Browser Statistics - August 2010
The web browser statistics have been released through August 2010. The stats are published monthly at W3CSchools.com.
Below are the web browser stats for August 2010.
| 2010 | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | 16.2% | 7.8% | 6.7% | 45.8% | 17% | 3.5% | 2.3% |
| July | 15.6% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 46.4% | 16.7% | 3.4% | 2.3% |
| June | 15.7% | 8.1% | 7.2% | 46.6% | 15.9% | 3.6% | 2.1% |
| May | 16.0% | 9.1% | 7.1% | 46.9% | 14.5% | 3.5% | 2.2% |
| April | 16.2% | 9.3% | 7.9% | 46.4% | 13.6% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| March | 15.3% | 10.7% | 8.9% | 46.2% | 12.3% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| February | 14.7% | 11.0% | 9.6% | 46.5% | 11.6% | 3.8% | 2.1% |
| January | 14.3% | 11.7% | 10.2% | 46.3% | 10.8% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
In summary, it seems as though people are finally realizing that IE6 is outdated! IE6 usage is steadily decreasing while IE8 and IE7 have been in the same percentage range for the past two months. Firefox seems to have taken a slight dip in popularity this month with a decrease of .6% while Chrome’s popularity is steadily on the rise. Safari and Opera users still can’t get out of the 2 and 3% range.