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Usability-Related Web User Profile Statistics

Updated November 2007

 

Operating Systems(www.thecounter.com - October 2007) Browsers(www.thecounter.com - October 2007)
Windows XP 79% Internet Explorer 6.x 50%
Windows NT 6% Internet Explorer 7 25%
Windows 2000 5% Firefox 13%
Mac 4% Netscape Compatible 6%
Windows 98 1% Safari 3%
Unknown & Other 5% Opera 7/8 1%
Unknown & Other 2%
Monitor Resolution (www.thecounter.com - October 2007) Monitor Colors(www.thecounter.com - October 2007)
1024 x 768 50%   32 bit 87%
1280 x 1024 26% 65K (16 bit) 9%
800 x 600 10%   16M (24 bit) 2%
1152 x 864 3% Unknown & Other 2%
Unknown & Other 11%      
       
Native Speakers: Percent of World OnlinePopulation
(global-reach.biz - September 2004)
Installation Base of Media Player or Plugin
(NPD Online Survey - March 2005)
English 35.2%  

Macromedia Flash Player

98.3%
Chinese 13.7% Windows Media Player   59.0%
Spanish 9.0%   Apple QuickTime Player   62.1%
Japanese 8.4% Real Player   60.8%
German 6.9%   Macromedia Shockwave Player   54.1%
French 4.2%  
Korean 3.9%    
Italian 3.8%

 United States Internet Connectivity

Portuguese 3.1%   ( Nielsen//NetRatings - February 2006)  
Dutch 1.7%  
Home
Work
Other 10.1%   High Speed 68% 89%
      Dial-up 32% 11%
     
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