Firefox 'growing its market share steadily'

9th April 2008

Mozilla's Firefox web browser is gradually increasing its market share, one industry publication has observed.

Web User magazine's editor, Ben Camm-Jones, said that while Microsoft's Internet Explorer is unlikely to be usurped any time soon, Firefox is growing in popularity.

His comments came after Mozilla announced that its Firefox 3 browser is to be available to download from June of this year.

Net Applications figures show that Firefox has increased its market share from 14.95 per cent to 17.35 per cent since last year, while Internet Explorer's share has dipped from 78.58 pr cent to 75.06 per cent.

However, Mr Camm-Jones notes that any gain made by Firefox is unlikely to be largely due to its new browser, as its growth has been continuing for some years.

"Of course, the proof of the pudding will be how good it is, how fast it is, and how effectively Mozilla communicate that message," he commented.