- Browser Statistics – September 2012
The web browser statistics have been released through September 2012. The stats are published monthly at W3CSchools.com.
Below are the web browser stats for September 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% |
| September | 6.6% | 7.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% |
| 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% |
| September | 32.2% | 44.1% | 4.2% | 2.1% |
Internet Explorer users are continuing to upgrade to the newer versions, as IE9 and IE8 are increasing while the numbers for IE7 and IE6 are steadily dropping. Firefox and Opera are also decreasing in popularity in favor of Chrome and Safari. It’s possible that the drop in numbers for Firefox could partially be due to the limited number of mobile devices that support Firefox.