Microsoft adds to Web browser lead at Firefox's expense

Report shows that Microsoft's Internet Explorer is the worldwide and U.S. browser leader by far.

By Network World Staff , Network World , 10/10/2006

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With Internet Explorer, Microsoft has increased its share of the global Web browser market to 85.85%, a gain that comes at the expense of Mozilla's Firefox and Apple Computer's Safari browsers.

Microsoft's numbers have risen 2.8% since July, according to research by OneStat.com.

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Firefox's share of the worldwide browser market has shrunk to 11.49%, down 1.44% since July. Apple's Safari has lost 0.23% of its worldwide market share since July, and now has a 1.61% share, OneStat.com says.

Firefox has been dogged of late by reports of bugs.

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Firefox is more popular in the United States than it is worldwide, grabbing a 14.88% U.S. market share. Internet Explorer has an 80.77% share of the U.S. browser market, and Apple Safari has 3.41%.