Do you think developing a website is all? What if the text appears too small or extra large on a different computer? Maybe your site visitor is using a browser that treats your site UI differently and could show it ugly. Possible, isn’t it?
Well, this post helps you know your visitor’s’ secrets – in terms of the browsers, operating systems (OS) and screen resolution. And, when we say ‘visitor’, we mean an average visitor. Exceptions are everywhere.
t’s critical that you profile your visitors and collect statistics about their preferred screen resolution, OS and browser. It’s intelligent to use an analytics tool that helps you get this data about your site visitors.
This post has some need-to-know information for every website developer as it covers the results from recent studies of browser market share, used OS and preferred screen resolution worldwide.
Please note that these numbers are only approximates, and the statistics are from different sources.
An average web user browses with Internet Explorer 7.0 on Windows XP with the screen resolution 1024×768.
Facts You Should Know
The most popular browser worldwide is IE 7.0 (21.86%).
Firefox 3.5 has 17.65%, IE 8.0 has 16.59%, Safari 4.0 has 4.07%, Chrome 3.0 has 1.96%, Opera 10.0 only 0.84%
Stand: 21.10.2009. Source: W3 Counter
The most used screen resolution worldwide is 1024×768 (30.44%).
1280×800 (20.07%) is gaining popularity and 1280×1024 (11.90%), 800×600 is used by 4.54% of the visitors.
Most used screen resolution is 1024×768. Source: W3 Counter
The most popular OS is Windows XP (60.06%).
Windows Vista is used by 22.39% of visitors, Mac OS by 7.30%
[Source: W3 Counter]
The most popular browser family worldwide is IE
Browser Market Share for September 2009. Source: Netapplications.com
Internet Explorer remains the dominant web browser, with a global usage share of around 70% (though measurements vary). Usage is higher in Asia and lower in Europe.
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