Interesting Web Data from 24 Hours on Hacker News' Front Page

http://danielmiessler.com/blog/interesting-web-data-from-a-day-on-the-front-page-of-hacker-news

by danielrm26 • 15 years ago

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smiler2• 15 years ago

Could you post splits of browser versions (Chrome, FF + IE?)

danielrm262• 15 years ago

It's in the post.

smiler2• 15 years ago

Sorry I meant a breakdown of versions of each browser (IE6,7,8,9) and FF (3,4,5) etc

Thanks

interurban• 15 years ago

Do you mean specific versions of browsers? That would be interesting to see, especially FF.

nextparadigms• 15 years ago

I believe TechCrunch will have similar data. Chrome seems to have about 50% market share on the big tech sites, while FF is maintaining its share, and IE is almost nowhere to be found.

I think it's a pretty good guide on what browser market shares will look like for most sites 5 years from now. IE8 is the last one standing. I don't think IE9/IE10 and beyond will come close to IE8's market share in the future, which means Microsoft not wanting to adopt features such as WebGL or WebM is pretty pointless, and it will probably even harm them.

kenjackson• 15 years ago

I'm not sure I'd describe HN and TechCrunch as the big tech sites. They're both pretty specialized around startup people (devs, VCs, etc...).

If you really want to see trends I think CNet, Ars Technica, Wired, and Engadget are going to give a much clearer picture of what tech savvy people are doing. Not just what tech savvy consumer-focused startup developers are doing.

duck• 15 years ago

I need to do a write-up on the stats from my Hacker Newsletter project, great idea. According to the MailChimp stats I have about 45% of subscribers using mobile devices and of them about 99% using iPhones... but I just don't see that being the case. Need to look into that more.

What did you see in terms of locations? Last time I checked it was around 50% of the subscribers were from the states and the UK second with about 8%.

danielrm262• 15 years ago

Very similar, yes.

wsdrdsw• 15 years ago

Right now chrome performance makes other browsers irrelevant. No amount of features would convince me to roll back to something that takes 5 full seconds to start.

chops• 15 years ago

I'd be interested in seeing the breakdown of Windows vs Apple vs Linux vs Mobile. But the Chrome domination is certainly interesting.

Shenglong• 15 years ago

This data is similar to that of gamers in the 16-22 demographic... my own data suggests. The only discrepancy is with mobile views, which are down to 6%

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