2020-39 - Browser usage

Purpose

Environmental scan of top browser statistic in order to provide guidance for testing and to better define what browser need to be supported. Usually, the browser supported include the popular ones and the latest version of every major browser.

List of top browser (Conclusion)

  1. Chrome
  2. Chrome mobile
  3. Safari
  4. Mobile Safari
  5. Firefox
  6. IE11
  7. Edge

Source

5 Period Analysis

Results

One Year Period (Canada.ca only): 1 Jan. 2020 - 31 Dec. 2020
Browser Canada.ca
A central agency
Chrome 44.90%
Safari 31.80%
Firefox 0.50%
Edge 3.10%
Samsung Browser 2.60%
IE 11 4.10%
One Year Period: 1 Oct. 2019 - 30 Sep. 2020
Browser Canada.ca
A central agency
W3Counter StatCounter Wikimedia NetMarketShare
Chrome 44.70% 45.84% 51.01% 47.00% 69.05%
Safari 29.60% 13.11% 30.23% 23.30% 19.41%
Firefox N/A 2.35% 5.13% 4.90% 3.64%
Edge 3.30% 4.22% 3.63% 2.00% 3.09%
Samsung Browser 1.50% 2.40% 3.75% 2.90% 2.53%
IE 11 5.3% 2.46% 2.59% 2.50% 2.28%
6 months Period: 1 Apr. 2020 - 30 Sep. 2020
Browser Canada.ca
A central agency
W3Counter StatCounter Wikimedia NetMarketShare
Chrome 38.80% 49.34% 51.70% 48.00% 65.51%
Safari 26.90% 13.37% 29.34% 24.60% 18.23%
Firefox N/A 2.26% 5.32% 4.70% 3.32%
Edge N/A 2.91% 4.61% 2.30% 3.24%
Samsung Browser N/A 2.62% 3.61% 2.70% 2.87%
IE 11 4.30% 1.59% 1.82% 1.30% 1.66%
4 months Period: 1 June 2020 - 30 Sep. 2020
Browser Canada.ca
A central agency
W3Counter StatCounter Wikimedia NetMarketShare
Chrome 43.00% 49.54% 51.70% 47.00% 65.57%
Safari 17.90% 14.58% 29.34% 22.00% 18.26%
Firefox N/A 2.47% 5.32% 4.80% 3.37%
Edge N/A 2.57% 4.61% 2.20% 3.30%
Samsung Browser N/A 2.52% 3.61% 2.90% 2.86%
IE 11 4.50% 1.61% 1.82% 1.40% 1.62%
3 months Period: 1 Jul. 2020 - 30 Sep. 2020
Browser Canada.ca
A central agency
W3Counter StatCounter Wikimedia NetMarketShare
Chrome 44.60% 49.23% 51.70% 47.00% 65.96%
Safari 31.00% 15.50% 29.34% 22.00% 18.25%
Firefox 2.60% 2.49% 5.32% 4.70% 3.32%
Edge 4.70% 2.22% 4.61% 2.20% 3.09%
Samsung Browser 3.40% 2.53% 3.61% 2.80% 1.55%
IE 11 4.30% 1.51% 1.82% 1.40% 1.31%