- Browser Statistics – August 2012
The web browser statistics have been released through August 2012. The stats are published monthly at W3CSchools.com.
Below are the web browser stats for August 2012.
| 2012 | IE9 | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3% | 10.5% | 3.1% | 1.1% |
| February | 5.7% | 10.2% | 2.6% | 1.0% |
| March | 6.1% | 9.4% | 2.5% | 0.9% |
| April | 6.4% | 8.8% | 2.3% | 0.7% |
| May | 6.5% | 8.8% | 2.1% | 0.6% |
| June | 6.1% | 8.0% | 1.9% | 0.6% |
| July | 5.9% | 7.7% | 2.0% | 0.6% |
| August | 6.1% | 7.8% | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| 2012 | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37.1% | 35.3% | 4.3% | 2.4% |
| February | 36.6% | 36.3% | 4.5% | 2.3% |
| March | 36.3% | 37.3% | 4.4% | 2.3% |
| April | 35.8% | 38.3% | 4.5% | 2.3% |
| May | 35.2% | 39.3% | 4.3% | 2.2% |
| June | 34.4% | 41.7% | 4.1% | 2.2% |
| July | 33.7% | 42.9% | 3.9% | 2.1% |
| August | 32.8% | 43.7% | 4.0% | 2.2% |
This past month, it looks like browser users are switching things up a little. Internet Explorer users are upgrading to IE9 and IE8 as both of those percentages have increased slightly while respectively, the numbers for IE7 and IE6 are down. This is basically the opposite of what happened last month.
Firefox users are declining slightly quicker than they have been all year, dropping .9% in one month. Opera has recovered the .1% it lost last month, and likewise, Safari is back up by .1% as well. Chrome is still rising steadily and is clearly the most popular browser.