MySQL shares are increasing, with over 50 thousand million downloads per day

MySQL is the most popular open-source database in the world. It has been installed with more than 11 million clicks per day. MySQL provides choices for developers, DBAs, and IT managers around the world in terms of reliability, performance, and ease of use.

According to a survey by the third-party market research organization Evans Data Corporation, MySQL has a 25% market share of all the databases used by developers in the past two years. Open source has become an indispensable part of today's IT structure, and the market share of open source will continue to increase.

Market share of each database

According to a survey conducted in SD Times, MySQL is the third largest database, surpassing DB2, Informix, S, and Sybase. Familiarity with databases, awareness of database vendors, and low cost are three major factors for respondents to select MySQL.

Database usage rankings investigated by SD Times

Evans Data Corp. Research shows that MySQL is in the second place.

Evans Data Corp. Research's database usage rankings

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