Well, I said this earlier – (heated debate on this article – Firefox is the new IE, Chrome is the new Firefox and Opera is still Opera) and data from Statcounter*, proves me right.
In 2009, IE lost it’s market share and the one to snatch that away is the lean and thin browser, i.e. Chrome.
If you remember the hoopla surrounding Chrome launch, everybody speculated that Chrome can potentially ‘kill’ Firefox, but surprisingly, Firefox market share has remained stagnant, which is something to really worry about (Read Firefox’s Introduction after 5 years).
Browser Market Share in India
Popular Browser Versions
IE 6.
We have mentioned this earlier (Firefox or IE? Which OS/Browser should your product support?) and even though geeks would hate to hear this, but the reality is that IE6 is still the most popular browser, though the good news is that it’s share is falling at a drastic rate (from 45% to 30%).
Popular Internet Browser Versions in India
What’s rising then? Firefox 3.5, IE 8 and Chrome.
Popular Mobile Browsers
No surprises here. Opera rules the chart, followed by Nokia and NetFront.
Popular Mobile Browsers in India
Popular Mobile OS is ofcourse, Symbian.
Popular Desktop OS
No guesses here. Windows XP rules the chart, followed by Vista/Windows 7 and Linux holding a meagre 1.11%.
Desktop Market Share in india
Please note that this data measures the traffic from desktop connected to Internet and is not the real representative of desktop penetration in India (related info: PC sales in India – 24% Growth Recorded)
Mobile vs. Desktop Browsing
Even though we claim to have half a billion mobile connections in India, dekstop browsing scores past mobile browsing by huge numbers.
Mobile vs. Desktop Browsing Share for India
What’s your take on these numbers? For developers, no matter how much you would like to ignore IE6, the beast remains.
* – Data is representative of the entire stats, as it measures traffic for only those websites that have installed statcounter analytics.
Recommended Read: 2009 Recap
I have almost 25 extensions installed in Chrome . There is absolutely no lag in the browser. Just try that with Firefox.
What I love about the Chrome extensions is how they work. NO restart , auto update and none of them seem to be memory hogs
I am excited about the stats…
Thanks for coming up with numbers related to India.
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