Web Browsers

Bao Nguyen

Invention of the Web BrowserWorld Wide Web,

1990-1991: Tim Berners-Lee & Robert Cailliau. Not very popular.

Netscape Browser, 1993-1994: Marc Andreessen, Jamie Zawinski, and others

Internet Explorer (I.E)Owned by Microsoft

Created in 1995

Mozilla FirefoxOwned by Netscape,

Funded by Google Inc.

Created in 2004

Google ChromeOwned by Google

Inc

Created in 2008

Its latest invention: Google Chrome Netbook or Chromebook

SafariOwned by Apple Inc.

Released in 2003

peraOwned by Opera

Software ASA

Created in 1997

2010I.E Firefox Chrome Safari Opera

December

27.5 % 43.5 % 22.4 % 3.8 % 2.2 %

November

28.6 % 44.0 % 20.5 % 4.0 % 2.3 %

October 29.7 % 44.1 % 19.2 % 3.9 % 2.2 %

September

31.1 % 45.1 % 17.3 % 3.7 % 2.2 %

August 30.7 % 45.8 % 17.0 % 3.5 % 2.3 %

July 30.4 % 46.4 % 16.7 % 3.4 % 2.3 %

June 31.0 % 46.6 % 15.9 % 3.6 % 2.1 %

May 32.2 % 46.9 % 14.5 % 3.5 % 2.2 %

April 33.4 % 46.4 % 13.6 % 3.7 % 2.2 %

March 34.9 % 46.2 % 12.3 % 3.7 % 2.2 %

February 35.3 % 46.5 % 11.6 % 3.8 % 2.1 %

January 36.2 % 46.3 % 10.8 % 3.7 % 2.2 %

2011I.E Firefox Chrome Safari Opera

December 20.2 % 37.7 % 34.6 % 4.2 % 2.5 %

November 21.2 % 38.1 % 33.4 % 4.2 % 2.4 %

October 21.7 % 38.7 % 32.3 % 4.2 % 2.4 %

September 22.9 % 39.7 % 30.5 % 4.0 % 2.2 %

August 22.4 % 40.6 % 30.3 % 3.8 % 2.3 %

July 22.0 % 42.0 % 29.4 % 3.6 % 2.4 %

June 23.2 % 42.2 % 27.9 % 3.7 % 2.4 %

May 24.9 % 42.4 % 25.9 % 4.0 % 2.4 %

April 24.3 % 42.9 % 25.6 % 4.1 % 2.6 %

March 25.8 % 42.2 % 25.0 % 4.0 % 2.5 %

February 26.5 % 42.4 % 24.1 % 4.1 % 2.5 %

January 26.6 % 42.8 % 23.8 % 4.0 % 2.5 %

2012I.E Firefox Chrome Safari Opera

October 16.1 % 31.8 % 44.9 % 4.3 % 2.0 %

September 16.4 % 32.2 % 44.1 % 4.2 % 2.1 %

August 16.2 % 32.8 % 43.7 % 4.0 % 2.2 %

July 16.3 % 33.7 % 42.9 % 3.9 % 2.1 %

June 16.7 % 34.4 % 41.7 % 4.1 % 2.2 %

May 18.1 % 35.2 % 39.3 % 4.3 % 2.2 %

April 18.3 % 35.8 % 38.3 % 4.5 % 2.3 %

March 18.9 % 36.3 % 37.3 % 4.4 % 2.3 %

February 19.5 % 36.6 % 36.3 % 4.5 % 2.3 %

January 20.1 % 37.1 % 35.3 % 4.3 % 2.4 %

Future of Web Browsers?

The End