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Website browser statistics 2012

With the internet changing rapidly it can be hard to stay up to date on what’s in and what’s out in the world of web browsers. This is not only important for web designers and developers designing for the web but also for the average user,  as newer versions are released they can offer more security, flexibility, stability, speed and functions to enhance your browsing experience.

Based on our research we have put together 2 charts which show globally the most used browsers as well as that of our monthly visitors and users on NZ Directory.

Browser Statistics 2012

On both charts for the Internet Explorer browser all versions (1 – 9) are included within it’s percentile count.

By comparing these 2 charts we can see a similar trend with the exception of the Internet Explorer browser which is roughly 18% up on NZ Directory compared to the global usage. This can suggest that the Internet Explorer browser may be more widely used within New Zealand, based on our monthly visitors of 55,000 – 65,000.

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Website Design – Browser compatibility testing for IE 5.5 to 9.0

IETester

When creating a new website or updating an existing web project, it can be fustrating testing out the compatibility between various Internet Explorer browser versions.

IETester is a free WebBrowser that allows you to have the rendering and javascript engines of IE9 preview, IE8, IE7 IE 6 and IE5.5 on Windows 7, Vista and XP, as well as the installed IE in the same process.

This program is free to use and download with additional add-ons available through:
www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage.

We highly recommend this program to professional website designers and developers as well as recreational or student designers, which can save you a lot of time in testing and give you more time to design!