14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is working to introduce a new browser in Windows 10 and at some point in the future replace Internet Explorer, but the company's current in-house solution is performing impressively well on the current market.
At least, that's what the existing market share figures provided by NetMarketShare for the month of January 2015 claim, putting Internet Explorer on the first spot, ahead of Chrome and Firefox.
A new bunch of statistics reveal that Internet Explorer continues to lead the market with a share of 58.18 percent, followed by Google Chrome with 23.54 percent, and Mozilla Firefox with 23.54 percent.
While these figures do not come as a big surprise, given the fact that Internet Explorer has been leading the charts for years, they also reveal a slight decrease in its market share from the previous month from 59.11 to 58.18 percent.
Internet Explorer 11 still number one
Version-wise, Internet Explorer 11 continues to be the most popular browser in the world with a share of 22.26 percent, statistics show, which is pretty impressive, given the fact that this is the latest version of Microsoft's app that was released by the company.
Internet Explorer 11 is the default Windows 8.1 browser but is also offered as a stand-alone download for those running Windows 7, so it's available on two of the most popular Windows versions currently on the market.
Internet Explorer 8, which is still being used by most companies and organizations out there, is the second browser in the top with a share of 19.07 percent, while Chrome 39 is third with 11.89 percent. Internet Explorer 9 comes next with 8.66 percent, followed by Firefox 34 and Internet Explorer 10 with 8.66 and 5.74 percent, respectively.
Overall, Internet Explorer is clearly doing really well right now, but Microsoft seems to be really keen on killing it with the release of Windows 10, when a new browser will also be offered to users.
Windows 10 will ship with Spartan, a new browser that will be offered alongside Internet Explorer at first, but which could replace it completely at some point in the future.