Net Applications Market Share Info

Google Penalizes Itself for Paid Links About Chrome - Internet Explorer Gains Share.

NetApplications.com — Wednesday, February 01, 2012

On January 3rd, Google dropped the page rank for the Chrome site to zero (from nine out of 10). This means the Chrome site no longer ranks highly on searches and displays fewer ads.

This was in response to Google violating its own guidelines against paid links. An ad agency Google uses created paid links in order to promote Chrome. According to Google, they were unaware of this.

In January, the upward trend for Chrome halted and Chrome lost .17% share on the desktop. Internet Explorer gained 1.1% and Firefox dropped 1%.

The iPad's Competition - Still Small, but Growing.

NetApplications.com — Wednesday, February 01, 2012

The Galaxy Tab and Kindle Fire are not close to matching the iPad's usage share, but are growing. The Galaxy Tab is at .42% mobile/tablet usage share and the Kindle Fire stands at .34% mobile/tablet usage share. The iPad maintains it lead in tablets at 23.97% mobile/table usage share.

Google+ as a Referral Source Continues Downward Trend

NetApplications.com — Thursday, December 01, 2011

In November, Google+ social media referrals have dropped again. Facebook now has over 1000 times the amount of referrals as Google+.

Blackberry Usage Share Drops on Outage and Conversions

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, November 01, 2011

The four day Blackberry outage coupled with a large number of Blackberry users switching to the iPhone 4S and Android, dropped Blackberry usage share in the mobile space from 3.3% to 2.5% in October.

Google+ as a Referral Source Still Dropping

NetApplications.com — Saturday, October 01, 2011

Again this month, Google+ social media referrals have dropped significantly. However, this trend may change since Google+ has been in a restricted field test and as of September 20th, Google opened the service to the public. Facebook dominates this category, referring over 500 times the amount of Google+ referrals

Mac Share Gets Back-to-School Bump

NetApplications.com — Saturday, October 01, 2011

Mac usage share generally rises in September. This year, Mac share rose .42% to reach 6.45% of worldwide desktop usage and 13.7% in the United States.

Usage share of Safari on the desktop gained in correlation to the gain in Mac share, passing 5% for the first time.

Microsoft's Strategy With Internet Explorer 9

NetApplications.com — Saturday, October 01, 2011

Skipping XP support, Microsoft has been pushing Internet Explorer 9 and Windows 7 as the best browsing experience on Windows 7 because of IE9's use of hardware acceleration and its integration with the Windows 7 user interface. For the month of September, Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7 hit 21% worldwide usage share.

As of the end of September, Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7 reached 22.1% share worldwide and 31% in the United States. Share of worldwide browsing of Windows 7 also grew in September, passing 30% with 30.4% of worldwide browsing share

Mac Share Tops 6% for the First Time on the Desktop

NetApplications.com — Thursday, September 01, 2011

For the first time in our tracking, Mac share has topped 6% on the desktop worldwide and is now at 13.42% in the United States.

Google+ Referrals Drop 32% in Second Month

NetApplications.com — Thursday, September 01, 2011

After a strong first month, Google+ as a social media referral source has dropped 32% in its second month. However, it has maintained its position as the seventh leading source of social media referrals.

Google+ Already Driving More Traffic Than Some Established Social Media Sites

NetApplications.com — Monday, August 01, 2011

We have a new measurement of market share. We are now tracking referrals from social media sites. This measures the percentage of all web visitors that get referred from the major social media sites.

For our first article, Google+ has launched, and even in its early form, it is driving more referrals than some established players. In July, Google+ already topped Mashable and Delicious.

Are People Tuning Out the Facebook Like Button?

NetApplications.com — Monday, August 01, 2011

When Facebook launched their updated Like button in February, there was a huge, immediate jump in the amount of referral traffic generated from facebook.com (as shown in the report's graph). However, since then the percentage has been dropping rapidly.

Browser Wars

NetApplications.com — Monday, August 01, 2011

As we've mentioned before, Microsoft skipped XP support for Internet Explorer 9 in order to compete more effectively on Windows 7. In July on Windows 7, Internet Explorer 9 hit 18.5% share worldwide and 24.8% in the United States. There are indications that this strategy is working. Although Internet Explorer lost usage share on XP, on Windows 7, Microsoft increased global usage share, going from 54.6% in June to 54.8% in July. And in the U.S., Internet Explorer share on Windows 7 grew 0.6% to 68.1%.

Microsoft has been pushing Internet Explorer 9 and Windows 7 as the best browsing experience on Windows 7 because of IE9's use of hardware acceleration and integration with the Windows 7 user interface.

Mobile + Tablet Crosses 5% of All Browsing Globally

NetApplications.com — Friday, July 01, 2011

Mobile and tablet platforms now account for over 5% of all browsing on the internet and over 8.2% in the United States. These devices include all iOS, Android, Blackberry, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java ME devices.

In the United States, browsing by device type is as follows:

Device Type	U.S. Browsing Share
iPhone	2.9%
Android	2.6%
iPad	2.1%
Blackberry	0.57%
Symbian	0.03%
Java ME	0.02%
Windows Mobile	0.02%

The iPad Passes 1% of All Browsing

NetApplications.com — Friday, July 01, 2011

The iPad now exceeds 1% of all browsing on the internet, and over 2.1% in the United States.

June's Modern Warfare (for Browsers)

NetApplications.com — Friday, July 01, 2011

Internet Explorer 9 was intentionally designed for Windows 7 for better performance and integration into the Windows 7 experience, while not providing support for Windows XP. This strategy was implemented by Microsoft in order to focus resources on modern versions of Windows and compete more effectively within a narrower focus.

We have been tracking this strategy since it was implemented, because what is happening with browsers on Windows 7+ is a more accurate predictor of the future of browser share. So, is it working? IE 9 is now at 15.61% on Windows 7 globally, and 19.56% in the United States for the month of June, in both cases, second only to IE 8. On the last day of June, IE 9 was at 17.0% on Windows 7 globally and 21.8% in the United States

Where's the iPad's Competition?

NetApplications.com — Wednesday, June 01, 2011

We reviewed the usage share numbers on three of the iPad's top competitors and found the following:

The iPad has 0.92% share of all browsing. This compares to:

Tablet	May Usage Share (of all browsing)
Samsung Galaxy Tab	0.018%
Motorola Xoom	0.012%
Blackberry PlayBook	0.003%

In other words, the iPad has 53 times the usage share of its nearest competitor.

Modern Warfare (for Browsers)

NetApplications.com — Wednesday, June 01, 2011

When Microsoft decided not to support XP for Internet Explorer 9, they narrowed the front for the browser wars to Windows 7. We've been tracking this strategy ever since, and in May, Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7 reached 12.2% worldwide (including custom editions). In the U.S., Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7 averaged 17% usage share during the last three days of May.

According to Microsoft, Internet Explorer 9 is designed to take advantage of the graphics capabilities of Windows 7 and the underlying hardware for better performance and integrates websites into the Windows 7 experience.

Apple Gains on All Devices - iOS Gains a Record .37% Global Usage Share

NetApplications.com — Sunday, May 01, 2011

In April, Apple has increased their usage share in all four major devices they produce. The Mac OS, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch all gained share in the last month. On three devices, Apple has reached an all-time high usage share.

Platform	Global Share Increase	April Share	Record Level
Mac OS	+.15%	5.40%	*
iPhone	+.21%	1.23%	*
iPad	+.12%	.82%	*
iPod Touch	+.04%	.19%

Browser Wars - Is Microsoft's Strategy Working?

NetApplications.com — Sunday, May 01, 2011

Last month we detailed Microsoft's strategy with Internet Explorer 9, where they decided to skip XP support in order to optimize the browser for Windows 7. After one month, Internet Explorer 9 is benefiting from Windows 7 momentum and has doubled its usage share on Windows 7 from 3.6% last month to 7.5% in April. Also, Internet Explorer 9's daily usage share for the last day of the month (April 30th) hit 9.95% worldwide on Windows 7.

According to Microsoft, Internet Explorer is designed to take advantage of the graphics capabilities of Windows 7 and the underlying hardware for better performance and integrates websites into the Windows 7 experience.

Microsoft Redefines Battlefield for Browsers - Releases Internet Explorer 9.0 Exclusively to Windows 7/Vista SP2

NetApplications.com — Friday, April 01, 2011

In a potentially game-changing move, Microsoft has not created a release of Internet Explorer 9.0 for Windows XP. According to Ryan Gavin, senior director of IE business and marketing, Microsoft is focused on Windows 7, taking advantage of the rich graphics capabilities of the OS and the underlying hardware, while at the same time allowing web sites to integrate alongside other native applications in the Windows 7 experience. This focus has enabled Microsoft to achieve huge performance gains with IE 9.

So what are the usage share ramifications for this decision? Microsoft seems willing to sacrifice usage share in the short term in order to leapfrog the competition in the long run by applying all their resources to modern versions of Windows. Although Windows XP currently has 54% of global usage share, Windows 7 usage share is following a strong, fairly linear path upwards and Windows versions from Vista forward should have a majority share within a couple years.

The new browser battle for Microsoft is Internet Explorer 9.0 on Windows 7. On this, Internet Explorer 9.0 reached 3.6% usage share in March

Firefox 4.0, Internet Explorer 9.0 and Chrome 10.0 Released in March

NetApplications.com — Friday, April 01, 2011

In March, there were three major browser releases; Firefox 4.0, Internet Explorer 9.0 and Chrome 10.0. Each has used a different method of upgrading their users, leading to varying impacts on usage share gains.

Internet Explorer: Older versions do not have an option for upgrading. Users must download the update from Microsoft's website. Microsoft plans to put the upgrade in Windows Update next month.
Firefox: The browser has a 'Check for Updates' menu item and an update screen.
Chrome: The browser updates itself, without prompting the user.

These differences make direct comparisons of usage share on new versions irrelevant, especially since Chrome 10's share is simply a measure of how many users have launched the browser.

Because of this, we will no longer be writing articles on the usage share of individual Chrome versions.

Internet Explorer 6.0 Deathwatch

NetApplications.com — Friday, April 01, 2011

Meanwhile, Internet Explorer 6 continues its decline in share and now accounts for 11.58% of worldwide share across all operating systems (including custom editions).

Microsoft really wants people to stop using Internet Explorer 6.0. They even made a site about it.

IMPORTANT: C.I.A. Releases New Internet Usage by Country Report - The Effect on Share

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, March 01, 2011

All of our global usage share reports are weighted based on C.I.A. data on how many internet users per country there are. For example, we have more data on the U.S. than China so we weight the Chinese data proportionaly higher according to the research provided by the C.I.A.

In February, the C.I.A. released new data on how many internet users per country there are. It shows a large increase in the global percentage of Chinese users and a decrease in the global percentage of users from the U.S., U.K, Germany, France and other developed countries.

These geographic shifts in internet usage have an significant impact on the global usage share numbers starting in February. This adjustment corrects an increasing inaccuracy over time as population shifts occur and reflects reality more closely than unadjusted numbers. Country-level reporting is unaffected by this change. For informational purposes, the following report shows the C.I.A. data we use:

Geographic Shifts in Internet Usage Show Firefox Over-Reported, Internet Explorer Gains Share

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, March 01, 2011

With the new C.I.A. numbers factored in, Firefox loses global share since many of the countries it is most popular in (Western European, in particular) now have a lower percentage of global internet users. Internet Explorer gains as browser usage shifts to countries with higher percentages of Internet Explorer users.

Internet Explorer picks up gains in the following areas:
Internet Explorer on Windows: +.86 (62.40% to 63.26%)
Internet Explorer 8.0 on Windows: +.1.03% (38.77% to 39.80%)
Internet Explorer 9.0 on Windows: +.10% (.56% to .66%)
And the Internet Explorer 9.0 beta on Windows 7 is now at 2.09%.

Geographic Shifts in Internet Usage Decrease iOS and Mac Share

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, March 01, 2011

The Mac and iOS devices show a one-time adjustment in February due to the new C.I.A. numbers, since they are less popular in China and other developing countries, they show less share. This does not mean that the Mac and iOS lost users.

Browser Wars: Chrome Breaks 10%, Internet Explorer 8.0 Gains Big, Internet Explorer 6.0 Decline Accelerates

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Chrome surpassed 10% share of global browser usage for the first time in January by gaining .72% share month to month. Internet Explorer 8.0 showed strong growth in January, gaining 1.15% share month to month (1.18% including custom editions). The latest beta version of Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 9 surpassed 0.5% usage share worldwide. Windows 7 remains the largest user base of Internet Explorer 9, and it now accounts for 1.82% usage on Windows 7 worldwide.

Apple's iOS Breaks 2% of All Browsing on The Web, Over 5% in U.K./Australia

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Apple's iOS which runs the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch reached 2.06% of all global browsing in January, passing 2% for the first time. This growth trend accelerated over the holidays, which follows the typical pattern for Apple consumer devices.

Standout countries for iOS share:

Country	January Share
Singapore	9.98%
United States	3.4%
United Kingdom	5.1%
Australia	5.6%

Internet Explorer 9.0 Beta Tracking

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, February 01, 2011

The Internet Explorer 9.0 is gaining global usage share, reaching .5% in January.

Mobile Holiday Winners - iOS Gains the Most Usage Share, but Android Has the Highest Growth Rate

NetApplications.com — Saturday, January 01, 2011

The iOS platform, which runs the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch gained the most overall usage share in December. However the Android platform, which runs on all Android-based phones and a number of other devices, grew at the fastest pace. The shares listed below are the percentage of all browsing on the web by all devices, including PCs and consoles.

Platform	November Share	December Share	Share Gain	Growth Rate
iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod)	1.36%	1.69%	.33%	24.3%
Android	.31%	.40%	.09%	29%
Blackberry	.11%	.13%	.02%	18%

Details by Apple Device:

Device	November Share	December Share	Share Gain	Growth Rate
iPad	.39%	.52%	.13%	33.3%
iPhone	.85%	1.02%	.17%	this compares to 22.2% last year - 20.0%
iPod	.12%	.15%	.03%	25%

The standout in this list is the iPad, which grew at an amazing 33.3% month-to-month.

Please note that these shares include the holiday season and historically level off in January.

Windows 7 Passes 20% Global Usage Share

NetApplications.com — Saturday, January 01, 2011

Windows 7 passed 20% in global usage share in December, gaining 1.18% from November.

Google Chrome 7.0 Second Largest Monthly Usage Share Gain in Tracking History

NetApplications.com — Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Google Chrome 7.0 gained 5.64% global usage share in November, which is the second highest monthly gain in our tracking history. The record is still held by Firefox 3.6, which gained 6.09% from February to March, 2010.

The Decline of Internet Explorer 6.0

NetApplications.com — Wednesday, December 01, 2010

In September, we reported that IE6 share was dropping off in much of the world. In November, IE6 share dropped to 14.55% (including editions). Much of that share remains in China where IE6 usage share is 45.20%. With business users, IE6 share has dropped even more substantially as IE8 has the largest usage share of any browser in businesses with 34.1% usage share versus 10.3% for IE6 worldwide in November. For more details on commercial vs. residential data, please contact us.

Excluding China, IE6 share is as follows:

Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 9

NetApplications.com — Monday, November 01, 2010

Windows 7 has the highest share of Internet Explorer 9.0 beta users.

Google Chrome 6.0's Short Lifespan

NetApplications.com — Monday, November 01, 2010

Google Chrome 6.0, which topped 8% in daily tracking in mid-October is now near zero usage share. It has been almost completely replaced by Google Chrome 7.0 after being available for only two weeks. This matches the same pattern in early September where Chrome 6.0 completely replaced Chrome 5.0. The total lifespan of Chrome 6.0 as a browser with significant usage share was about two months.

Mac Share Up in U.S., Down Worldwide

NetApplications.com — Monday, November 01, 2010

Mac usage share globally has been in a slow decline over the past several months, dropping below 5% in October. However, in the U.S. Mac share is increasing, reaching 11.41% in October from 11.32% in September and 11.20% in August.

Android Rapidly Gaining Usage Share, but Still Lags Far Behind iOS

NetApplications.com — Friday, October 01, 2010

Although Android devices are rapidly gaining usage share, iOS has 4.9 times the global usage share of all Android devices.

Mobile Browsing up to 2.8% of All Browsing

NetApplications.com — Friday, October 01, 2010

Browsing on mobile devices is now 2.8% of all browsing. Our trend show a continuous increase in mobile browsing, while game console browsing remains steady.

iOS Tops Linux

NetApplications.com — Wednesday, September 01, 2010

In order to more accurately describe usage share for Apple devices, the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad are now being grouped under their common operating system 'iOS'. Each of these devices can still be tracked separately using the Operating System Versions report. When these devices are combined, they have over 1% of global browsing share, which is now higher than Linux.

This change was also made in order to more accurately compare platforms running on multiple devices, like Android vs. iOS vs. Linux.

Internet Explorer 8 Gains While Internet Explorer 6 Dropping Off - Except in China

NetApplications.com — Wednesday, September 01, 2010

In August, Internet Explorer 8 gained 1.17% to 32.04% (including compatibility mode and editions), while Internet Explorer 6 share declined 0.87% to 16.99%. Share of the nearly decade-old Internet Explorer 6 fell below 5% in Europe and is nearing 5% in many developed markets such as U.S., UK and France. The major holdout for IE6 is China with over 46% share (50.5% if you include editions), which is significantly skewing global share.

What Antenna Problem? The iPhone Posts a Record Monthly Usage Share Gain.

NetApplications.com — Sunday, August 01, 2010

Upon the version 4 release, the iPhone posted its largest single-month usage gain ever in July. This gain comes amid persistent reports of antenna problems. Global usage share jumped from .59% to June to .7% in July. In comparison, the May to June share was esssentially flat. However, this is a typical share pattern prior to the release of a major upgrade, since buyers hold off purchasing until the new release

In more good news for Apple, the iPhone grew usage share at over twice the pace of Android.

Windows 7 Passes Vista

NetApplications.com — Sunday, August 01, 2010

In July, Windows 7 surpassed Windows Vista in global usage share. However, Windows XP is still the leading operating system by far, with double the share of Vista and 7 combined.

Internet Explorer on a Roll - Gains Another .42%

NetApplications.com — Sunday, August 01, 2010

Internet Explorer extended its usage share gains by another .42% in July, gaining about 1% global share since May. This is the second month in a row of global gains for Internet Explorer and the third straight month of gains for Internet Explorer 8 in the United States. The gain comes at the expense of Firefox (-.9%) and Chrome (-.08%).

Internet Explorer 8.0 extended its lead as the world's leading browser by gaining .98% share globally (all editions included).

Why the Yahoo Japan / Google Deal Matters More Than You May Think

NetApplications.com — Sunday, August 01, 2010

On July 27th, Yahoo Japan announced a deal with Google where Yahoo Japan would switch to Google's search and advertising technology. This is a departure from Yahoo's agreement with Microsoft to provide such technology. Yahoo Japan can do this since Yahoo is only a minority shareholder in the company.

The impact of this deal is made greater due to Yahoo Japan's relatively large market share in Japan, with about 40% of all searches in July compared to about 6% worldwide.

Internet Explorer Gains .57% Globally in June

NetApplications.com — Thursday, July 01, 2010

In May, Internet Explorer reversed its trend in the U.S. and gained usage share. In June, the trend reversal has become global. Internet Explorer gained .57% in June across all operating systems with Internet Explorer 8.0 gaining .86% (revised from .66% - see recent changes) globally. The gains come primarily at the expense of Firefox (-.51%). Chrome's pace of usage share gains slowed to +.2% for June.

The gains for IE were the largest in Europe and Asia:
Internet Explorer in Europe: +.88%
Internet Explorer in Asia: +.81%

This increase may be the result of a marketing campaign. In early June, Microsoft launched their "Confidence" campaign aimed at showing the security features of Internet Explorer 8.

iOS vs. Android in Browser Usage

NetApplications.com — Thursday, July 01, 2010

Browser usage share on the iOS platform vs. Android.

Internet Explorer Reverses Trend in the U.S. in May - Gains .76%

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Internet Explorer gained over three-quarters of a percent in share (+0.76%) in the United States for the month of May across all operating systems. Internet Explorer 8 grew at a higher rate than any of its competitors with +1.34% increase in share for the month in the United States. IE's share gain came at the expense of Chrome (-0.45%) and Firefox (-0.24%).

Internet Explorer 8 Reaches 31% on Windows Worldwide

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, June 01, 2010

IE 8 exceeded 31% usage share in May on Windows. To get an accurate view of IE 8 share, compatibility mode browsing and various custom editions need to be included. The highlighted items in this report make up total IE 8 share.

IE 8 has grown more that any other browser version in May (+.94%)

Major competitors Google Chrome grew just +0.32% across all OSs and Mozilla Firefox fell slightly by -0.24%.

iPad Share Jumps Upon International Release

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, June 01, 2010

The first wave of Apple's international release of the iPad has led to a spike in iPad usage share. The iPad was release to the following nine countries on May 28: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Android on the Rise, But iOS Still Dominates

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Google's operating system, Android is rapidly gaining usage share. However, Apple's iOS platform still maintains a large lead.

iPad Analysis

NetApplications.com — Saturday, May 01, 2010

iPad usage statistics for April:

Global browsing share reached .03% of total web browsing in April.
Web browsing in the U.S. reached .12% of total web browsing in April, making the U.S. the largest market for the iPad by far.
Hawaii and California are the top states for iPad usage.
Wyoming is the state with the least iPad usage.
Weekend usage is nearly double weekday usage.
The San Francisco area has the top usage for the iPad.

Top States for the iPad

NetApplications.com — Saturday, May 01, 2010

iPad usage statistics by U.S. state

Top Market Areas for the iPad

NetApplications.com — Saturday, May 01, 2010

iPad usage statistics by U.S. market area

Firefox 3.6 Gains 4% Global Usage Share in April

NetApplications.com — Saturday, May 01, 2010

Firefox 3.6 Gains 4% Global Usage Share in April. This rapid market share gain is primarily a migration from Firefox 3.5 users.

iPad Daily Tracking

NetApplications.com — Wednesday, April 14, 2010

This report shows the percentage of total browsing on the web for visitors using the iPad.

Google's Hong Kong Site Jumps to 3% Global Usage Share After China Redirect.

NetApplications.com — Thursday, April 01, 2010

(click here for a more detailed posting on www.searchterms.com) After a struggle with the Chinese government over censorship and possible state-sponsored hacking of email accounts belonging to human rights activists, Google decided to stop censoring their services in China, including search and news. China has held firm that censorship is a "non-negotiable legal requirement". Therefore, Google is now redirecting their Chinese website (www.google.cn) to Hong Kong (www.google.com.hk).

"Users visiting Google.cn are now being redirected to Google.com.hk, where we are offering uncensored search in simplified Chinese, specifically designed for users in mainland China and delivered via our servers in Hong Kong," officials have just posted on Google's blog.

This has dropped Google China's usage share to zero and increased Google Hong Kong's usage from close to zero to 3% of global usage share.

If Google Hong Kong's share drop back to near zero, it is an indication that the Chinese government has blocked access from mainland China to the Google Hong Kong website. We are providing a daily chart to monitor this.

Chrome Continues to Gain Usage Share

NetApplications.com — Thursday, April 01, 2010

The Google Chrome browser gained another .5% of global usage share in March, continuing its rapid rise in global usage share.

Windows 7 Blows Past 10% Usage Share for Month of March

NetApplications.com — Thursday, April 01, 2010

In March, Windows 7 surpassed 10% global usage share.

Chrome Only Major Browser to Gain Usage Share in February

NetApplications.com — Monday, March 01, 2010

The Google Chrome browser gained .4% of global usage share in January. All other major browsers showed a month-to-month decline.

Chrome Gains in January - Takes Share from Internet Explorer and Firefox

NetApplications.com — Monday, February 01, 2010

The Google Chrome browser gained .6% of global usage share in January. Both Firefox and Internet Explorer dropped share during the last month.

Highest Windows 7 Usage in U.S. - Redmond Area

NetApplications.com — Monday, February 01, 2010

Surprise! The Redmond, WA area has the highest usage share of Windows 7 in the U.S. Within the actual city of Redmond, 42% of internet users are on Windows 7.

Mobile Browsing Explodes in December

NetApplications.com — Friday, January 01, 2010

Mobile browsing now accounts for 1.3% of all browsing. The biggest usage share winners this holiday season were mobile devices. Both Windows and Mac devices lost a small amount of share in December, while all major mobile operating systems attained large percentage gains:

Mobile O/S	Percentage Gain (November - December)
Android	+54.8%
Blackberry	+22.2%
iPhone	+20.1%
Symbian	+19.0%
Java ME	+15.6%

Android Biggest Mobile Percentage Gainer in December

NetApplications.com — Friday, January 01, 2010

While the iPhone continues to dominate overall mobile usage share, Google's Android operating system was by far the largest percentage gainer in December.

Chrome Overtakes Safari

NetApplications.com — Friday, January 01, 2010

Google's Chrome browser is now the third most popular browser in usage share. Chrome recently passed Safari and now has 4.6% usage share.

Windows 7 Breaks 5% in Daily Tracking - Mac Share Drops .15% in November

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Windows 7 has rapidly gained global usage share, topping 5% in daily tracking and 4% for the full month of November. The breakdown of which operating systems Windows 7 is taking share from in November is as follows:

Operating System	Global Share Net Change (November 1 - 30)
Windows XP	-1.43%
Windows Vista	-0.28%
All Mac Versions	-0.15%

Firefox Celebrates Its 5 Year Anniversary by Reaching Another Milestone

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Firefox is five years old this week. It has also reached another milestone, attaining 25% usage share for the week of November 10th.

"What an exciting milestone for Mozilla, particularly as we are celebrating five years of Firefox this week," said Mitchell Baker, Chair, Mozilla. "The momentum around Firefox adoption has been truly astounding."

Windows 7 Breaks 4% in Daily Tracking - Comparison to Vista

NetApplications.com — Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Windows 7 has crossed 4% in daily tracking. In comparison, Vista took seven months to get to 4% usage share. Here is the historical data on Vista share:

Month	Vista Usage Share
November 2006 (released to businesses)	0.11%
December 2006	0.16%
January 2007 (released to consumers)	0.18%
February 2007	0.93%
March 2007	2.04%
April 2007	3.03%
May 2007	3.75%
June 2007	4.54%

Windows 7 Breaks 3% in Daily Tracking

NetApplications.com — Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Windows 7 Breaks 3% in Daily Tracking.

Windows 7 Breaks 2% Worldwide Share Prior to General Retail Availability

NetApplications.com — Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Windows 7's general availability release date is October 22nd. Prior to this, Windows 7's usage share has steadily increased to over 2% globally. This report tracks the daily usage share of Windows 7.

Windows 7 Already Gaining Widespread 'Adoption' in Eastern Europe

NetApplications.com — Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Upon analysis of global Windows 7 usage share, we noticed a distinct pattern. Russia and many Eastern European countries already have significant share of Windows 7 usage. We are sure these are all properly licensed users.

Windows 7 Hourly Tracking

NetApplications.com — Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Windows 7's hourly tracking. Please note that these numbers are not weighted by country (unlike all other reports) and should be used to determine trending, not absolute share.

18% of Mac Users Pounce on Snow Leopard in First Month of Release

NetApplications.com — Thursday, October 01, 2009

On August 28th, Apple released Snow Leopard, which is version 10.6 of the Mac operating system. Since then, it has had rapid adoption. On the day of Sept. 29th, the global share of Snow Leopard was .91%, and the overall Mac share was 4.93%. This means 18.45% of Mac users have upgraded to Snow Leopard in just one month after its release.

Firefox 3.5 Gains 4% Global Share in One Month

NetApplications.com — Thursday, October 01, 2009

In another rapid adoption article, Firefox 3.5 gained 4% global share in September, bringing its share to 12.7%.

Net Applications Market Share Info

Google Penalizes Itself for Paid Links About Chrome - Internet Explorer Gains Share.

The iPad's Competition - Still Small, but Growing.

Google+ as a Referral Source Continues Downward Trend

Blackberry Usage Share Drops on Outage and Conversions

Google+ as a Referral Source Still Dropping

Mac Share Gets Back-to-School Bump

Microsoft's Strategy With Internet Explorer 9

Mac Share Tops 6% for the First Time on the Desktop

Google+ Referrals Drop 32% in Second Month

Google+ Already Driving More Traffic Than Some Established Social Media Sites

Are People Tuning Out the Facebook Like Button?

Browser Wars

Mobile + Tablet Crosses 5% of All Browsing Globally

The iPad Passes 1% of All Browsing

June's Modern Warfare (for Browsers)

Where's the iPad's Competition?

Modern Warfare (for Browsers)

Apple Gains on All Devices - iOS Gains a Record .37% Global Usage Share

Browser Wars - Is Microsoft's Strategy Working?

Microsoft Redefines Battlefield for Browsers - Releases Internet Explorer 9.0 Exclusively to Windows 7/Vista SP2

Firefox 4.0, Internet Explorer 9.0 and Chrome 10.0 Released in March

Internet Explorer 6.0 Deathwatch

IMPORTANT: C.I.A. Releases New Internet Usage by Country Report - The Effect on Share

Geographic Shifts in Internet Usage Show Firefox Over-Reported, Internet Explorer Gains Share

Geographic Shifts in Internet Usage Decrease iOS and Mac Share

Browser Wars: Chrome Breaks 10%, Internet Explorer 8.0 Gains Big, Internet Explorer 6.0 Decline Accelerates

Apple's iOS Breaks 2% of All Browsing on The Web, Over 5% in U.K./Australia

Internet Explorer 9.0 Beta Tracking

Mobile Holiday Winners - iOS Gains the Most Usage Share, but Android Has the Highest Growth Rate

Windows 7 Passes 20% Global Usage Share

Google Chrome 7.0 Second Largest Monthly Usage Share Gain in Tracking History

The Decline of Internet Explorer 6.0

Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 9

Google Chrome 6.0's Short Lifespan

Mac Share Up in U.S., Down Worldwide

Android Rapidly Gaining Usage Share, but Still Lags Far Behind iOS

Mobile Browsing up to 2.8% of All Browsing

iOS Tops Linux

Internet Explorer 8 Gains While Internet Explorer 6 Dropping Off - Except in China

What Antenna Problem? The iPhone Posts a Record Monthly Usage Share Gain.

Windows 7 Passes Vista

Internet Explorer on a Roll - Gains Another .42%

Why the Yahoo Japan / Google Deal Matters More Than You May Think

Internet Explorer Gains .57% Globally in June

iOS vs. Android in Browser Usage

Internet Explorer Reverses Trend in the U.S. in May - Gains .76%

Internet Explorer 8 Reaches 31% on Windows Worldwide

iPad Share Jumps Upon International Release

Android on the Rise, But iOS Still Dominates

iPad Analysis

Top States for the iPad

Top Market Areas for the iPad

Firefox 3.6 Gains 4% Global Usage Share in April

iPad Daily Tracking

Google's Hong Kong Site Jumps to 3% Global Usage Share After China Redirect.

Chrome Continues to Gain Usage Share

Windows 7 Blows Past 10% Usage Share for Month of March

Chrome Only Major Browser to Gain Usage Share in February

Chrome Gains in January - Takes Share from Internet Explorer and Firefox

Highest Windows 7 Usage in U.S. - Redmond Area

Mobile Browsing Explodes in December

Android Biggest Mobile Percentage Gainer in December

Chrome Overtakes Safari

Windows 7 Breaks 5% in Daily Tracking - Mac Share Drops .15% in November

Firefox Celebrates Its 5 Year Anniversary by Reaching Another Milestone

Windows 7 Breaks 4% in Daily Tracking - Comparison to Vista

Windows 7 Breaks 3% in Daily Tracking

Windows 7 Breaks 2% Worldwide Share Prior to General Retail Availability

Windows 7 Already Gaining Widespread 'Adoption' in Eastern Europe

Windows 7 Hourly Tracking

18% of Mac Users Pounce on Snow Leopard in First Month of Release

Firefox 3.5 Gains 4% Global Share in One Month

Windows 7 Breaks 1% Share

Bing Continues to Gain Share