IE9 Strengthens Its Leading Position on Windows 7 in the US

When it comes to browsers on Windows 7 in the United States, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 is the established leader in terms of market share.

The browser managed to take the top position from Internet Explorer 8 last month, and has enjoyed continuous growth in the meantime, now sitting at over 35 percent share in the US.

The older Internet Explorer 8 browser has let its usage share slip to under 30 percent since last month, and is expected to continue the descending trend.

In comparison, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) should grow even more in the coming months, leaving rival browsers behind.

At the moment, it enjoys double the usage that Firefox and Chrome have on computers running under Windows 7.

“Last month, we talked about how IE9 had surpassed IE8 as the number one browser on Windows 7 worldwide,” Roger Capriotti, director, Internet Explorer Marketing, notes in a recent blog post.

“This month that trend continues with IE9 growing worldwide on Windows 7. New HTML5 experiences like Cut the Rope continue to show consumers what they can expect from a modern browser like IE9 - while developers have an HTML5 platform with IE9 that supports these rich, fluid experiences.”

The 36.2 percent usage share that IE9 enjoyed in January (based on data coming from Net Applications) won’t show the entire picture, Capriotti underlines. IE9 is enjoying great usage all around the world in Windows 7.

“This continues to be great news for consumers and developers alike who can benefit from the richer web experiences and standards support in IE9. We look forward to even more growth of IE9 on Windows 7 in the upcoming months,” Capriotti continues.

Those who would like to learn some more info on what the Internet Explorer 9 browser has to offer on Windows 7, should head over to the website Microsoft launched for them.

Internet Explorer 9 is available for download from Softpedia as well, via this link.