In 2003, Apple developed their own browser: Safari.
In 2005, Safari became the default browser for Mac systems.
Safari is known for its sleek design and ease of use. Safari is available for Mac and Windows systems.
The following figures are extracted from our Browser Statistics:
2014 | Total | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
December | 3.7 % | 1.9 % | 1.0 % | 0.3 % | 0.2 % |
November | 3.7 % | 1.8 % | 1.4 % | 0.3 % | 0.2 % |
October | 3.9 % | 1.1 % | 2.1 % | 0.4 % | 0.3 % |
September | 3.6 % | 0.3 % | 2.6 % | 0.4 % | 0.3 % |
August | 3.7 % | 0.2 % | 2.9 % | 0.3 % | 0.3 % |
July | 3.5 % | 2.7 % | 0.5 % | 0.3 % | |
June | 3.7 % | 2.8 % | 0.6 % | 0.3 % | |
May | 3.8 % | 3.0 % | 0.7 % | 0.3 % | |
April | 4.0 % | 2.8 % | 0.8 % | 0.4 % | |
March | 3.9 % | 2.5 % | 0.9 % | 0.5 % | |
February | 4.0 % | 2.5 % | 1.0 % | 0.5 % | |
January | 3.9 % | 2.3 % | 1.1 % | 0.5 % | |
2013 | Total | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 4 |
December | 3.8 % | 2.2 % | 1.1 % | 0.5 % | 0.0 % |
November | 4.0 % | 2.0 % | 1.4 % | 0.6 % | 0.0 % |
October | 3.8 % | 1.0 % | 2.1 % | 0.7 % | 0.0 % |
September | 3.9 % | 3.1 % | 0.8 % | 0.0 % | |
August | 3.9 % | 3.0 % | 0.9 % | 0.0 % | |
July | 3.6 % | 2.8 % | 0.8 % | 0.0 % | |
June | 3.9 % | 3.0 % | 0.9 % | 0.0 % | |
May | 4.0 % | 2.9 % | 1.0 % | 0.0 % | |
April | 4.0 % | 2.8 % | 1.1 % | 0.0 % | |
March | 4.1 % | 2.8 % | 1.2 % | 0.1 % | |
February | 4.1 % | 2.7 % | 1.3 % | 0.1 % | |
January | 4.2 % | 2.7 % | 1.4 % | 0.1 % | |
2012 | Total | S 6 | S 5 | S 4 | |
December | 4.2 % | 2.6 % | 1.5 % | 0.1 % | |
November | 4.4 % | 2.6 % | 1.7 % | 0.1 % | |
October | 4.3 % | 2.3 % | 1.9 % | 0.1 % | |
September | 4.2 % | 1.9 % | 2.2 % | 0.1 % | |
August | 4.0 % | 1.4 % | 2.5 % | 0.1 % | |
July | 3.9 % | 0.2 % | 3.6 % | 0.1 % | |
June | 4.1 % | 4.0 % | 0.1 % | ||
May | 4.3 % | 4.2 % | 0.1 % | ||
April | 4.5 % | 4.4 % | 0.1 % | ||
March | 4.4 % | 4.3 % | 0.1 % | ||
February | 4.5 % | 4.4 % | 0.1 % | ||
January | 4.3 % | 4.2 % | 0.1 % | ||
2011 | Total | S 5 | S 4 | S 3 | |
December | 4.2 % | 4.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.0 % | |
November | 4.2 % | 4.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.0 % | |
October | 4.2 % | 4.0 % | 0.2 % | 0.0 % | |
September | 4.0 % | 3.8 % | 0.2 % | 0.0 % | |
August | 3.8 % | 3.6 % | 0.2 % | 0.0 % | |
July | 3.6 % | 3.4 % | 0.2 % | 0.0 % | |
June | 3.7 % | 3.5 % | 0.2 % | 0.0 % | |
May | 4.0 % | 3.6 % | 0.3 % | 0.1 % | |
April | 4.1 % | 3.7 % | 0.3 % | 0.1 % | |
March | 4.0 % | 3.6 % | 0.3 % | 0.1 % | |
February | 4.1 % | 3.6 % | 0.4 % | 0.1 % | |
January | 4.0 % | 3.5 % | 0.4 % | 0.1 % | |
2010 | Total | S 5 | S 4 | S 3 | |
December | 3.8 % | 3.2 % | 0.5 % | 0.1 % | |
November | 4.0 % | 3.1 % | 0.7 % | 0.2 % | |
October | 3.9 % | 3.1 % | 0.7 % | 0.1 % | |
September | 3.7 % | 2.9 % | 0.7 % | 0.1 % | |
August | 3.5 % | 2.6 % | 0.8 % | 0.1 % | |
July | 3.4 % | 2.3 % | 1.0 % | 0.1 % | |
June | 3.6 % | 1.4 % | 2.1 % | 0.1 % | |
May | 3.5 % | 3.3 % | 0.2 % | ||
April | 3.7 % | 3.5 % | 0.2 % | ||
March | 3.7 % | 3.5 % | 0.2 % | ||
February | 3.8 % | 3.5 % | 0.3 % | ||
January | 3.7 % | 3.4 % | 0.3 % | ||
2009 | Total | S 4 | S 3 | ||
December | 3.6 % | 3.3 % | 0.3 % | ||
November | 3.8 % | 3.4 % | 0.4 % | ||
October | 3.8 % | 3.3 % | 0.5 % | ||
September | 3.6 % | 3.0 % | 0.6 % | ||
August | 3.3 % | 2.6 % | 0.7 % | ||
July | 3.3 % | 2.4 % | 0.9 % | ||
June | 3.1 % | 1.7 % | 1.4 % | ||
May | 3.0 % | 0.9 % | 2.1 % | ||
April | 3.0 % | 0.9 % | 2.1 % | ||
March | 3.1 % | 1.0 % | 2.1 % | ||
February | 3.0 % | 0.2 % | 2.8 % | ||
January | 3.0 % | 0.1 % | 2.9 % | ||
2008 | Total | S 3 | |||
December | 2.7 % | 2.7 % | |||
November | 2.7 % | 2.7 % | |||
October | 2.8 % | 2.8 % | |||
September | 2.7 % | 2.7 % | |||
August | 2.6 % | 2.6 % | |||
July | 2.5 % | 2.5 % | |||
June | 2.6 % | 2.6 % | |||
May | 2.4 % | 2.4 % |
These statistics are based on W3Schools' users.
Safari 8 was released on October 16, 2014.
Safari 8 was released with OS X Yosemite.
New features:
Safari 7/6.1 was released on June 10, 2013.
Safari 7 for OS X Mavericks and Safari 6.1 (for Lion and Mountain Lion) were released along with OS X Mavericks on October 22, 2013.
New features:
Safari 6 was released on July 25, 2012.
Apple has stated: "Safari 6 is available for Mountain Lion and Lion. Safari 5 continues to be available for Windows."
New features:
Safari 6 is integrated into the OS X Mountain Lion - It is not available for download from the Apple website or other sources.
Apple released Safari 6 via Software Update for users of OS X Lion. It has not been released for OS X versions prior to Lion or for Windows.
Safari 5 was released on June 7, 2010.
Safari 5 is available for Mac and Windows.
New features:
Safari 4 (for Mac and Windows) - Released in June 2009.
Safari 3 (for Mac and Windows) - Released in October 2007.
Safari 2 (for Mac) - Released in April 2005.
Safari 1 (for Mac) - Released in June 2003.