Firefox 3.5 is World's Most Popular Browser
By - Source: Tom's Hardware US
|
85 comments
Firefox takes over from IE7.
Do you use Firefox 3.5? You and along with most of the web, it seems.
According to statistics provided by TheNextWeb and StatCounter Global Statistics, the world's most popular browser is Firefox 3.5.
Of course, Firefox's lead is only when counting each discrete browser version as a separate entity. With all versions of Internet Explorer moved under the same category, Microsoft is still the leader.
For Mozilla supporters, however, this is still a great milestone.

Altered image source: Download Squad.
Discuss
Ask a Category Expert
Still, any sign that people stop using the browser that must not be named makes me happy.
As of right now I'm using Chrome the most, then Firefox. I only use IE to download updates.
This makes me happy.
Still, any sign that people stop using the browser that must not be named makes me happy.
It's an apples to oranges comparison anyway. If MS forced updates on IE users like Firefox does, then it would easily have the highest used browser variant.
Considering there are 9 choices on the list, and the entry with the highest percentage, that would qualify as "most". They didn't say "more than half of the web." Besides, it's not like every user is really given a choice from the get-go. Windows comes with IE, so if you didn't already have firefox on disc, guess which browser will be used...
I'm not sure if you're trying to be the devil's advocate here, or if you're a senseless fan-boy. The most important issue to remember is that the MAJORITY of users (probably more than 50%), never try another broswer.
People who use FireFox use it by choice and they either disable the Updates Notification feature, preferring to download updates on their own. Or if they leave the Update feature enabled, FireFox Offers to update the browser and you are given the choice to go ahead or cancel update unless you configure FireFox to automatically download and install updates without asking.
FireFox gets the highest browser use because it's fast and it's historically safer than Internet Explorer.
IE is less snappy than Firefox, but has some features I need. Just wanted to throw this out there, lets see if anyone is going to have a heart attack because someones gave IE8 a good remark
Me, as a proficient PC user, couldn't care less about usage statistics, I just need to get my work done...
Personally I prefer Firefox, but I do expect IE8 to accelerate it's uptake, especially as more businesses start to move to Windows 7.
"Other"??