Firefox 3.5 now the world's most popular browser.

[Grenage]

Still, in a world of Windows, 32% is impressive.

[AlexDudko]

There are some sites, which work only with IE, for example, http://www.consultant.ru/.
My work depends much on the latter, so I have to use IE to find laws. Though in any other case I use Firefox.
I mean, we don't always use the browser we like and want to use, but sometimes have to use the browser, which is supported by the site.
Be all sites browser independent, statistics would be much different.

[samh785]

i am sorry but how can it be more popular than ie which is on 90 percent of computers and can't be uninstalled?

You know, it is possible to have firefox and IE installed on the same computer. Amazingly enough, you could actually just not use IE on that same computer and exclusively use firefox.

[Psumi]

There are some sites, which work only with IE, for example, http://www.consultant.ru/.
My work depends much on the latter, so I have to use IE to find laws. Though in any other case I use Firefox.
I mean, we don't always use the browser we like and want to use, but sometimes have to use the browser, which is supported by the site.
Be all sites browser independent, statistics would be much different.

Similarly, the ABC Full Episode site doesn't work with Linux.

[forrestcupp]

The graph counts IE6, IE7 and IE8 as different entities.
Same goes for Firefox 3.0 and 3.5.

IE6+IE7+IE8 > FF3.0+FF3.5

+1 That was my immediate thought.

They are different entities

Right, but Dreamlocked is pointing out the truth. When you add up all the IE's and all the Firefoxes, IE has way more users than Firefox.

I'm a Firefox user, but it's important to not be misleading.

[benj1]

Click 'Browser' instead of 'Browser version' at the bottom left.

Much more meaningful. Slow decline of IE, very slow rise of Firefox. Note the rise of Chrome.

but we are twisting the statistics to show what we want to be true.

anyway the biggest surprise is the amount of people using ie 6, when did it come out, 2000? i know i had it on my win 98 box, and i thought it was rubbish then.

[Maheriano]

This graph only relates to Europe where Internet Explorer doesn't come preinstalled on the computer. I've seen this graph before.

[Psumi]

This graph only relates to Europe where Internet Explorer doesn't come preinstalled on the computer. I've seen this graph before.

Microsoft trashed Europe Edition by the way.

[forrestcupp]

anyway the biggest surprise is the amount of people using ie 6, when did it come out, 2000? i know i had it on my win 98 box, and i thought it was rubbish then.

Yeah. Back then, I used Maxthon because it was based on IE, but they added tabs and other features.

[The Real Dave]

You're bashing IE and the lack of tabs is the only thing that catches your attention?

+ a trillion lol I love Firefox, though, I'm liking Chrome too Well, Chromium