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November 17, 2004

Firefox bests Netscape in browser share

From my server logs on DGC:
Firefox 7%, Netscape 6.3%.
wow.


Browsers (Top 10) - Full list/Versions - Unknown
Browsers Hits Percent
Unknown ? 22959 41.5 %
MS Internet Explorer18617 33.6 %
FireFox No 3883 7 %
Netscape No 3486 6.3 %
Mozilla No 3166 5.7 %
NetNewsWire 1516 2.7 %
Safari No 799 1.4 %
LibWWW No 354 0.6 %
Opera No 240 0.4 %
Konqueror 99 0.1 %
Others 197 0.3 %

Posted by Martin at November 17, 2004 8:58 AM

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Are you using awstats to get those numbers? If you are and it's a version previous to 6.1, it may not be reading the stats correctly. I had a bunch of "Unknown" browsers as well until I upgraded. After that, they pretty much converted entirely to Firefox.

For the record, here's this month's Musicmobs browser share:

Safari 38.9 %
MS Internet Explorer 31.1 %
FireFox 20 %
Mozilla 2.6 %
Unknown 2.3 %
Netscape 1.7 %
Opera 1.5 %
Camino 0.5 %
OmniWeb 0.5 %
Firebird (Old FireFox) 0.1 %

Posted by: Toby Author Profile Page at November 17, 2004 10:18 AM

thanks Toby. Yes I am using AWStats. I will ask my provider to upgrade... Amazing the share FireFox is getting!

Posted by: ministeroforder Author Profile Page at November 17, 2004 12:46 PM

It turns out I am using 6.1. The "Unknowns" are mostly RSS readers. Here they are:

NewsGator/2.0_(http://www.newsgator.com;_Microsoft_Windows_NT_5.1.2600.0;_.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.2032) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:46
NewsGator/2.0_(http://www.newsgator.com;_Microsoft_Windows_NT_5.1.2600.0;_.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.573) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:45
FeedDemon/1.11_(http://www.bradsoft.com/;_Microsoft_Windows_2000) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:43
BottomFeeder/3.6 16 Nov 2004 - 17:42
Jetbot/1.0 16 Nov 2004 - 17:40
JetBrains_Omea_Reader_1.0.1_(http://www.jetbrains.com/omea_reader/) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:40
Awasu/2.0PE 16 Nov 2004 - 17:39
Feedreader 16 Nov 2004 - 17:37
NewsGator/2.0_(http://www.newsgator.com;_Microsoft_Windows_NT_5.2.3790.0;_.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.2032) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:37
kinjabot_beta2_(http://www.kinja.com) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:32
SharpReader/0.9.5.1_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.573;_WinNT_5.1.2600.0) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:31
Egress 16 Nov 2004 - 17:30
SharpReader/0.9.5.1_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.2032;_WinNT_5.1.2600.0) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:29
SharpReader/0.9.5.1_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.2032;_WinNT_5.0.2195.0) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:29
Bloglines/2.0_(http://www.bloglines.com;_13_subscribers) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:29
Bloglines/2.0_(http://www.bloglines.com;_7_subscribers) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:29
Shrook/73_(Distributed;__http://www.fondantfancies.com/shrook/distfaq.php) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:28
FeedBurner/1.0_Beta_(http://www.FeedBurner.com) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:25
msnbot/0.3_(_http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:25
- 16 Nov 2004 - 17:22
Oddbot/1.0_(_http://oddpost.com/oddbot.html) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:19
RssReader/1.0.88.0_(http://www.rssreader.com)_Microsoft_Windows_NT_5.1.2600.0 16 Nov 2004 - 17:16
NewsGatorOnline/2.0_(http://www.newsgator.com) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:15
SharpReader/0.9.5.1_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.2032;_WinNT_5.2.3790.0) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:09
Bloglines/2.0_(http://www.bloglines.com;_100_subscribers) 16 Nov 2004 - 17:03
FeedDemon/1.11_(http://www.bradsoft.com/;_Microsoft_Windows_XP) 16 Nov 2004 - 16:59
Pluck_Soap_Client/1.0 16 Nov 2004 - 16:54
NewsGator/2.0_(http://www.newsgator.com;_Microsoft_Windows_NT_5.0.2195.0;_.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.2032) 16 Nov 2004 - 16:26
Hatena_Antenna/0.4_(http://a.hatena.ne.jp/help) 16 Nov 2004 - 16:26
NaverBot-1.0_(NHN_Corp._/__82-2-3011-1954_/_nhnbot@naver.com) 16 Nov 2004 - 16:08
Lektora_1.0_-_http://www.lektora.com 16 Nov 2004 - 16:08
Drupal_(_http://www.drupal.org/) 16 Nov 2004 - 16:01
SharpReader/0.9.5.1_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.985;_WinNT_5.1.2600.0) 16 Nov 2004 - 16:00
Syndic8/1.0_(http://www.syndic8.com/) 16 Nov 2004 - 15:53
FeedDemon/1.10_(http://www.bradsoft.com/;_Microsoft_Windows_XP) 16 Nov 2004 - 15:46
FeedDemon/1.5_Beta_2_(http://www.bradsoft.com/;_Microsoft_Windows_XP) 16 Nov 2004 - 15:39
fastbuzz.com 16 Nov 2004 - 15:19
PubSub.com_RSS_reader_-_http://www.pubsub.com/ 16 Nov 2004 - 15:18
SharpReader/0.9.4.1_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.573;_WinNT_5.0.2195.0) 16 Nov 2004 - 14:21
PanopeaBot/1.0_(UCLA_CS_Dpt.) 16 Nov 2004 - 14:17
kinjabot 16 Nov 2004 - 14:14
Sauce_Reader/1.10_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.2032;_WinNT_5.1.2600.0) 16 Nov 2004 - 14:11
Mediapartners-Google/2.1 16 Nov 2004 - 13:46
Radio_UserLand/8.0.7_(WinNT) 16 Nov 2004 - 13:28
Gigabot/2.0 16 Nov 2004 - 12:45
HTTP_agent 16 Nov 2004 - 12:02
UniversalFeedParser/3.3__http://feedparser.org/ 16 Nov 2004 - 11:10
Technoratibot/0.6 16 Nov 2004 - 11:10
OlLink.dll 16 Nov 2004 - 10:37
FlickBot_2.0_RPT-HTTPClient/0.3-3 16 Nov 2004 - 09:56
ping.blo.gs/2.0 16 Nov 2004 - 09:35
Fresh_Search_::_Terrar_(http://www.terrar.com/) 16 Nov 2004 - 08:54
CJNetworkQuality;_http://www.cj.com/networkquality 16 Nov 2004 - 05:56
FeedDemon/1.0_(http://www.bradsoft.com/;_Microsoft_Windows_XP) 16 Nov 2004 - 05:04
Ultraseek 16 Nov 2004 - 04:06
sna-0.0.1_mikeelliott@hotmail.com 16 Nov 2004 - 03:44
Bloglines/2.0_(http://www.bloglines.com) 16 Nov 2004 - 02:03
RssReader/1.0.89.0_(http://www.rssreader.com)_Microsoft_Windows_NT_5.1.2600.0 16 Nov 2004 - 01:22
obidos-bot 16 Nov 2004 - 01:03
blogsnowbot_http://www.blogsnow.com/bot.html 16 Nov 2004 - 01:02
Bloglines/2.0_(http://www.bloglines.com;_98_subscribers) 16 Nov 2004 - 01:01
UniversalFeedParser/3.0-fc-2__http://diveintomark.org/projects/feed_parser/ 16 Nov 2004 - 00:49
php/perl_software_solutions_company._http://www.php-soft.com_2003-2004 16 Nov 2004 - 00:11
The_World_as_a_Blog 15 Nov 2004 - 23:17
Abilon 15 Nov 2004 - 23:16
BottomFeeder/3.2 15 Nov 2004 - 22:38
daypopbot/0.2 15 Nov 2004 - 22:36
Blogdigger/2.0_(http://www.blogdigger.com/;_contact@blogdigger.com) 15 Nov 2004 - 20:17
RSSaggressor,_v0.13 15 Nov 2004 - 20:08
RssBandit/1.2.0.117_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.2032;_WinNT_5.1.2600.0;_http://www.rssbandit.org) 15 Nov 2004 - 19:35
Shrook/73 15 Nov 2004 - 17:47
RssBandit/1.2.0.90_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.573;_WinNT_5.1.2600.0;_http://www.rssbandit.org) 15 Nov 2004 - 16:56
FeedDemon/1.5_Beta_1a_(http://www.bradsoft.com/;_Microsoft_Windows_XP) 15 Nov 2004 - 15:59
FeedDemon/1.11_(http://www.bradsoft.com/;_Microsoft_Windows_ME) 15 Nov 2004 - 14:49
Radio_UserLand/8.0.8_(WinNT) 15 Nov 2004 - 13:51
Faxobot/1.0 15 Nov 2004 - 12:07
=xxx 15 Nov 2004 - 11:52
sohu-search 15 Nov 2004 - 06:32
Snownews/1.5.3_(;_http://snownews.kcore.de/) 15 Nov 2004 - 04:20
RssReader/1.0.88.0_(http://www.rssreader.com)_Microsoft_Windows_98_4.10.67766446.0 15 Nov 2004 - 00:54
SharpReader/0.9.4.1_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.573;_WinNT_5.1.2600.0) 14 Nov 2004 - 13:27
ObjectsSearch/2_(ObjectsSearch;_http://www.ObjectsSearch.com/bot.html;_support@thesoftwareobjects.com) 14 Nov 2004 - 09:27
JPluck/2.1.6_(Java_1.4.2_03;_Windows_2000) 14 Nov 2004 - 08:34
BlackBerry7230/3.7.1 14 Nov 2004 - 08:15
MagpieRSS/0.5_(_http://magpierss.sf.net) 14 Nov 2004 - 08:01
LWP::Simple/5.68 14 Nov 2004 - 07:12
larbin_2.6.3_larbin2.6.3@unspecified.mail 14 Nov 2004 - 04:39
Bloglines/2.0_(http://www.bloglines.com;_12_subscribers) 13 Nov 2004 - 22:25
Bloglines/2.0_(http://www.bloglines.com;_97_subscribers) 13 Nov 2004 - 22:01
Windows_XP_Internet_Explorer_6.x 13 Nov 2004 - 20:01
FORMae6/0.2 13 Nov 2004 - 15:57
Java/1.4.2_04 13 Nov 2004 - 15:17
FeedRover_1.0;_Headlines_Archive_(http://newsattic.com/) 13 Nov 2004 - 14:54
Popdexter/1.0_(http://www.popdex.com/) 13 Nov 2004 - 03:53
Robozilla/1.0 12 Nov 2004 - 18:25
Java/1.5.0 12 Nov 2004 - 16:04
Raymond_is_fixed!_(BlogShares_V1.36) 12 Nov 2004 - 09:59
AmphetaDesk/0.93.1_(MSWin32;_http://www.disobey.com/amphetadesk/) 12 Nov 2004 - 08:30
Jakarta_Commons-HttpClient/3.0-alpha1 11 Nov 2004 - 23:30
Bloglines/2.0_(http://www.bloglines.com;_11_subscribers) 11 Nov 2004 - 23:26
RssBandit/1.2.0.114_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.2032;_WinNT_5.1.2600.0;_http://www.rssbandit.org) 11 Nov 2004 - 18:19
iexplore 11 Nov 2004 - 16:11
RPT-HTTPClient/0.3-3 11 Nov 2004 - 16:06
Java/1.4.2_06 11 Nov 2004 - 15:59
w3search___[localhost] 11 Nov 2004 - 15:48
Spinne/2.0 11 Nov 2004 - 12:56
Xenu_Link_Sleuth_1.2f 11 Nov 2004 - 12:47
feedsucker-v1.0 11 Nov 2004 - 10:36
WebStripper/2.62 11 Nov 2004 - 09:12
ZipppBot/0.11_(ZipppBot;_http://www.zippp.net;_webmaster@zippp.net) 11 Nov 2004 - 07:14
Mimetype_Getinfo 11 Nov 2004 - 06:57
Bloglines/2.0_(http://www.bloglines.com;_96_subscribers) 11 Nov 2004 - 04:02
NewsFire/0.28 11 Nov 2004 - 02:24
WWW-Mechanize/1.02 10 Nov 2004 - 23:19
Patwebbot_(http://www.herz-power.de/technik.html) 10 Nov 2004 - 19:59
NPBot_(http://www.nameprotect.com/botinfo.html) 10 Nov 2004 - 15:26
Java/1.4.2_03 10 Nov 2004 - 14:01
Internet_Explorer_5.5 10 Nov 2004 - 11:16
Missigua_Locator_1.9 10 Nov 2004 - 11:15
FeedDemon/1.5_Beta_1_(http://www.bradsoft.com/;_Microsoft_Windows_XP) 10 Nov 2004 - 09:22
puf/0.93.2a_(Linux_2.6.9-gentoo-r3;_x86_64) 10 Nov 2004 - 07:07
ObjectsSearch/0.02_(ObjectsSearch;_http://www.ObjectsSearch.com/bot.html;_support@thesoftwareobjects.com) 10 Nov 2004 - 02:22
Gush/1.2_(http://2entwine.com/_;_Windows_NT_5.1) 09 Nov 2004 - 22:33
Java/1.4.2_05 09 Nov 2004 - 18:14
Java/1.4.1_01 09 Nov 2004 - 15:03
xoypydloaqfqylyfbbaxo 09 Nov 2004 - 14:56
SurfControl 09 Nov 2004 - 13:16
User_Agent:_Genome_Machine_(Powered_by_Waypoint);_info@thinktank23.com 09 Nov 2004 - 07:00
SharpReader/0.9.4.1_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.2032;_WinNT_5.1.2600.0) 09 Nov 2004 - 04:36
BlogStreetBot 09 Nov 2004 - 04:16
Sauce_Reader/1.9.1_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.2032;_WinNT_5.1.2600.0) 09 Nov 2004 - 01:12
websphinx.test1 08 Nov 2004 - 21:35
FeedDemon/1.11_(http://www.bradsoft.com/;_Microsoft_Windows_NT_4.0) 08 Nov 2004 - 20:19
BottomFeeder/3.5 08 Nov 2004 - 18:45
RssBandit/1.2.0.117_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.573;_WinNT_5.1.2600.0;_http://www.rssbandit.org) 08 Nov 2004 - 15:19
Bloglines/2.0_(http://www.bloglines.com;_95_subscribers) 08 Nov 2004 - 01:01
AnswerBus_(http://www.answerbus.com/) 07 Nov 2004 - 22:00
Validator/1 07 Nov 2004 - 05:13
EARTHCOM.info/1.5b_[www.earthcom.info] 06 Nov 2004 - 21:19
LinkExplore.com_Link_Popularity_Software_-_Top_10_Rankings_in_Google_Guaranteed 06 Nov 2004 - 20:10
NewsFire/0.27 06 Nov 2004 - 15:06
BlackBerry7100/3.8.0 06 Nov 2004 - 13:10
Iltrovatore-Setaccio/1.2_(It-bot;_http://www.iltrovatore.it/bot.html;_info@iltrovatore.it) 06 Nov 2004 - 10:51
NewsFire/0.24 06 Nov 2004 - 02:48
CaRP/3.3GPL 05 Nov 2004 - 20:10
w3search___[bush] 05 Nov 2004 - 16:43
Jakarta_Commons-HttpClient/2.0.1 05 Nov 2004 - 08:55
Liferea/0.6.0_(Linux;_http://liferea.sf.net/) 04 Nov 2004 - 21:21
SharpReader/0.9.2.1_(.NET_CLR_1.1.4322.573;_WinNT_5.1.2600.0) 04 Nov 2004 - 20:55
IlTrovatore-Setaccio/1.2_(It-bot;_http://www.iltrovatore.it/bot.html;_info@iltrovatore.it) 04 Nov 2004 - 19:39
care 04 Nov 2004 - 15:38
Microsoft_URL_Control_-_6.00.8862 04 Nov 2004 - 14:48
SOFT411_Directory_http://www.soft411.com/ 04 Nov 2004 - 14:08
Web_Downloader/6.3 04 Nov 2004 - 09:04
Java/1.4.1_02 03 Nov 2004 - 10:20
intraVnews/1.1_(http://www.intravnews.com/) 03 Nov 2004 - 07:57
Java/1.4.1 03 Nov 2004 - 01:07
NG/2.0 02 Nov 2004 - 12:25
Asmodeus/1.0_RPT-HTTPClient/0.3-3 02 Nov 2004 - 11:11
PEERbot_www.peerbot.com 02 Nov 2004 - 09:09
Internet_Ninja_6.0 02 Nov 2004 - 08:24
Bloglines_Title_Fetch/1.0_(http://www.bloglines.com) 02 Nov 2004 - 04:26
FeedDemon/1.11_(FeedBurner;_http://www.bradsoft.com/;_Microsoft_Windows_XP) 02 Nov 2004 - 02:49
InternetLinkAgent/3.1 01 Nov 2004 - 23:21
gazz/5.0_(takeno@nttr.co.jp) 01 Nov 2004 - 08:57

Posted by: ministeroforder Author Profile Page at November 17, 2004 12:49 PM

Ahh, RSS cool. Looks like your percentage of subscribers is quite similar to avc.blogs.com
http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2004/11/where_blog_traf.html

The interesting thing (for me anyway) about FireFox is that it took it's share mostly from IE (with some slight Mozilla canibalization). Way to go OSS!

Posted by: Toby Author Profile Page at November 17, 2004 1:01 PM

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