Yesterday I was doing some research on browsers and search engines for a client and stumbled upon some very happy news regarding browser usage. As of January 2009 Internet Explorer is no longer the majority browser on the internet. It’s percentage has been steadily dropping since Firefox was introduced, and now sits at 44.8%. Firefox has been steadily increasing since it was introduced and now controls 45.5% of the market.
Part of this is most likely be due to the introduction of Google Chrome, which has surpassed Opera and Safari, taking 3.9% of the market since its introduction in September. However, over the last year Opera and Safari have made some progress with increases of 0.9% and 1.1% respectively.
As a graphic designer who regularly codes HTML, CSS, PHP and some javascript, I am very happy that a browser available in all major computer platforms is in the forefront of the pack, although IE web page rendering, as quirky and annoying as it is, will still be a consideration in coding for a long time.
Download Firefox
Give Opera a try
All statistics came from w3schools.com