Internet Explorer browser market share suddenly increased

According to web browser market data released in late March, announced by Internet market analytics company Net Applications, IE unexpectedly achieved 53.8% of the global web browser market share, the first increase. market share in the browser market, as well as the highest rate this web browser has achieved since September 2011.

Currently, IE is still the largest web browser in the world. The main reason for this is that up to now, 90% of PC users are still using the Windows operating system, with IE being the default browser pre-installed.

According to Net Application 's prediction , after trying to replace IE with other web browser software, users feel dissatisfied and continue to return to the default web browser on Windows.

Another reason is that after Microsoft released the latest beta version of Windows 8, the IE 10 web browser is integrated with significant improvements and people still using Windows 8 continue to use it. IE 10 is the main browser, instead of installing new browsers instead.

Meanwhile, both rivals Firefox and Chrome dropped their market share in March. Currently, Firefox only accounts for 20.6% of the web browser market, the lowest number that the browser has occupied since early 2009 so far.

Since surpassing Firefox to become the world's second-largest web browser in November 2011, Chrome has shown signs of slowing down in the past, not only has it regained its second position by Firefox, but also has fallen. reduce market share. According to Net Application, Chrome's market share in March decreased by 1% compared to February, leaving only 18.6% of the global web browser market share.

Meanwhile, Google recently launched the latest version of Chrome 18, significantly improving its graphics processing capabilities, especially hardware processing, even on older devices and systems.