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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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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% |
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| 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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