- Browser Statistics – May 2012
The web browser statistics have been released through May 2012. The stats are published monthly at W3CSchools.com.
Below are the web browser stats for May 2012.
| 2012 | IE9 | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3% | 10.5% | 3.1% | 1.1% |
| February | 5.7% | 10.2% | 2.6% | 1.0% |
| March | 6.1% | 9.4% | 2.5% | 0.9% |
| April | 6.4% | 8.8% | 2.3% | 0.7% |
| May | 6.5% | 8.8% | 2.1% | 0.6% |
| 2012 | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37.1% | 35.3% | 4.3% | 2.4% |
| February | 36.6% | 36.3% | 4.5% | 2.3% |
| March | 36.3% | 37.3% | 4.4% | 2.3% |
| April | 35.8% | 38.3% | 4.5% | 2.3% |
| May | 35.2% | 39.3% | 4.3% | 2.2% |
This month, Internet Explorer users have not changed much. IE9 is continuing to increase in popularity but not as rapidly as before. Firefox users are steadily decreasing, just like Safari and Opera. Chrome users have increased by an entire percentage point every month so far this year.