WebSideStory, Inc. (www.websidestory.com), the leading provider of real-time Internet intelligence for e-business, today reported that Microsoft’s global browser usage share continues to rise, but at a slower pace. As of Feb. 21, 2001, the worldwide usage share of Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Internet Explorer was 87.71 percent, up from only 86.08 percent on June 18, 2000, according to WebSideStory’s StatMarket (www.statmarket.com), the recognized authority on global Internet user trends. Netscape’s global usage share, meanwhile, was 12.01 percent on Feb. 21, down from 13.90 percent in June. Usage share is the percentage of people worldwide that are using a particular browser.
Since Feb. 8, 1999, Microsoft’s browser usage share has soared from 64.60 percent, while Netscape’s share has dropped from 33.43 percent. Most of that shift in market share occurred in 1999 and early 2000.
StatMarket is the recognized authority on global Internet user trends and a leading resource for Web application development professionals. It provides market- penetration data on browsers, screen resolutions, operating systems, screen colors, plug- ins, search referrers, ISPs, and more. StatMarket publishes data gathered from more than 50 million Internet surfers a day to more than 150,000 sites worldwide that use WebSideStory’s HitBox® Enterprise (www.hitboxenterprise.com ) and other HitBox Web audience analysis services. With StatMarket, Internet professionals can save thousands of dollars in man-hour costs by ignoring obsolete or rarely used browsers, operating systems, etc. It also ensures that they are supporting appropriate variations in browser technology to optimize their sites or software for enough of their target market.
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As of Feb. 21, 2001:
Browser Global Usage Share
Microsoft IE 87.71%
Netscape 12.01%
Other 0.27%