2011 will be known as the year of Google Chrome’s emergence.  In this State of the Web we take a look at the ever important browser usage statistics.  Shops like iDesign pay close attention to these statistics because it helps us decide which browsers need to be catered to most heavily and let us know which technologies we can more readily use in our work.

The increasing popularity of Chrome, and more specifically the decline of Internet Explorer, opens up more possibilities to implement HTML 5 Video and Canvas, CSS3 and host of other techniques and technologies that work well in those browsers.  These rich features also work best on mobile platforms and can help a mobile visitor have the same or similar experience as with a normal site.

Given how much more HTML5, CSS3 and other features add to a website we expect these trends to continue, with Internet Explorer continuing to lose market share and browsers like Chrome and Firefox dominating the browsing landscape.

Of course, these statistics are a global average so browser usage will vary greatly with region and demographics.  Given this, we strongly recommend the best practice of analyzing site specific statistics when they are available.

Take a look at the infographic by clicking on the image below!