Whilst the average Internet user probably only knows of one or maybe two different Internet browsers, there are actually quite a number out there. Websites can display differently on all these browsers if they are not coded taking the different browsers into account. If we look at the latest statistics for Internet browser use we can see some of the most popular browsers that are used:
- Internet Explorer – 67.7%
- Firefox – 22.5%
- Safari – 4.1%
- Google Chrome – 2.6%
- Opera – 1.9%
As you can see, Internet Explorer is currently the most popular browser by quite a long way, so does that mean that we should focus our efforts on Internet Explorer alone? Well if we did, we would still not be taking into account the other 32.3 % of Internet users who are using other browsers and they would not be able to view the website content as they should. And that’s not the only issue – there are different versions of browsers being used as well (Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8 for example) and these all display the content of websites differently too. This means that it is very important to ensure that our websites are tested thoroughly in lots of different browsers so that the vast majority of Internet users can have the best possible experience when viewing our websites.
