Firefox Gains Ground Against Internet Explorer

Its hard to imagine that an internet browser that is built into the code of the Windows operating system could be losing ground to one that needs to be downloaded and installed. But this is the case according to the recent statistics below.


Firefox's global usage share has reached 11.5 percent, says One Stat. Internet Explorer is still the browser of choice for the vast majority of the online world, commanding 85.45 percent, based on reports from over 2 million users.

In the United States and Canada, however, Firefox is much more popular. Just over 14 percent of US net-surfers use Firefox as their primary browser, compared to 80.73 percent for IE. Almost 17 percent of Canadians prefer Firefox to 78.52 percent in favor of IE.