Web Statistics
The following statistics have been compiled from various sources
for web designers. It is the most recent information available
about
Internet users in the United States as of June 2009.
Browser Use
|
|
| |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Internet Explorer |
82% |
76% |
73% |
66% |
| Gecko (Firefox, Netscape...) |
11% |
19% |
22% |
23% |
| KHTML (Safari) |
2% |
3% |
3% |
8% |
| Chrome |
|
|
|
2% |
| Opera |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Other |
4% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
Source: Market Share
|
Monitor
Resolution |
|
| |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| 1152 x 864 + |
17% |
26% |
38% |
57% |
| 1024 x 768 |
57% |
54% |
48% |
36% |
| 800 x 600 |
20% |
14% |
8% |
4% |
| Unknown |
6% |
6% |
6% |
3% |
Source: W3Schools
|
| Color Depth
|
|
| |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| 24 or 32 bit (millions) |
84% |
90% |
93% |
93% |
| 16-Bit (thousands) |
14% |
10% |
7% |
7% |
| 8-Bit (256) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Source: The
Counter
|
Plug-ins
Installed
|
|
| |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Flash |
98% |
99% |
99% |
99% |
| Windows Media Player |
85% |
84% |
82% |
70% |
| Quicktime |
68% |
68% |
67% |
62% |
| Javascript |
94% |
94% |
95% |
94% |
Source: Adobe & The
Counter
|
Operating
Systems
|
|
| |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Windows |
90% |
87.4% |
87.7% |
89.5% |
| Mac |
3.6% |
3.8% |
4.4% |
6.1% |
| Linux |
3.3% |
3.3% |
3.9% |
4.1% |
| Unknown |
3% |
5.5% |
4% |
.3% |
Source: W3Schools
|
Web Connection Bandwidth
(US Homes)
|
|
| |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Broadband (128K+) |
60% |
70% |
89% |
93% |
| Narrowband (56K) |
40% |
30% |
11% |
7% |
Source: WebSiteOptimization.com
|
BACK TO TOP
Last updated:
6/15/09
• Webmaster: Paul
Young
