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Google’s Chrome losing its shine; Apple’s Safari has over 8x Chrome’s user base
MacDailyNews — Google’s Chrome losing its shine; Apple’s Safari has over 8x Chrome’s user base Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 08:50 AM EDT Net Applications' "Global Internet Usage Market Share" is tracking Google Chrome by the hour, as can be seen here: Chrome Marketshare by the Hour While Chrome got off to a very good start, reaching over 1% share within the first 24 hours of its launch, the early adopters are fading markedly. The trend line for Chrome shows it slowly losing share day by day. Now, only in the middle of the night ...

Surfin' Safari, ignoring IE
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... The numbers, reported from Market Share, show a slight increase for Safari from 6.37% of the browser world in August to 6.65% in September. On the other hand, Internet Explorer started with 72.15% of the market, and ended September at 71.52%. While that change seems infinitesimal, readers should note that IE's share has been steadily dropping over time. ...

Safari Tops 7 Percent in Nov, IE Drops Below 70
The Mac Observer — Safari Tops 7 Percent in Nov, IE Drops Below 70 by on December 1st, 2008 at 9:42 AM Apple's Safari Web browser climbed up over a seven percent market share in November while Microsoft's Internet Explorer dropped below 70 percent for the first time. Safari managed to grab 7.13 percent of the browser market as it continued its upward trend, jsut as Internet Explorer continued its steady decline down to 69.7 percent, according to data from Market Share . Firefox topped the 20 percent mark for the first time in November to grab 20.78 percent of the browser market. The free ...

Microsoft losing share in OS and browsers
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Microsoft is having a bad month. Redmond is losing share in Web metrics as well as in the OS market. In the broader operating system market (depicted below) you'll notice that Apple's OS's (Mac and iPhone) now operate at over 9.25 percent of the market. Microsoft dipped below 90% for the first time ever in this survey. Firefox also had a great showing, scoring over 20% of the browser Marketshare for the first time ever.  Safari and Chome also gained ground on Internet Explorer. ...

IE Market Share: Down Nearly 15 Percent in Two Years
Digital Daily — ... Now, Net Applications cautions that the December holiday season strongly favored residential over business usage, which increases the relative usage share of Mac, Firefox, Safari and Chrome. So perhaps the IE’s lower usage during the month was a bit more pronounced than it might otherwise have been. But that doesn’t change the fact that its reign is ...

Safari Tops 8 Percent Market Share in January, IE Drops Again
The Mac Observer — Safari Tops 8 Percent Market Share in January, IE Drops Again by on February 2nd, 2009 at 11:34 AM Apple's Safari Web browser pushed up over 8 percent market share in January to hit 8.29 percent, topping December's 7.93 percent. In comparison, Microsoft's Internet Explorer continued its multi-month decline to dip down to 67.55 percent of the Web browser market, according to data from Market Share . Firefox also maintained its upward trend moving from 21.34 percent to 21.53 percent, chipping away at even more of Internet Explorer's market share. Google's Windows-only Chrome ...

Safari Loses Ground to IE in February, iPhone Dominates
The Mac Observer — ... on March 2nd, 2009 at 8:12 AM Apple's Safari Web browser dipped from its all-time market share high of 8.29 percent in January to 7.42 percent in February. Even with the release of a public beta of Safari 4 for Mac and Windows, Apple's Web browser lost ground to Internet Explorer and Firefox, according to data from Market Share . In contrast, the iPhone is the dominant player in the mobile browsing market. Microsoft's Internet Explorer reversed its steady downward spiral -- at least for one month -- to climb up to 68.17 percent of the market from January's 67.55 percent. ...

Safari Climbs in March, IE Drops
The Mac Observer — ... on April 2nd, 2009 at 10:18 AM Apple's Safari Web climbed again in March, moving back in range of its January market share high of 8.29 percent. While Safari was busy climbing up to 8.23 percent of the browser market, Internet Explorer was dropping from 68.17 percent in February down to 66.82 percent in March, according to data from Market Share . Microsoft's Internet Explorer has following a downward trend for over a year, slowly bleeding away its still substantial lead over competing Web browsers. In contrast, Firefox has been gaining on Internet Explorer and now holds 22.05 ...

Safari Holds Its Own in April, IE Drops
The Mac Observer — ... on May 1st, 2009 at 12:05 PM Apple's Safari Web browser market share remained relatively unchanged in April, but Microsoft's Internet Explorer continued losing users to competitors. Safari sat at 8.21 percent of the browser market for the month and nearly where it was in March with an 8.23 percent market share, according to data from Market Share . Internet Explorer entered April with about 66.82 percent of the market, but ended the month down at 66.1 percent. Microsoft has been slowly shedding users for well over a year, and that trend doesn't seem to be letting up. Firefox, ...

OS X, iPhone OS, Safari Market Share Continue Rebounding in May
TheAppleBlog — ... Net Applications measures market share based upon Internet usage from some 160 million visitors to a network of hosted sites each month. According to the web metrics firm, OS X, iPhone OS, and Safari are continuing to incrementally increase in market share after sharp declines earlier this year. ...

Net Applications’ Browser and Operating System market share stats ‘under review’ for June
MacDailyNews — ... and iPod touch platform over the past few years, the stats have shown clear trends of the awakening of the general personal computing public, with Mac OS X, Safari, and Firefox taking share from Microsoft's Windows and Internet Explorer. Net Applications' Market Share site states: We are investigating some significant variations in browser and operating system statistics. The reports will not be available until we complete our review. Net Applications' Market Share website is here .

OS X Market Share Jumps, iPhone Bumped, Safari 4 Trumps in July
TheAppleBlog — ... According to web metrics firm Net Applications, July was a very good month for Apple. OS X was sharply higher in usage, while the iPhone 3GS launch boosted Apple mobile numbers, and version 4 of Safari effectively replaced version 3 for those using Apple’s browser. ...

Chrome to Pass Safari in Browser Market Share
TheAppleBlog — ... Compiling data from more than 160 million visitors to its worldwide network of sites, web metrics firm Net Applications has released numbers for October. For web browsers, Internet Explorer still represents more than 60 percent of the market. That would be great for Microsoft, if it weren’t for the fact IE is down about ten percent from a year ago and Firefox is up about five percent. Safari now stands at 4.4 percent, up from 4.24 percent in September, and 2.87 percent last year, and that’s great, but not as great as Chrome. ...