Who is the boss of the desktop browser? The data is hard to tell.

Who is the boss of the desktop browser? Currently, there is no convincing answer. In July, both Net Applications and StatCounter, a well-known market research institution, released the browser market statistics report for July. However, the answer to these questions was even more vague.

According to StatCounter's data based on the independent page access volume), Chrome's user base is the largest, with a share of 42.78%; IE is still the second place, with a share of 25.55%; followed by Firefox19.25 %), Safari, Opera, etc.

Statistics from Net Applications differ greatly from those from StatCounter. Although Chrome, IE, and Firefox are the three most popular browsers, their status is quite different. IE is the dominant browser, with a market share of 57.6%. Firefox ranks second, with a market share of 18.88%. Chrome stands third, with a market share of 16%.

Previously, StatCounter criticized the data statistics method of Net Applications, saying that the "Regional weight" used has increased Internet users in some countries, such as China, therefore, the statistical results are inaccurate.

For the moment, we will not comment on which statistical method is more correct. We can see that IE has been eroded by Chrome in a large field, and Chrome has gone through the initial trend, and gradually develop steadily.

Let's take a look at a single browser version. Net Applications data shows that IE8 is the world's most popular browser with a market share of 21.65%, followed by IE10 with a market share of 18.65%, followed by Chrome 289.97%), IE99.02 %), Firefox 237.15% ).

According to the StatCounter report, Chrome 28 is the most popular browser with a market share of 28.03%, followed by IE10, a market share of 11.3%, followed by IE88.27 %), and Chrome 298.24%), Firefox 237.51% ).