--- title: Browser stats date: "2000-08-10T12:00:00Z" categories: - links wp_id: 2102 description: I'm observing the shifting browser landscape where Internet Explorer holds a dominant lead over Netscape. I highlight recent statistics and speculate on whether Netscape 6 or Microsoft's antitrust split will impact these market share trends. keywords: [browser stats, internet explorer, netscape, netscape 6, browser wars, microsoft, market share] --- The latest [browser stats](http://www.ews.uiuc.edu/bstats/latest.html) say that 69% of the world uses, Internet Explorer, while only 27% use Netscape. [BrowserWatch](http://browserwatch.internet.com/stats/stats.html) says 57%-26%. [Netscape 6](http://www.cnet.com/internet/0-3779-7-2456267.html?tag=st.cn.1.tlpg.3779-7-2456267) might do something about it, given that Microsoft's split.