Net Applications: Apple’s Safari Web browser share hit new all-time high of 5.82% in January 2008
Friday, February 01, 2008 - 01:43 PM ESTNet Applications' Web Browser stats for January 2008 show Apple's Safari hit a new all-time high with 5.82% share of the browsers visiting Net Applications' network of websites worldwide. The data is aggregated from 40,000 websites that are predominantly ecommerce or corporate sites.
Net Applications' January 2008 Web Browser Stats:
Microsoft Internet Explorer: 75.47% (vs. DEC: 76.07%, JAN 07: 79.98%)
Mozilla Firefox: 16.98% (vs. DEC: 16.78%, JAN 07: 13.70%)
Apple Safari: 5.82% (vs. DEC: 5.58%, JAN 07: 4.72%)
Opera: 0.62%
Netscape: 0.61%
Mozilla: 0.32%
Opera Mini: 0.03%
Playstation: 0.03%
Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer: 0.03%
Konqueror: 0.02%
Blazer: 0.02%
Danger Web Browser: 0.02%
WebTV: 0.01%
ACCESS NetFront: 0.01%
Net Applications' Browser Market Share for January 2008:

Net Applications' Apple Safari Web Browser Stats for 2007:
JAN: 4.72%
FEB: 4.86%
MAR: 4.53%
APR: 4.61%
MAY: 4.84%
JUN: 4.51%
JUL: 4.58%
AUG: 4.71%
SEP: 5.11%
OCT: 5.09%
NOV: 5.14%
DEC: 5.59%
Net Applications' Browser Market Share Trend for Apple Safari for February 2006 to January 2008:

More details can be seen via Net Applications' here.
MacDailyNews Note: As always, the actual percentage numbers are not as important as the trends shown since all "market share" reports have unique measurement sources. Net Applications, for example measures 40,000 corporate and ecommerce websites — how many of which are restricted to WIndows and/or IE, if any, we do not know. Again, what's important is the trend (and consistent data points). The trend shows Apple's Safari ascending.


I switched from IE to Safari and it's shocking how fast it runs on Windows XP. Plus, the Bookmarks are better, the Tabs are better - it's just better all around.
I tell Windows users all the time that they are missing out if they're not browsing with Safari.