We mentioned last week that, over the past 30 days, thousands of users from 129 different countries have visited our site here online and — Guess what browser was most popular among us: Google Chrome (with 26% of the market), then Firefox (with 24%), then Safari (with 23%), and after those 3, at a distant fourth, Internet Explorer (19%). (Others were used by a smaller percentage.) To me, this was a radical revelation. It means that the once-might Microsoft browser apparently isn’t even among the top three preferences. Three years ago, if you would have predicted this outcome, I would have probably laughed. Also, by the way, there were 4000 visits from mobile devices alone, with Apple’s iPhone being the most popular. Now I realize the Brigada audience is not necessarily representative of the entire Internet (thank goodness), but it’s an interesting subset, none the less.
I think your browser results are skewed partly by the fact that your users are more security conscious than the average net user. I.E. is still king among the quick, cheap, and dirty crowd, but Chrome and Safari are reccomended for folks wanting more security. Also some people use one browser for secure browsing, another for routine browsing, and a third for browsing potentially risky sites.