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Since the initial release of the Mozilla Firefox web browser in 2004, market adoption of Mozilla Firefox has increased rapidly. Firefox is the second-most popular browser worldwide, after Internet Explorer.
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Usage share
The usage share of web browsers.
Source: Median values from summary table. Internet Explorer (59.21%; Usage by version number) Mozilla Firefox (28.29%; Usage by version number) Google Chrome (5.02%) Safari (4.54%) Opera (1.68%) Other (1.26%)
Source: Median values from summary table. Internet Explorer (59.21%; Usage by version number) Mozilla Firefox (28.29%; Usage by version number) Google Chrome (5.02%) Safari (4.54%) Opera (1.68%) Other (1.26%)
| Firefox market share overview According to Net Applications data — January 2010[1] | ||
| Browser | % of Fx | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Firefox 1 | 0.12% | 0.03% |
| Firefox 1.5 | 0.45% | 0.11% |
| Firefox 2 | 3.24% | 0.79% |
| Firefox 3 | 21.67% | 5.29% |
| Firefox 3.5 | 70.05% | 17.10% |
| Firefox 3.6 | 4.38% | 1.07% |
| Other† | 0.61% | 0.15% |
| All variants[2] | 100% | 24.41% |
| ^ Other mostly consists of Firefox versions 1.5 and 1.0 which are older versions and 3.1 which is a series of betas for 3.5. | ||
See also: Usage share of web browsers
Web-surfers have adopted Firefox rapidly, despite the availability of Internet Explorer on almost all Microsoft Windows NT PCs. Internet Explorer has seen a steady decline of its usage share since Firefox's release. As of December 2009[update], according to Net Applications, Firefox had 24.69% worldwide usage share of web browsers, making it the second most-used browser, after Internet Explorer.[2] It also reported that Firefox 3.5 is among the top three web browser versions surpassing Internet Explorer 7. Also, according to Statcounter as of mid-December 2009, Firefox 3.5 is the most popular browser (when counting individual browser versions) also by passing Internet Explorer 7.[4]
Due to the January 2010, well-publicized vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, the German and French, and Australian governments have publicly issued warnings to Internet Explorer users to use alternative browsers at least until a fix for the security hole is made.[5][6][7][8] The first browser they recommended was Mozilla Firefox, followed by Google Chrome. As a result of this downloads of Firefox in recent days have been double that of what would have been expected otherwise in all three countries.[9][10]According to a study released by the firm XiTi in December 2008, Europe generally had higher percentages of Firefox use, with an average of 31.1%.[11]
Download count
A graph of Firefox cumulative downloads in millions
A graph of Firefox download rate in thousands per day
Downloads have continued at an increasing rate since Firefox 1.0 was released in November 2004. No other Mozilla Foundation product has experienced such growth.[12]
| Date | Number of days | Downloads (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| November 10, 2004 | 1 | 1[13] |
| February 16, 2005 | 99 | 25[14] |
| April 29, 2005 | 171 | 50[15] |
| July 26, 2005 | 259 | 75[16] |
| October 19, 2005 | 344 | 100[17] |
| March 3, 2006 | 479 | 150[18] |
| July 31, 2006 | 629 | 200[19] |
| November 11, 2006 | 732 | 250[20] |
| February 12, 2007 | 825 | 300[21] |
| September 7, 2007 | 1032 | 400[22] |
| February 21, 2008 | 1199 | 500[23] |
| November 3, 2008 | 1455 | 700[24] |
| July 31, 2009 | 1725 | 1000[25] |
These numbers do not include downloads using software updates or from third-party websites. They do not represent a user count, as one download may be installed on many machines, or one person may download the software multiple times. According to Mozilla, Firefox had more than 300 million users as of June 2009[update].[26]
Industry adoption
Since the pre-1.0 stages, several well-known websites and web applications, including Gmail, have supported (and in some cases, required[citation needed]) the use of Firefox. Since March 30, 2005, the Google search engine has utilized the link prefetching feature of Firefox for faster searching. Google, Inc. also recommends Firefox as the browser for its Blogger.com weblog service.[27] On May 18, 2005, eBay announced support for Firefox for its eBay Picture Manager.[28] In 2006, Microsoft released a Firefox-compatible Windows Genuine Advantage browser plug-in.[29]
Search engine companies including Google, Yahoo! and A9.com now also offer Firefox extensions for accessing their services, in addition to their original Internet Explorer add-ons. Google has released four Extensions for Firefox,[30] further affirming the company's interest in Firefox.
In addition, some software packages, such as the Ubuntu distribution of Linux, are bundled with Firefox.
Institutional adoption
During the FOSDEM 2005 conference, Tristan Nitot, president of Mozilla Europe, noted that Firefox has had more success in the consumer market than with institutions.[31] He also theorized that pressure from Microsoft caused institutions who had adopted Firefox to remain silent about it.
| “ | I know companies that are deploying Firefox or Thunderbird, but they aren't talking about it as they don't want to see an increase in their Microsoft Office licence price. | ” |
Some observers, such as Serdar Yegulalp of TechTarget[32] and Jim Rapooza of eWEEK[33] note that Firefox does not provide tools that make institutional deployment easier, such as a client customization kit (which Mozilla has since released[34]) or Microsoft Installer (MSI) packages. Yegulalp also notes that although Firefox does not natively support ActiveX plugins, which are sometimes used in institutional environments, third party bridges are available.
While institutions may not be actively deploying Firefox in large numbers, more and more are allowing their employees to install Firefox, according to JupiterResearch. They found that in 2006, 44% of companies with more than 200 employees allowed Firefox on their employees' systems, compared with 26% in 2005.[35]
References
- ^ "Browser Version Market Share". NetApplications.com. January 2010. http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=2&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=131&qpmr=40&qpdt=1&qpct=3&qpfilter=ColumnName+LIKE+%27Firefox*%27&qpfiltertitle=Browser+Version+%3d+%22Firefox*%22. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ a b "1-in-4 now use Firefox to surf the Web". Computerworld. 2009-11-13. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140819/1_in_4_now_use_Firefox_to_surf_the_Web. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Top Browser Share Trend". Net Applications. 2009-05-01. http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=0. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ Firefox 3.5 is world's most popular browser, StatCounter says, Nick Eaton. seattlepi blogs. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/france-germany-warn-internet-explorer-users-3334330
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/why-you-should-change-your-internet-browser-and-how-to-choose-the-best-one-for-you-1872048.html
- ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100118-707097.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/19/2795684.htm
- ^ http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2010/01/19/people-in-germany-are-switching-browsers/
- ^ http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2010/01/21/people-in-france-and-australia-are-also-switching-browsers/
- ^ "Google Chrome not top in Europe". XiTi.com. 2008-12-22. http://www.xitimonitor.com/en-us/browsers-barometer/browsers-barometer-november-2008/index-1-2-3-153.html. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ Firefox and more: the graphs (part 1). Asa Dotzler's weblog.
- ^ 1,000,000+ downloads on day 1
- ^ firefox 25,000,000
- ^ celebrating 50 million firefox downloads
- ^ Firefox Exceeds 75 million Downloads
- ^ firefox hits one hundred million downloads
- ^ 150 million and counting!
- ^ Firefox 200 Million Downloads - what it means
- ^ 250000000 downloads!
- ^ Firefox: 300 million+ downloads
- ^ Four Hundred Million Firefox Downloads
- ^ 500+ Million Celebration
- ^ 700 million Firefox downloads
- ^ Firefox: 1 billion downloads only part of the story
- ^ Patricia Resende (2009-06-30). "Firefox 3.5 Increases Speed, Protects User Privacy". http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090630/bs_nf/67473. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ Where can I upgrade my browser? Blogger Help.
- ^ eBay Picture Manager Enhancements. eBay.
- ^ "Genuine Microsoft Software". Windows Genuine Advantage: Frequently Asked Questions. Microsoft Corporation. 2006. http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/faq.aspx#Question3Label. Retrieved 2006-11-06.
- ^ Google Firefox Extensions
- ^ Firefox sneaks into the enterprise. ZDNet UK.
- ^ Serdar Yegulalp. "How to switch an enterprise from IE to Firefox". TechTarget. http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid39_gci1215319,00.html. Retrieved 2006-10-08.
- ^ Jim Rapooza. "Mozilla Firefox 1.0". eWEEK. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1722434,00.asp. Retrieved 2006-10-08.
- ^ "Firefox 1.5 CCK (Client Customization Kit) Wizard". http://www.mozilla.org/projects/cck/firefox/. Retrieved 2006-09-22.
- ^ J. Nicholas Hoover. "IE7 vs. Firefox 2.0: Why This Browser Battle Matters To Businesses". InformationWeek. http://www.informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193302738&pgno=2&queryText=. Retrieved 2006-10-17.
