- Browser Statistics – November 2012
The web browser statistics have been released through November 2012. The stats are published monthly at W3CSchools.com.
Below are the web browser stats for November 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% |
| October | 6.8% | 7.6% | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| November | 6.5% | 6.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| 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% |
| October | 31.8% | 44.9% | 4.3% | 2.0% |
| November | 31.2% | 46.3% | 4.4% | 2.0% |
This month, Internet Explorer users are declining on all fronts, except for IE6 but there are not many people who use that version anyway. Firefox is decreasing in popularity as Chrome and Safari are increasing, as usual, and Opera is maintaining its two percent. What browser do you prefer to use? Why? Please let us know your thoughts!