Firefox gaining ground
Only a few years ago Microsoft had a virtual monopoly on the Internet browser market with Internet Explorer, but since Mozilla’s Firefox entered the market things have started to change.
Firefox 1.0 was officially launched in November 2004 after a few beta versions, gaining quick adoption from tech-savvy Internet users.
Since its launch in 2004 the browser has steadily gained market share, and after the much-hyped Firefox 3 launch the Mozilla browser looks set to continue this trend.
According to W3Schools, Firefox holds a 41% market share, followed by Internet Explorer 7 with 27%, Internet Explorer 6 with 26.5 % and Safari with 2.6%.
Net Applications gives Internet Explorer a big lead over Firefox. According to the company’s browser market share information, IE is used by 76% of Internet users, followed by Firefox with 16.8% and Safari with 5.6%.
MyBroadband’s statistics are far closer to W3Schools. According to the latest visitor statistics 41% of users access MyBroadband using Firefox, closing in on Internet Explorer’s 51%. Opera with 4.26% and Safari with 2.65% are also showing some growth.
Microsoft is however not relinquishing market share without a fight and, with Internet Explorer 7 and the looming launch of Internet Explorer 8, is taking the battle to Mozilla.
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