Despite the popularity of Google’s Chrome and Mozilla’s Firefox Web browsers, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 is performing strongly at the weekend according to independent website analytics company StatCounter. The firm’s research arm StatCounter Global Stats reports that, while total IE usage dips, IE9 usage peaks at weekends.
Aodhan Cullen, CEO, StatCounter, said: "We have previously noted that Google’s Chrome peaks at the weekend at the expense of IE. This seems to suggest that many home (as opposed to business) users prefer Chrome to IE. However, having drilled down further into our data, we have released a new statistic which allows the comparison of Chrome (all versions combined) with the individual versions of other browsers. This shows that while IE6, 7 and 8 usage falls off at the weekend, IE9 spikes. This indicates that IE9 is bucking the trend of previous IE versions and is gaining home user traction."
The weekend trend towards both Chrome and IE9 peaking is repeated across US and UK users.
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