End of an era: IE’s share has fallen below 50%

According to Net Application statistics , in October 2011 a historic event occurred: for the first time since 1998, the share of the Internet Explorer browser fell below 50%. This is a symbolic mark that marks the end of the era of dominance of the Microsoft browser. IE's popularity peaked in 2004 (95%), and has steadily decreased since. Hardly ever in the near future, IE will be able to regain the lost domination, and they certainly will never see 95%.



This chart shows the state of affairs throughout the Internet and across all platforms, while in different segments and countries the situation is significantly different.

In Russia, Internet Explorer is no longer a leader. For example, in October 2011, its share was fixed at 20.2% (Liveinternet statistics). For comparison, Opera - 32.1%, Firefox - 22.3%, Chrome - 17.1%.
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On technology sites like Habrahabr, the popularity of IE is comparable to that of Safari, that is, measured in read percent .

Among mobile browsers in October, the share of IE was a measly 0.39%. Safari still dominates here, but Android overtook Opera in October and is rapidly approaching Safari, because global sales of Android smartphones and tablets already exceed sales of iOS devices.



On the site Ars Technica published more interesting graphics that clearly demonstrate how quickly users of different browsers make an upgrade.