Internet Explorer 8 growing strongly

Gains 12.2% market share since launch

Internet Explorer 8 growing strongly

6 July 2009 9:32 GMT / By Duncan Geere

According to metrics company StatCounter, Internet Explorer 8 is going rather well for Microsoft, having grown from 1.55% to 11.09% market share, globally, since its launch in March.

Usage of Firefox 3 has remained steady at around 34%, and use of IE7 has plummeted at around the same rate as IE8's growth, suggesting that other companies are failing to capitalise on the opportunity to grab browser-switching users.

In the States, the picture is different. TechCrunch is reporting that the totalled versions of Internet Explorer have lost 11.4% market share since March. Half has gone to Firefox 3, and the rest has gone to other smaller browsers like Chrome and Safari.

In the UK specifically, usage of both IE (combined) and Firefox has fallen - 2.83% and 1% respectively. The benefit has been seen by Chrome and Safari, with the former climbing 2.6% and the latter seeing a 1.46% increase.

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  • *WARNING* Do NOT use Internet Explorer 8 as this web browser presents an unacceptable security risk. Posted by Ken Bundy, United Kingdom
  • This growth can probably be attributed to the fact that Microsoft pushed IE8 automatically over Windows Update, meaning everyone who was on IE7 was automatically updated to IE8 without the need to download it. Posted by Rich, United Kingdom
  • Yes, its only because Microsoft is pushing this buggy piece of software onto everyone thru Windows Update that IE7 is dropping.
    I've rolled back to IE7 on my WinXP machines and told Windows Update to stop offering IE8 to me.
    As for Win 7, I've gone over to Firefox as i like to enjoy my internet time.     Posted by Wiggo, Australia

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