Batu69 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 New data from the U.S. Government Digital Analytics Program finally provides hard numbers about web usage. Here's a breakdown of which browsers are winning on the four most widely used desktop and mobile operating systems. Collectively, five browsers dominate the web, accounting for 98 percent of all traffic as measured by the latest U.S. Government Digital Analytics Program. (For a discussion of where that data comes from, see the note at the end of this earlier post.) The trouble with those aggregate numbers is they mash together visits from sites running mobile and desktop operating systems, where the choice of browsers varies greatly. That's why I was thrilled to see that the good folks at DAP released some new crosstab options this week. Those new data formats now make it possible to measure browser usage in detail on individual platforms For this analysis, I used traffic from May 1, 2016 through June 17, 2016, breaking the results out across Android, iOS, Windows, and OS X. The results are eye-opening. Two overall conclusions are worth highlighting before diving into the details. First, desktop operating systems encourage the use of alternative browsers. As a result, somewhere between 50 and 60 percent of all PC and Mac users choose a browser other than the default option. Among mobile operating systems, however, changing defaults is nearly impossible. That explains the dominance of Google's Chrome and Apple's Safari. Second, independent browsers are rapidly nearing extinction. A mere seven years ago, Mozilla's Firefox was a force to be reckoned with. In 2016, it is being crushed by Chrome on desktop platforms and is a statistical blip on mobile devices. Android If you carry an Android device, the chances are overwhelming that you use Google's Chrome, which is the default on any device that runs Google Play services. The stock Android browser is second most popular. All other browsers together constitute only about 5 percent of traffic from Android phones and tablets. Data via U.S. Digital Analytics Program The one surprising name in the All Other category is Amazon's Silk browser, the default choice on Kindle Fire tablets. That browser accounts for 1.9 percent of all Android traffic, more than Opera and Opera Mini (1.6 percent) and Firefox Mobile (1.2 percent). iOS If you thought Chrome's dominance on Android was overwhelming, take a look at the numbers for iOS, where Safari (including Safari's in-app browser) accounts for more than 96 percent of all traffic from iPhones and iPads. Data via U.S. Digital Analytics Program Only the most diehard Chrome users apparently bother installing the Chrome app, which after all is just a wrapper around mobile Safari. Windows On desktop platforms, which are historically open to third-party developers at the system level, the competition among browsers is far more intense than on mobile platforms. Collectively, just under 40 percent of all Windows traffic uses the default browser: Internet Explorer or its Windows 10-only replacement, Edge. Google's Chrome is the clear first choice, with Firefox a distant third. Data via U.S. Digital Analytics Program As I pointed out in a separate analysis recently, that 5.5 percent share for Edge is actually a little better than it looks. During the May-June period, Windows 10 accounted for more than 26 percent of all visits from Windows PCs. That means roughly 21 percent of visits from Windows 10 devices are using Edge. Still, that means nearly four out of five Windows 10 users are going out of their way to set an alternative browser instead. OS X Safari is the most popular browser on Macs, but only just barely. Roughly half of all Mac users choose either Chrome or Firefox instead of the default choice. Data via U.S. Digital Analytics Program And here, too, alternatives like Opera are practically invisible. Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Apple don't really like making cross platform stuff anymore, I think Itunes is about all's left that they still update for Windows. But Microsoft makes products for apple and android now they own Xamarin Microsoft looks to increase iOS and Android foothold with Xamarin purchase http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2448524/microsoft-looks-to-increase-ios-and-android-foothold-with-xamarin-purchase Microsoft will host an Apple WWDC after party http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2460867/microsoft-will-host-an-apple-wwdc-after-party If they can make money off of it Microsoft is buying it up . Because Windows PC and there phone business is drying up they done laid off about 28,000 workers trough 2014-2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualbuffs Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 firefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 19 hours ago, visualbuffs said: Firefox All the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroglu Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Internet Explorer 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirassol Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 IE 11 is a very good option for windows 7 machines, fast and manageable but it doesn't support most of videos on twitter where as the same IE 11 on windows 10 machines has no such problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marisovaz Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 ofc firefox. The stats are a lie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npo33770 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Firefox, from along time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luisam Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Interesting statisics. but... Internet Explorer / Edge come with Windows and most of the users don't even have the idea that they should or might change browser. Enters Google Chrome. There are many Chrome users with some good reasons to believe that it's the best or at leasr it's better then Windows' native browsers; some get it because it's by Google and some are tricked to have it autoinstalled bundled with other sofware and many of those never even realize what happened, why their IE changed to Google Chrome. So most probably if you are using Firefox it's because you selected it and really believe that it's the best choice for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 http://www.ghacks.net/2016/06/23/fastest-browser/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMountain Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I switch between Cyberfox & Chromium2Go on the desktop. And Ghostery & Safari on the iPhone. Also some of my iPhone apps have embedded browsers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Securex Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I have used Firefox in past, but today i use chrome based "Iron portable" browser and sometimes Chromium, because last versions of FF is not so fast as chrome in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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