We noted Firefox 3′s spectacular eight million downloads in an afternoon when discussing the hot launch of IE9 , and that mark shall continue to exist as a record for one more day. Firefox 4 looks to have a had a thoroughly successful debut, going past the five million milestone in the first 24 hours of its release, however it hasn’t quite been in a position to overshadow its predecessor. And before you go comparing its numbers to the newest Internet Explorer, do be cognizant that FF4 released on a wider set of platforms , rendering direct stat comparisons a little bit dicey. That’s not stopping StatCounter, however, who notes that the newest Firefox already has a 1.95 percent share of the browser market, almost exactly double what IE9 can claim thus far. Better get engaged on that XP compatibility, eh Microsoft?
Firefox 4 Hits the floor Running and Eclipses Internet Explorer 9 – StatCounterBOSTON & DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mozilla Firefox 4, which was launched yesterday (Tuesday 22nd March), has already taken 1.95% of the global Internet browser market consistent with StatCounter, the free website analytics company. The firm’s research arm StatCounter Global Stats reports that at the first day of its release Firefox 4 scored higher globally than Microsoft’s new Internet Explorer 9 which was launched greater than per week ago.*
Although IE 9 has undoubtedly been hampered by its loss of compatibility with Windows XP.
Firefox 4 has really hit the bottom running and has eclipsed the launch of IE 9,” commented Aodhan Cullen, CEO, StatCounter. “Although IE 9 has undoubtedly been hampered by its loss of compatibility with Windows XP.” By yesterday IE 9 had taken just 0.87% of the global market.
When all versions of every browser are taken under consideration, Internet Explorer still leads the worldwide market with 45% followed by Firefox with 30% and Chrome with 17%. Within the US, IE (all versions combined) leads the market with 48% followed by Firefox on 26% and Chrome on 14%.
On a monthly basis, StatCounter figures show a gradual decline within the IE global market share from 55% in February last year to 45% this year. Within the same period of time Google’s Chrome has risen steadily from 7% worldwide to 17%.
StatCounter recently reported that Firefox overtook Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) to become the number 1 browser in Europe for the 1st time in December 2010.
StatCounter Global Stats are in accordance with aggregate data collected on a sample exceeding 15 billion page views per thirty days (4 billion from the united states) from the StatCounter network of greater than three million websites.
StatCounter, which gives free website stats, publishes browser version stats via StatCounter Global Stats, a free online research tool. It also monitors other Internet market share battles including Social Media.
* IE 9 and Firefox 4 were both available for beta testing previous to their respective launch dates
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