Latest Browser / OS Statistics.

[anandk]

Web Browsers

1 Internet Explorer6 47.01%
2 Internet Explorer7 19.19%
3 Firefox 2.0 17.51%
4 Firefox 1.5 6.84%
5 Safari 2.0 1.76%

Operating Systems

1 Windows XP 83.48%
2 Windows 2000 3.94%
3 Mac OS X 3.73%
4 Windows Vista 3.46%
5 Linux 1.34%

Much more at http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php

[alsiladka]

A trusted analysis. I agree it has it faults as only those sites which add their code to their site were included, so it would leave out all the major and big sites, but still, it is the generalised trend.

I hope the Mac vs Windows fight does not start over here.

[eggman]

Originally Posted by anandk

Web Browsers

1 Internet Explorer6 47.01%
2 Internet Explorer7 19.19%
3 Firefox 2.0 17.51%
4 Firefox 1.5 6.84%
5 Safari 2.0 1.76%

Operating Systems

1 Windows XP 83.48%
2 Windows 2000 3.94%
3 Mac OS X 3.73%
4 Windows Vista 3.46%
5 Linux 1.34%

Much more at http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php

opera is so behind

[Charan]

Opera

[ax3]

ya ........ opera MISSING the RACE ............


yeh nayaa nahi AAAAN-nayaaa hai ...........

[chesss]

No of chinese web pages on the internet is greater than english ones, but still that counter shows only 2.4% visits from china! This is probably a counter for english/western based websites only .

This would obviously affect all other counters as well

[gxsaurav]

Linux = 1.34% :rofl......where are the lingeeks saying "Windows is loosing ground"

[abhijit_reddevil]

My observations:

*Firefox is gaining in leaps and bounds in popularity.8)
*Windows XP still rules. Who will buy the expensive Vista?

[blackpearl]

Differnt websites shows differnt statistics. Its difficult to find out the exact usage worldwide.

[praka123]

Linux share may be much more(>5%?).but it is difficult to calculate may be coz of different distros.and not to forget the server counts!

[Nav11aug]

Linux only 1.xx % ???
imposs

[Charan]

I think there are more websites running on linux/PHP than Win/ASP.NET hosting..

[gxsaurav]

but it is difficult to calculate may be coz of different distros.

Doesn't all Linux distro's come under the same catagory "Linux". Means 1.34% included all sort of Linux.

Linux only 1.xx % ???
imposs

Lolz....surprised to see the truth

[Choto Cheeta]

Originally Posted by charangk

I think there are more websites running on linux/PHP than Win/ASP.NET hosting..

well its visitors stats rather than the servers its running so even thinkdigit runs on linux, the visitors may use Windows its counting that rather than the OS....

[utsav]

hey saurav ,why r u browsing the forum always in hidden mode.plz remove the hidden mode from ur profile so that we all can se when u r online.


i don't agree with the linux stats. i think many users who use windows also hav linux installed in their pc and also use it.

[gxsaurav]

Originally Posted by utsav

hey saurav ,why r u browsing the forum always in hidden mode.plz remove the hidden mode from ur profile so that we all can se when u r online.

I don't do that.

I don't agree with the linux stats.

Not to burst the bubble, but I know & so does everyone here that truth hurts.

i think many users who use windows also hav linux installed in their pc and also use it.

Not correct, thats your own personal subjective thinking which holds no truth outside your mindset

[piyush gupta]

i thinks this is correct one

still IE is topper coz its free with windows and mostly laymen never chage their browsers

and yes linux is very less as compared to windows

e.g in IT companies only in india how many u will find linux development.

we have only windows here with IE(even i dont like working on IE) i m using it only

[gxsaurav]

Originally Posted by piyush gupta

IE is topper coz its free with windows

This is irrelevent, don't u think.? Firefox comes with almost all Linux distributions. Safari comes with Mac OS X. Why don't u say about those then.

Mostly laymen never chage their browsers

This is a genuine reason, IE Works fine for most of the people.

[Nav11aug]

Originally Posted by gx_saurav

This is a genuine reason, IE Works fine for most of the people.

nope... it doesnt .IE6 sucks bigtime.. IE7 is worth the upgrade ..

Firefox>IE7>>>>>>>>>>>IE6

[piyush gupta]

Originally Posted by gx_saurav

This is irrelevent, don't u think.? Firefox comes with almost all Linux distributions. Safari comes with Mac OS X. Why don't u say about those then.

How many uses Linux and Mac OS X

[gxsaurav]

Originally Posted by piyush gupta

How many uses Linux and Mac OS X

And thats the point. On what basis Linux & Mac users say that there OS is gaining ground while Windows is going down, when surveys like this reveal the truth that only a minority of people use Linux or Mac.

Mods...sorry but I just can't stop laughing at the Linux & Mac users here who claim "Vista/XP/IE is loosing ground"

[utsav]

Originally Posted by gx_saurav

I don't do that.

actually choto cheeta's actual name is saurav so i was asking him not u

[din]

Originally Posted by gx_saurav

Mods...sorry but I just can't stop laughing at the Linux & Mac users here who claim "Vista/XP/IE is loosing ground"

From the same source

http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats...ate=2007-05-10

Internet Explorer 6.0 48.88%
Firefox 2.0 14.65%

And now - http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php

Internet Explorer 6.0 47.01%
Firefox 2.0 17.51%

Now, eventhough the difference is small, who is gaining ? and whos losing ?

Also, it worth having a look at

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

To see which browser is losing / gaining ...

[piyush gupta]

^^count stats of IE 7 too buddy and combine their stats and say who is gaining and who is losing....

[Choto Cheeta]

well those who have a web site please refer to their own stats...

For example, Few of my stats...

ChotoCheeta.com (u expect completelly windows based)



But now RepublicDay.IN ... This one has nothing to do with computer comunity, general web site... but still stats are more or less same...

[Sukhdeep Singh]

The stats are actually correct. I have seen Webstats of very popular and same type of results.

Most linux users still have Windows on their PC and yes i said MOST and not all

Some might say...server might have recognised different Linux Distro properly....remember most SERVERS run on Linux inclusing mine and they do recognize linux users very properly

[din]

@piyush gupta

IE 6 losing, IE 7 gaining

FF 1.5 losing, FF 2.0 gaining

When a new ver browser comes and when people think its better, naturally it gains.

In that case, no losing for any.

And somebody mentioned servers ?

Heres some stats too

Apache 18,166,994 73.52%
Microsoft 4,851,577 19.63%

More Here ..

So instaed of the lin-win fight Let win rule the desktop and let Lin rule the server I mean for the time being ...

[Choto Cheeta]

@din
@sukhdeepsinghkohli

u have a Web Site... why dont u post ur stats !!! let us see % value for OS or browser for ur visitors ???

[din]

@Choto Cheeta

I have several websites and I absolutely agree people using win and IE and more than people using lin or FF

But considering the %, both IE 7 and FF 2 are gaining, so no point in telling some lose ground.

[Pathik]

I dont think survey covers everything.. Both Opera and Linux cant be so low..