Browser Statistics

W3Schools' Famous
Month-by-Month
Browser Statistics
Since 2002

The Most Popular Browsers

W3Schools has 50 million monthly visits.

From the statistics below (collected since 2002) you can read the long term trends of browser usage.

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2018	Chrome	Edge/IE	Firefox	Safari	Opera
October	79.6 %	4.0 %	10.1 %	3.5 %	1.5 %
September	79.6 %	3.9 %	10.3 %	3.3 %	1.5 %
August	79.9 %	3.7 %	10.6 %	3.0 %	1.5 %
July	80.1 %	3.5 %	10.8 %	2.7 %	1.5 %
June	79.4 %	3.8 %	10.9 %	3.0 %	1.6 %
May	79.0 %	3.9 %	10.9 %	3.2 %	1.6 %
April	78.6 %	3.9 %	11.2 %	3.3 %	1.5 %
March	78.1 %	4.0 %	11.5 %	3.3 %	1.6 %
February	77.9 %	4.1 %	11.8 %	3.3 %	1.5 %
January	77.2 %	4.1 %	12.4 %	3.2 %	1.6 %

2017	Chrome	IE/Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	77.0 %	3.9 %	12.4 %	3.3 %	1.6 %
November	76.8 %	4.3 %	12.5 %	3.3 %	1.6 %
October	76.1 %	4.1 %	12.1 %	3.3 %	1.2 %
September	76.5 %	4.2 %	12.8 %	3.2 %	1.2 %
August	76.9 %	4.3 %	13.1 %	3.0 %	1.2 %
July	76.7 %	4.2 %	13.3 %	3.0 %	1.2 %
June	76.3 %	4.6 %	13.3 %	3.3 %	1.2 %
May	75.8 %	4.6 %	13.6 %	3.4 %	1.1 %
April	75.7 %	4.6 %	13.6 %	3.7 %	1.1 %
March	75.1 %	4.8 %	14.1 %	3.6 %	1.0 %
February	74.1 %	4.8 %	15.0 %	3.6 %	1.0 %
January	73.7 %	4.9 %	15.4 %	3.6 %	1.0 %

2016	Chrome	IE/Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	73.7 %	4.8 %	15.5 %	3.5 %	1.1 %
November	73.8 %	5.2 %	15.3 %	3.5 %	1.1 %
October	73.0 %	5.2 %	15.7 %	3.6 %	1.1 %
September	72.5 %	5.3 %	16.3 %	3.5 %	1.0 %
August	72.4 %	5.2 %	16.8 %	3.2 %	1.1 %
July	71.9 %	5.2 %	17.1 %	3.2 %	1.1 %
June	71.7 %	5.6 %	17.0 %	3.3 %	1.1 %
May	71.4 %	5.7 %	16.9 %	3.6 %	1.2 %
April	70.4 %	5.8 %	17.5 %	3.7 %	1.3 %
March	69.9 %	6.1 %	17.8 %	3.6 %	1.3 %
February	69.0 %	6.2 %	18.6 %	3.7 %	1.3 %
January	68.4 %	6.2 %	18.8 %	3.7 %	1.4 %

2015	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	68.0 %	6.3 %	19.1 %	3.7 %	1.5 %
November	67.4 %	6.8 %	19.2 %	3.9 %	1.5 %
October	66.5 %	6.9 %	20.0 %	3.8 %	1.4 %
September	65.9 %	7.2 %	20.6 %	3.6 %	1.4 %
August	64.0 %	6.6 %	21.2 %	4.5 %	2.2 %
July	63.3 %	6.5 %	21.6 %	4.9 %	2.5 %
June	64.8 %	7.1 %	21.3 %	3.8 %	1.8 %
May	64.9 %	7.1 %	21.5 %	3.8 %	1.6 %
April	63.9 %	8.0 %	21.6 %	3.8 %	1.5 %
March	63.7 %	7.7 %	22.1 %	3.9 %	1.5 %
February	62.5 %	8.0 %	22.9 %	3.9 %	1.5 %
January	61.9 %	7.8 %	23.4 %	3.8 %	1.6 %

2014	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	61.6 %	8.0 %	23.6 %	3.7 %	1.6 %
November	60.1 %	9.8 %	23.4 %	3.7 %	1.6 %
October	60.4 %	9.5 %	23.4 %	3.9 %	1.6 %
September	59.6 %	9.9 %	24.0 %	3.6 %	1.6 %
August	60.1 %	8.3 %	24.7 %	3.7 %	1.8 %
July	59.8 %	8.5 %	24.9 %	3.5 %	1.7 %
June	59.3 %	8.8 %	25.1 %	3.7 %	1.8 %
May	59.2 %	8.9 %	24.9 %	3.8 %	1.8 %
April	58.4 %	9.4 %	25.0 %	4.0 %	1.8 %
March	57.5 %	9.7 %	25.6 %	3.9 %	1.8 %
February	56.4 %	9.8 %	26.4 %	4.0 %	1.9 %
January	55.7 %	10.2 %	26.9 %	3.9 %	1.8 %

2013	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	55.8 %	9.0 %	26.8 %	3.8 %	1.9 %
November	54.8 %	10.5 %	26.8 %	4.0 %	1.8 %
October	54.1 %	11.7 %	27.2 %	3.8 %	1.7 %
September	53.2 %	12.1 %	27.8 %	3.9 %	1.7 %
August	52.9 %	11.8 %	28.2 %	3.9 %	1.8 %
July	52.8 %	11.8 %	28.9 %	3.6 %	1.6 %
June	52.1 %	12.0 %	28.9 %	3.9 %	1.7 %
May	52.9 %	12.6 %	27.7 %	4.0 %	1.6 %
April	52.7 %	12.7 %	27.9 %	4.0 %	1.7 %
March	51.7 %	13.0 %	28.5 %	4.1 %	1.8 %
February	50.0 %	13.5 %	29.6 %	4.1 %	1.8 %
January	48.4 %	14.3 %	30.2 %	4.2 %	1.9 %

2012	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	46.9 %	14.7 %	31.1 %	4.2 %	2.1 %
November	46.3 %	15.1 %	31.2 %	4.4 %	2.0 %
October	44.9 %	16.1 %	31.8 %	4.3 %	2.0 %
September	44.1 %	16.4 %	32.2 %	4.2 %	2.1 %
August	43.7 %	16.2 %	32.8 %	4.0 %	2.2 %
July	42.9 %	16.3 %	33.7 %	3.9 %	2.1 %
June	41.7 %	16.7 %	34.4 %	4.1 %	2.2 %
May	39.3 %	18.1 %	35.2 %	4.3 %	2.2 %
April	38.3 %	18.3 %	35.8 %	4.5 %	2.3 %
March	37.3 %	18.9 %	36.3 %	4.4 %	2.3 %
February	36.3 %	19.5 %	37.1 %	4.5 %	2.3 %
January	35.3 %	20.1 %	37.2 %	4.3 %	2.4 %

2011	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	34.6 %	20.2 %	37.7 %	4.2 %	2.5 %
November	33.4 %	21.2 %	38.1 %	4.2 %	2.4 %
October	32.3 %	21.7 %	38.7 %	4.2 %	2.4 %
September	30.5 %	22.9 %	39.7 %	4.0 %	2.2 %
August	30.3 %	22.4 %	40.6 %	3.8 %	2.3 %
July	29.4 %	22.0 %	42.0 %	3.6 %	2.4 %
June	27.9 %	23.2 %	42.2 %	3.7 %	2.4 %
May	25.9 %	24.9 %	42.4 %	4.0 %	2.4 %
April	25.6 %	24.3 %	42.9 %	4.1 %	2.6 %
March	25.0 %	25.8 %	42.2 %	4.0 %	2.5 %
February	24.1 %	26.5 %	42.4 %	4.1 %	2.5 %
January	23.8 %	26.6 %	42.8 %	4.0 %	2.5 %

2010	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	22.4 %	27.5 %	43.5 %	3.8 %	2.2 %
November	20.5 %	28.6 %	44.0 %	4.0 %	2.3 %
October	19.2 %	29.7 %	44.1 %	3.9 %	2.2 %
September	17.3 %	31.1 %	45.1 %	3.7 %	2.2 %
August	17.0 %	30.7 %	45.8 %	3.5 %	2.3 %
July	16.7 %	30.4 %	46.4 %	3.4 %	2.3 %
June	15.9 %	31.0 %	46.6 %	3.6 %	2.1 %
May	14.5 %	32.2 %	46.9 %	3.5 %	2.2 %
April	13.6 %	33.4 %	46.4 %	3.7 %	2.2 %
March	12.3 %	34.9 %	46.2 %	3.7 %	2.2 %
February	11.6 %	35.3 %	46.5 %	3.8 %	2.1 %
January	10.8 %	36.2 %	46.3 %	3.7 %	2.2 %

2009	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	9.8 %	37.2 %	46.4 %	3.6 %	2.3 %
November	8.5 %	37.7 %	47.0 %	3.8 %	2.3 %
October	8.0 %	37.5 %	47.5 %	3.8 %	2.3 %
September	7.1 %	39.6 %	46.6 %	3.6 %	2.2 %
August	7.0 %	39.3 %	47.4 %	3.3 %	2.1 %
July	6.5 %	39.4 %	47.9 %	3.3 %	2.1 %
June	6.0 %	40.7 %	47.3 %	3.1 %	2.1 %
May	5.5 %	41.0 %	47.7 %	3.0 %	2.2 %
April	4.9 %	42.1 %	47.1 %	3.0 %	2.2 %
March	4.2 %	43.3 %	46.5 %	3.1 %	2.3 %
February	4.0 %	43.6 %	46.4 %	3.0 %	2.2 %
January	3.9 %	44.8 %	45.5 %	3.0 %	2.3 %

2008	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	3.6 %	46.0 %	44.4 %	2.7 %	2.4 %
November	3.1 %	47.0 %	44.2 %	2.7 %	2.3 %
October	3.0 %	47.4 %	44.0 %	2.8 %	2.2 %
September	3.1 %	49.0 %	42.6 %	2.7 %	2.0 %
August		51.0 %	43.7 %	2.6 %	2.1 %
July		52.4 %	42.6 %	2.5 %	1.9 %
June		54.2 %	41.0 %	2.6 %	1.7 %
May		54.4 %	39.8 %	2.4 %	1.5 %
April		54.8 %	39.1 %	2.2 %	1.4 %
March		53.9 %	37.0 %	2.1 %	1.4 %
February		54.7 %	36.5 %	2.0 %	1.4 %
January		54.7 %	36.4 %	1.9 %	1.4 %

2007	Mozilla	IE	Firefox	Safari	Opera
November	1.2 %	56.0 %	36.3 %	1.8 %	1.6 %
September	1.2 %	57.2 %	35.4 %	1.6 %	1.5 %
July	1.4 %	58.5 %	34.5 %	1.5 %	1.9 %
May	1.3 %	58.9 %	33.7 %	1.5 %	1.7 %
March	1.3 %	58.7 %	31.8 %	1.6 %	1.6 %
January	1.5 %	58.6 %	31.0 %	1.7 %	1.5 %

2006	Mozilla	IE	Firefox	Netscape	Opera
November	2.5 %	60.6 %	29.9 %	0.2 %	1.5 %
September	2.3 %	62.1 %	27.3 %	0.4 %	1.6 %
July	2.3 %	62.4 %	25.5 %	0.4 %	1.4 %
May	2.3 %	63.0 %	25.7 %	0.3 %	1.5 %
March	2.4 %	64.7 %	24.5 %	0.5 %	1.5 %
January	3.1 %	66.0 %	25.0 %	0.5 %	1.6 %

2005	Mozilla	IE	Firefox	Netscape	Opera
November	2.8 %	68.9 %	23.6 %	0.4 %	1.5 %
September	2.5 %	75.5 %	18.0 %	0.4 %	1.2 %
July	2.6 %	73.8 %	19.8 %	0.5 %	1.2 %
May	3.1 %	71.6 %	21.0 %	0.7 %	1.3 %
March	3.3 %	72.5 %	18.9 %	1.0 %	1.9 %
January	3.4 %	74.5 %	16.6 %	1.1 %	1.9 %

2004	Mozilla	IE	Netscape	Opera
November	16.5 %	76.2 %	1.7 %	1.6 %
September	13.7 %	79.0 %	2.0 %	1.7 %
July	12.6 %	80.4 %	2.2 %	1.6 %
May	9.5 %	81.9 %	2.4 %	1.6 %
March	7.9 %	82.8 %	2.8 %	1.4 %
January	5.5 %	84.7 %	2.4 %	1.5 %

2003	Mozilla	IE	Netscape	Opera
November	7.2 %	84.9 %	2.6 %	1.9 %
September	6.2 %	86.6 %	2.7 %	1.8 %
July	5.7 %	87.2 %	2.7 %	1.7 %
May	4.6 %	87.7 %	3.3 %	1.4 %
March	4.2 %	88.0 %	3.4 %	1.2 %
January	4.0 %	84.6 %	4.0 %

2002	AOL	IE	Netscape
November	5.2 %	83.4 %	8.0 %
September	4.5 %	83.5 %	8.0 %
July	3.5 %	84.5 %	7.3 %
May	2.8 %	86.7 %	7.3 %
March	3.0 %	86.1 %	7.7 %
January	2.8 %	85.8 %	7.9 %

IE = Microsoft Internet Explorer
Firefox = Mozilla Firefox (identified as Mozilla before 2005)
Chrome = Google Chrome
Mozilla = The Mozilla Suite (Gecko, Netscape)
Safari = Apple Safari (and Konqueror. Both identified as Mozilla before 2007)
Opera = Opera (from 2011; Opera Mini is included here)
Netscape = Netscape Navigator (identified as Mozilla after 2006)
AOL = America Online (based on both Internet Explorer and Mozilla)

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