firefox fastest growing browser in may
Firefox, now with 18.41% of the global browser market according to Net Applications, was the fastest growing browser in May.
The May numbers from Net Applications have been released to the public. The three notable moves, I think, are that IE has fallen more than 1 full percentage point in the last month, Firefox has gained nearly a point, and Firefox 3 pre-releases are very close to passing Opera's desktop browser to become the 4th most used browser in the world.
IE continuing to lose market share is no surprise, but the 1.08 point drop is pretty significant for a one month period before the release of Firefox 3.
The Firefox growth of 0.65 points is the biggest monthly jump for Firefox in the last 7 months.
The most exciting change, though, is the Firefox 3 pre-release growth. Firefox 3 pre-releases grew .23 points in May -- and without even maintaining that growth rate, it will surpass Opera's desktop browser before Firefox 3 ships.
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I don't see Firefox 3 listed on the page you linked to.
Posted by: Jesse Ruderman | June 1, 2008 1:41 PM
Fx 3 is so great I've been encouraging people to skip Fx 2. pre-3 seems more stable than 2 already. I'm not surprised by the effects of 3 before the official release.
Posted by: Ephilei | June 1, 2008 1:47 PM
Jesse, the following link is more detailed: http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=2&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=112
Firefox 3.0 is listed in the Top 10.
Oh, I also use Firefox 3 since it became RC, I'm very happy with it.
Posted by: Daniel | June 7, 2008 12:55 AM