Internet Explorer 11 gains market share, as Microsoft’s desktop browser continues its domination

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Published on September 1, 2014

published on September 1, 2014

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Every month, Net Application reveals the market share of desktop browsers and operating systems. A moment ago we saw a spike in the market share of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, and now is the time to check how various browsers fared in the month of August.

Internet Explorer has continued its dominance in the browser space. Internet Explorer 8, the default browser in Windows 7 (which has over 50% market share in the OS space) now has 21.4% market share (down from 21.56% from a month earlier). Whereas, the current version of Microsoft’s desktop browser, Internet Explorer 11 is quickly closing the gap for the top spot with 17.45% market share (up from 16.78% from a month earlier).

Mozilla Firefox’s version 31 now has 10.51% users, up from 9.27% users who were on the version 30 as of July. Google Chrome 36 is the third most popular browser as of currently, with 11.04% share. Internet Explorer 10 has lost a few users, sliding from 6.26 percent to 6.18 percent, whereas Internet Explorer 6, the default browser in Windows XP still has 3.33% users. Other browsers and different builds account for 20.75%.

Internet Explorer 11 gains market share, as Microsoft's desktop browser continues its domination

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.