Internet Explorer is a free web browser from Microsoft.
Internet Explorer was released in 1995 and is one of the most popular browsers today.
The following figures are extracted from our Browser Statistics:
2014 | Total | IE 11 | IE 10 | IE 9 | IE 8 | IE 7 | IE 6 |
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December | 8.0 % | 3.6 % | 1.1 % | 1.6 % | 1.3 % | 0.2 % | 0.0 % |
November | 9.8 % | 4.7 % | 1.4 % | 1.8 % | 1.6 % | 0.3 % | 0.0 % |
October | 9.5 % | 4.3 % | 1.5 % | 1.8 % | 1.6 % | 0.2 % | 0.0 % |
September | 9.9 % | 3.8 % | 1.7 % | 2.4 % | 2.0 % | 0.3 % | 0.0 % |
August | 8.3 % | 3.2 % | 1.4 % | 1.6 % | 1.8 % | 0.2 % | 0.0 % |
July | 8.5 % | 3.0 % | 1.5 % | 1.8 % | 1.8 % | 0.2 % | 0.0 % |
June | 8.8 % | 3.0 % | 1.4 % | 1.2 % | 2.1 % | 0.3 % | 0.1 % |
May | 8.9 % | 2.7 % | 1.4 % | 1.9 % | 2.1 % | 0.2 % | 0.0 % |
April | 9.4 % | 2.7 % | 1.6 % | 2.0 % | 2.4 % | 0.3 % | 0.1 % |
March | 9.7 % | 2.6 % | 1.6 % | 2.1 % | 2.5 % | 0.3 % | 0.1 % |
February | 9.8 % | 2.5 % | 1.7 % | 2.1 % | 2.7 % | 0.3 % | 0.1 % |
January | 10.2 % | 2.5 % | 1.7 % | 2.3 % | 3.1 % | 0.4 % | 0.1 % |
2013 | Total | IE 11 | IE 10 | IE 9 | IE 8 | IE 7 | IE 6 |
December | 9.0 % | 0.8 % | 2.1 % | 2.4 % | 3.2 % | 0.4 % | 0.1 % |
November | 10.5 % | 3.5 % | 2.5 % | 3.6 % | 0.5 % | 0.1 % | |
October | 11.7 % | 4.0 % | 3.0 % | 4.1 % | 0.5 % | 0.1 % | |
September | 12.1 % | 4.0 % | 2.8 % | 4.6 % | 0.6 % | 0.1 % | |
August | 11.8 % | 3.6 % | 2.8 % | 4.7 % | 0.6 % | 0.1 % | |
July | 11.8 % | 3.3 % | 2.8 % | 4.8 % | 0.7 % | 0.1 % | |
June | 12.0 % | 3.1 % | 3.2 % | 4.9 % | 0.7 % | 0.1 % | |
May | 12.6 % | 2.6 % | 3.9 % | 5.2 % | 0.8 % | 0.1 % | |
April | 12.7 % | 2.0 % | 4.4 % | 5.3 % | 0.8 % | 0.1 % | |
March | 12.9 % | 1.3 % | 5.2 % | 5.5 % | 0.8 % | 0.2 % | |
February | 13.5 % | 0.9 % | 5.7 % | 5.8 % | 0.9 % | 0.2 % | |
January | 14.3 % | 0.8 % | 5.9 % | 6.4 % | 1.0 % | 0.3 % | |
2012 | Total | IE 10 | IE 9 | IE 8 | IE 7 | IE 6 | |
December | 14.7 % | 0.6 % | 5.9 % | 6.8 % | 1.1 % | 0.3 % | |
November | 15.1 % | 0.4 % | 6.5 % | 6.8 % | 1.1 % | 0.3 % | |
October | 16.1 % | 0.2 % | 6.8 % | 7.6 % | 1.2 % | 0.3 % | |
September | 16.4 % | 0.2 % | 6.6 % | 7.9 % | 1.3 % | 0.4 % | |
August | 16.2 % | 0.1 % | 6.1 % | 7.8 % | 1.8 % | 0.5 % | |
July | 16.3 % | 0.1 % | 5.9 % | 7.9 % | 2.0 % | 0.6 % | |
June | 16.7 % | 0.1 % | 6.1 % | 8.0 % | 1.9 % | 0.6 % | |
May | 18.1 % | 0.1 % | 6.5 % | 8.8 % | 2.1 % | 0.6 % | |
April | 18.3 % | 0.1 % | 6.4 % | 8.8 % | 2.3 % | 0.7 % | |
March | 18.9 % | 0.0 % | 6.1 % | 9.4 % | 2.5 % | 0.9 % | |
February | 19.5 % | 0.0 % | 5.7 % | 10.2 % | 2.6 % | 1.0 % | |
January | 20.1 % | 0.1 % | 5.3 % | 10.5 % | 3.1 % | 1.1 % | |
2011 | Total | IE 9 | IE 8 | IE 7 | IE 6 | ||
December | 20.2 % | 5.1 % | 10.7 % | 3.2 % | 1.2 % | ||
November | 21.2 % | 5.1 % | 11.5 % | 3.4 % | 1.2 % | ||
October | 21.7 % | 5.1 % | 11.8 % | 3.5 % | 1.3 % | ||
September | 22.9 % | 4.8 % | 12.4 % | 3.9 % | 1.8 % | ||
August | 22.5 % | 4.2 % | 11.9 % | 4.2 % | 2.0 % | ||
July | 22.0 % | 3.9 % | 11.7 % | 4.1 % | 2.3 % | ||
June | 23.2 % | 3.6 % | 12.9 % | 4.4 % | 2.3 % | ||
May | 24.9 % | 3.1 % | 14.1 % | 5.3 % | 2.4 % | ||
April | 24.3 % | 2.1 % | 14.8 % | 4.9 % | 2.5 % | ||
March | 25.8 % | 1.1 % | 16.3 % | 5.4 % | 3.0 % | ||
February | 26.5 % | 0.6 % | 16.7 % | 5.7 % | 3.5 % | ||
January | 26.6 % | 0.5 % | 16.6 % | 5.7 % | 3.8 % | ||
2010 | Total | IE 9 | IE 8 | IE 7 | IE 6 | ||
December | 27.5 % | 0.5 % | 16.5 % | 6.1 % | 4.4 % | ||
November | 28.6 % | 0.4 % | 17.6 % | 6.5 % | 4.1 % | ||
October | 29.7 % | 0.4 % | 17.3 % | 7.2 % | 4.8 % | ||
September | 31.1 % | 0.2 % | 17.3 % | 8.0 % | 5.6 % | ||
August | 30.7 % | 16.2 % | 7.8 % | 6.7 % | |||
July | 30.4 % | 15.6 % | 7.6 % | 7.2 % | |||
June | 31.0 % | 15.7 % | 8.1 % | 7.2 % | |||
May | 32.2 % | 16.0 % | 9.1 % | 7.1 % | |||
April | 33.4 % | 16.2 % | 9.3 % | 7.9 % | |||
March | 34.9 % | 15.3 % | 10.7 % | 8.9 % | |||
February | 35.3 % | 14.7 % | 11.0 % | 9.6 % | |||
January | 36.2 % | 14.3 % | 11.7 % | 10.2 % | |||
2009 | Total | IE 8 | IE 7 | IE 6 | |||
December | 37.2 % | 13.5 % | 12.8 % | 10.9 % | |||
November | 37.7 % | 13.3 % | 13.3 % | 11.1 % | |||
October | 37.5 % | 12.8 % | 14.1 % | 10.6 % | |||
September | 39.6 % | 12.2 % | 15.3 % | 12.1 % | |||
August | 39.3 % | 10.6 % | 15.1 % | 13.6 % | |||
July | 39.4 % | 9.1 % | 15.9 % | 14.4 % | |||
June | 40.7 % | 7.1 % | 18.7 % | 14.9 % | |||
May | 41.0 % | 5.2 % | 21.3 % | 14.5 % | |||
April | 42.1 % | 3.5 % | 23.2 % | 15.4 % | |||
March | 43.3 % | 1.4 % | 24.9 % | 17.0 % | |||
February | 43.6 % | 0.8 % | 25.4 % | 17.4 % | |||
January | 44.8 % | 0.6 % | 25.7 % | 18.5 % | |||
2008 | Total | IE 7 | IE 6 | IE 5 | |||
December | 46.0 % | 26.1 % | 19.6 % | 0.3 % | |||
November | 47.0 % | 26.6 % | 20.0 % | 0.4 % | |||
October | 47.4 % | 26.9 % | 20.2 % | 0.3 % | |||
September | 49.0 % | 26.3 % | 22.3 % | 0.4 % | |||
August | 51.0 % | 26.0 % | 24.5 % | 0.5 % | |||
July | 52.4 % | 26.4 % | 25.3 % | 0.7 % | |||
June | 54.2 % | 27.0 % | 26.5 % | 0.7 % | |||
May | 54.4 % | 26.5 % | 27.3 % | 0.6 % | |||
April | 54.8 % | 24.9 % | 28.9 % | 1.0 % | |||
March | 53.9 % | 23.3 % | 29.5 % | 1.1 % | |||
February | 54.7 % | 22.7 % | 30.7 % | 1.3 % | |||
January | 54.7 % | 21.2 % | 32.0 % | 1.5 % | |||
2007 | Total | IE 7 | IE 6 | IE 5 | |||
November | 56.0 % | 20.8 % | 33.6 % | 1.6 % | |||
September | 57.2 % | 20.8 % | 34.9 % | 1.5 % | |||
July | 58.5 % | 20.1 % | 36.9 % | 1.5 % | |||
May | 58.9 % | 19.2 % | 38.1 % | 1.6 % | |||
March | 58.7 % | 18.0 % | 38.7 % | 2.0 % | |||
January | 58.6 % | 13.3 % | 42.3 % | 3.0 % | |||
2006 | Total | IE 7 | IE 6 | IE 5 | |||
November | 60.6 % | 7.1 % | 49.9 % | 3.6 % | |||
September | 62.1 % | 2.5 % | 55.6 % | 4.0 % | |||
July | 62.4 % | 1.9 % | 56.3 % | 4.2 % | |||
May | 63.0 % | 1.1 % | 57.4 % | 4.5 % | |||
March | 64.7 % | 0.6 % | 58.8 % | 5.3 % | |||
January | 66.0 % | 0.2 % | 60.3 % | 5.5 % | |||
2005 | Total | IE 6 | IE 5 | ||||
November | 68.9 % | 62.7 % | 6.2 % | ||||
September | 75.5 % | 69.8 % | 5.7 % | ||||
July | 73.8 % | 67.9 % | 5.9 % | ||||
May | 71.6 % | 64.8 % | 6.8 % | ||||
March | 72.5 % | 63.6 % | 8.9 % | ||||
January | 74.5 % | 64.8 % | 9.7 % | ||||
2004 | Total | IE 6 | IE 5 | ||||
November | 76.2 % | 66.0 % | 10.2 % | ||||
September | 79.0 % | 67.8 % | 11.2 % | ||||
July | 80.4 % | 67.2 % | 13.2 % | ||||
May | 81.9 % | 68.1 % | 13.8 % | ||||
March | 82.8 % | 68.2 % | 14.6 % | ||||
January | 84.7 % | 68.9 % | 15.8 % | ||||
2003 | Total | IE 6 | IE 5 | ||||
November | 84.9 % | 71.2 % | 13.7 % | ||||
September | 86.6 % | 69.7 % | 16.9 % | ||||
July | 87.2 % | 66.9 % | 20.3 % | ||||
May | 87.7 % | 65.0 % | 22.7 % | ||||
March | 88.0 % | 63.4 % | 24.6 % | ||||
January | 84.6 % | 55.3 % | 29.3 % | ||||
2002 | Total | IE 6 | IE 5 | IE4 | |||
November | 83.4 % | 53.5 % | 29.9 % | ||||
September | 83.5 % | 49.1 % | 34.4 % | ||||
July | 85.0 % | 44.4 % | 40.1 % | 0.5% | |||
May | 87.4 % | 40.7 % | 46.0 % | 0.7% | |||
March | 86.8 % | 36.7 % | 49.4 % | 0.7% | |||
January | 86.8 % | 30.1 % | 55.7 % | 1.0% |
These statistics are based on W3Schools' users.
For Windows 8.1: Internet Explorer 11 was released on October 17, 2013.
For Windows 7: Internet Explorer 11 was released on November 7, 2013.
New features:
IE 11 REMOVED FEATURES:
IE 11 is fast and standards compliant. However, its major drawback is that it does not run on OS versions earlier than Windows 7 and does not offer syncing for that OS!
Internet Explorer 10 was released on September 4, 2012, and is the default browser in Windows 8.
In February 2013, Internet Explorer 10 became available for download to all Windows 7 SP1 users.
New features:
IE 10 NO LONGER supports the following:
Internet Explorer 9 was released in March 2011.
New features:
Internet Explorer 8 was released in March 2009.
New features:
IE 8 has full support for CSS 2.1. In addition, it has fixed many cross-browser inconsistencies such as get/set/removeAttribute, default attributes, Attribute object and the <q> tag.
Internet Explorer 7.0 was released in November 2006. IE7 was the standard browser in Windows XP with Service Pack 2.
New features:
Microsoft ended support for Internet Explorer for Mac on December 31, 2005.
Mac users are recommended to use other browsers, such as Apple Safari.
IE 6.0 (released in 2001). Was the standard browser in Windows XP.
IE 5.5 (released in 2000) Support for XML/XSL, CSS, print preview and HTC behaviors.
IE 5.0 (released in 1999) The first major browser with XML support.
IE 4.0 (released in 1997). Support for CSS and DOM.
IE 3.0 (released in 1996) is now used by less than 0.1%.
IE 2.0 (released in 1995). It is too old. Nobody uses it.
IE 1.0 (released in 1995). Does anyone remember it?
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