent in Europe. Overall, StatCounter analyzes about four billion pageloads a month. The sample certainly sounds large enough to be valid. However, Net Applications, which has been a go-to browser market share tracker , has said it its analyzing “some significant variations in browser and operating system statistics” for June. It remains ...
Net Applications’ Browser and Operating System market share stats ‘under review’ for June
MacDailyNews —
... and iPod touch platform over the past few years, the stats have shown clear trends of the awakening of the general personal computing public, with Mac OS X, Safari, and Firefox taking share from Microsoft's Windows and Internet Explorer. Net Applications' Market Share site states: We are investigating some significant variations in browser and operating system statistics. The reports will not be available until we complete our review. Net Applications' Market Share website is here .
OS X Market Share Jumps, iPhone Bumped, Safari 4 Trumps in July [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network —
... According to web metrics firm Net Applications, July was a very good month for Apple. OS X was sharply higher in usage, while the iPhone 3GS launch boosted Apple mobile numbers, and version 4 of Safari effectively replaced version 3 for those using Apple’s browser. ...
Mac's Internet share grew 5% in Sept.
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 —
... reported the iPhone's share as 0.6%.
Net Applications’ monthly surveys are conducted by sampling browser data from some 160 million visits to websites operated by its clients. The company describes the results as “market shares,” but they do not actually measure share of market in the sense of sales revenue or unit sales. They used to provide a consistent methodology by which to gauge operating system trends. Now, not so much.
You can see their September report here. The results are summarized in the chart below.
See also: ...
Windows 7 Breaks 3 Percent Share Barrier
Gadget Venue —
... Windows currently accounts for over 90% of installs on computers vs Mac at 5.27% and Linux at 0.96%. Figures represented here were collected from live stats customers over on Marketshare. ...
Chrome to Pass Safari in Browser Market Share
TheAppleBlog —
... Compiling data from more than 160 million visitors to its worldwide network of sites, web metrics firm Net Applications has released numbers for October. For web browsers, Internet Explorer still represents more than 60 percent of the market. That would be great for Microsoft, if it weren’t for the fact IE is down about ten percent from a year ago and Firefox is up about five percent. Safari now stands at 4.4 percent, up from 4.24 percent in September, and 2.87 percent last year, and that’s great, but not as great as Chrome. ...
