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According to new data from StatCounter, Firefox 3.5 has overtaken Internet Explorer 7 as the most popular browser. As of last week, FF 3.5 took 21.93% of traffic while IE7 had 21.2%, a difference of .87%. Safari 4.0 stays steady around 3% while other browsers hold steady at around 9%.

Electronista accredits Firefox’s growth to “Firefox’s added speed, compatibility and cross-OS support, which includes Linux and Mac OS X where Internet Explorer is using a comparatively aging web engine and is limited to Windows PCs.” But the biggest reason for the recent change is the fact that Internet Explorer shares are divided between Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8. IE7 is still larger than IE8 but that is going to switch in the next few weeks.

If we counted all three versions of Internet Explorer that are mentioned (6, 7, and 8) and compared them to the three versions of Firefox that are mentioned (2, 3, and 3.5), Internet Explorer would still hold the title of most used internet browser.

I personally am waiting for Chrome to jump on the scene and be listed on its own instead of in “Other.” It is currently my browser of choice.

Read [Electronista]