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The Incredible Shrinking Browser – Netscape Share Less Than 4% Worldwide, According to WebSideStory's StatMarket |
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Despite Higher Percentages in Certain Countries, Netscape Continues to Lose Market Share to Microsoft Globally
SAN DIEGO, CA --
August 28, 2002 -
WebSideStory, Inc. (
www.websidestory.com), the leader in outsourced Web
analytics, today reported that the percentage of Web
surfers using Netscape worldwide continues to dwindle, and
is now at record lows. As of Aug. 26, 2002, Netscape’s
global usage share had dropped to 3.4 percent, down from 13
percent at this time last year, according to the
independently produced report from
WebSideStory’s StatMarket®. StatMarket ( www.statmarket.com)
is a Web site design and software optimization service that
aggregates data from millions of Internet surfers per day.
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Internet Explorer, meanwhile,
continues to
climb, and now has a global usage share of 96 percent, up
from about 87 percent a year ago, StatMarket reported.
Despite its struggle to maintain usage share worldwide,
Netscape still holds its own in some countries. For
example, Switzerland’s usage share more than doubles the
global average. Other countries where Netscape is stronger
than the global average include Germany, Canada and the
United States. Global usage share is the percentage of
people worldwide that are using a particular browser.
“The browser war is in fact a massacre,” said Geoff
Johnston, vice president of product marketing for
StatMarket. “The newest versions of Netscape have failed
to win over users so far. There are pockets of resistance
in certain countries, but unless AOL makes a move soon,
Netscape may find itself battling Opera for the last 1 to 2
percent of the market.”
Since early 1999, Netscape’s global usage share has dropped
from about 32 percent worldwide.
StatMarket provides Web designers and Web software
developers valuable market share data on browsers,
operating systems, plug-ins and more. The service gathers
information from millions of Internet users a day to more
than 125,000 sites worldwide actively using WebSideStory’s
HitBox® (
www.hitbox.com) outsourced Web visitor analysis
services. For information about a StatMarket subscription,
visit www.statmarket.com or call 858.546.0040 x231.
Global Browser Usage Share as of 8/26/02:
| Microsoft |
95.97 % |
| Netscape |
3.39 % |
| Other |
0.64 % |
About StatMarket
StatMarket (
www.statmarket.com) is a Web site design and Web
software development optimization service that provides
valuable market share data on browsers, operating systems,
screen resolutions, and more. The service is geared for
Web site designers, software developers, and market
researchers who need accurate data to build the most
effective sites and products possible. StatMarket
publishes information gathered from millions of Internet
users a day to more than 125,000 sites actively using
WebSideStory’s HitBox outsourced Web visitor analysis
services. StatMarket segments global Internet user trend
data from visitors in 245 countries to sites in 120
industry categories.
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