Here at greybeardedgeek.net, I use the excellent StatPress WordPress plug-in to gather site statistics.

I just took a look at the stats for Operating Systems and Browsers.

What I found was a little surprising, and, as a software developer, frankly, I found it a bit depressing.

Here's the raw stats:

O.S. Visits
Windows XP 42245
Linux 10186
Ubuntu Linux 8152
Windows Vista 6212
Mac OS X 4324
Windows NT 4 3712
Windows 2000 2660
Windows Server 2003 1533
Windows 7 984
Windows ME 807


So, what's depressing?

  • People are still using Windows 2000 and Windows ME
  • Windows 7 usage is still as low as Windows ME usage
  • This is mainly a developer-oriented blog, and a significant number of visitors are using Windows ME !
  • More visitors are using IE 6 than IE 7
  • More visitors are using IE 7 than IE 8
  • People are still using IE 5? (Must be the ME users...)
  • Significantly more visitors are using IE 6 than IE 7, IE 8, and IE 5 combined, which causes the need for stuff like "How to Fix 25+ IE6 Bugs"...argh!

On the other hand, Linux, OS X, Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari all make respectable showings, so all is not lost...

Browser Visits
Firefox 3 32813
Internet Explorer 6 22523
Generic Gecko 5654
Internet Explorer 7 5247
Chrome 4686
Opera 2994
Safari 2818
Mozilla 2810
Internet Explorer 8 2213
Internet Explorer 5 1801