Internet
Explorer, surprisingly is still the top desktop Browser.
But
Google Chrome plays a great second fiddle to the Microsoft browser and even
manages to expand on its marketshare, to the disadvantage of Mozilla Firefox.
So
say the stats from analyst NetMarketshare,
which paints a very interesting yet familiar picture of the Desktop browsing
world.
By
contrast, the Mobile and Tablet World is still dominated by Apple’s Safari as
shown below.
So
what explains these disparities in Browser love from the desktop crowd, which
does seem to have changed since April 2014 as noted in my blog article
entitled “NetMarketShare
Second Quarter Stats show Windows XP Growing Strong while Google Chrome in No.
2 Spot - Windows 7 Upgrade Windfall for Computer Repair Technicians”?
NetMarketshare Browser Stars
for June 2015 – How Internet Explorer and Safari are winning the Browser Wars
In
June 2015, NetMarketshare records
the following stats for Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer:
Google
Chrome
1. 26.3 % of Global Web traffic
in May 2015
2. 27.2 % of Global Web traffic
in June 2015
3. 19.3 % of Global Web traffic
in June 2014
Mozilla
Firefox
1. 12 % of Global Web traffic
in May 2015
2. 11.8 % of Global Web traffic
in June 2015
3. 15.5 % of Global Web traffic
in June 2014
Internet
Explorer
1. 57.8 % of Global Web traffic
in May 2015
2. 58.1 % of Global Web traffic
in June 2015
Internet
Explorer is popular as it comes pre-built into Microsoft Windows. Even the
latest version of Internet Explorer, called Microsoft Edge comes bake into the
latest OS Windows 10.
This
caused Mozilla to complain and then launch an updated version of Mozilla
Firefox as reported in the article “Firefox
tries to edge out Microsoft in Windows 10 browser battle”, published August
12, 2015 by Lance Whitney, CNET News.
So
the dominance of Microsoft on the desktop doesn't look like its changing anytime
soon. The picture is a different in the smartphone and tablet arena, which
surprisingly is dominated by Safari.
For
the month of July 2015 the stats break down as follows:
1. 42.22 % of Global Web
traffic for Safari
2. 33.24 % of Global Web
traffic for Google Chrome
3. 12.86 % of Global Web
traffic for Android Browser
4. 11.68 % of Global Web
traffic for Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer
Internet
Explorer is in the bottom of the pile along with other third party browsers, as
albeit it’s baked into most Windows Phone smartphones, their marketshare is
very small compared to Apple iOS and Google Android. The three (3) dominant
browsers are those that come pre-installed in their respective smartphone,
namely the very popular Apple iPhone.
Browser Dominance on Desktop
and Mobile – Why having your own OS and Device matters
My conclusion
is based on the latest stats from analyst Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, the Apple
iPhone and the Apple iPhone 6 Plus in the First Quarter of 2015 as reported in
my blog article
entitled “Apple
iPhone 6 ahead in Q1 of 2015 based on @K_Worldpanel Stats - Phablets are hot as
Apple Watch Summer Storm coming”.
So
it’s most likely the result of the growing popularity of the phablet-sized Apple
iPhone 6 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus as described in my Geezam blog article entitled “Apple
iPhone 6 and Plus with 128GB Storage and Apple Pay is Biggest iPhone Launch”
followed by the Google Android smartphones in a close race for American
Marketshare.
So
the lesson is clear; make your own Operating System and product, be it
smartphone, Tablet or computer and once popular over time, the world will beat
a path to your browser!
Here’s
the link:
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