Firefox has 'at least' 126m users - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 3rd Dec 2007, 13:22

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/12...t_126m_users/1

John Lilly, Mozilla's Chief Operating Officer, estimates that Firefox has around 126 million monthly users... and probably more.

Redbeaver · 3rd Dec 2007, 13:47

heh... as much grudge as i have against micro$oft, i still use pre-dominantly IE... but i have both installed anyway and use both..... depending where im goin and the functionality of the site...

Firefox wont be able to beat IE. ever. but that may not be their goal anyway, so kudos to the Fox!

if they merge with Google tho...............

evanbraakensiek · 3rd Dec 2007, 15:38

Been using Firefox for some time. The new version (beta of 3), visibly loads pages much faster and I like the way Mozilla behaves, so I use Thunderbird when I can as well. Got to show the support!

TheoGeo · 3rd Dec 2007, 15:57

i bet google knows how many users firefox has.... google knows EVERYTHING

edit: just noticed, this is my first post since june

ChiperSoft · 3rd Dec 2007, 16:48

I'm surprised they rely on website stats to get that value. Seems like the FF autoupdate system should be able to track it better.

Krikkit · 3rd Dec 2007, 17:12

They take the auto-update stats into account as well - statistically speaking they've done a good job tbh, they take their own data, and data compiled by many different companies across a broad spectrum of the market share, then use a conservative assumption based on their own tests (and probably some of the data they already collected) to arrive at their total figure.

I'm glad to say I don't use IE anymore, not really because it sucks, but just because FF does things better for me, even against IE7.

Leitchy · 3rd Dec 2007, 17:18

IE is the ruining of my life as a Media Developer!

Naberius · 3rd Dec 2007, 18:10

Started using firefox back in 05 i think, never looked back since, so much more flexible than IE, and it performs better which is an added bonus. Bring on Firefox 3!

completemadness · 3rd Dec 2007, 18:16

I agree with him a lot, its very hard to judge how many users a browser has

But his methodology is just as rubbish as any other

I don't know about you, but i probably have 4 computers with Firefox on, plus a couple of virtual machines (and I think a couple on portable apps too)
But I'm just 1 user, so maybe his estimate should be /2 - assuming each user has just 2 copies of firefox

DeX · 3rd Dec 2007, 18:38

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Lilly was quick to ensure people didn’t understand the point he was making though.

That's nice. Most CEOs I know tend to be really long winded about it...

(sorry)

Ramble · 3rd Dec 2007, 18:38

Excellent news, I'd hate for all those people to come to Opera and start ruining it for the rest of us.

Woodstock · 3rd Dec 2007, 21:31

i wonder what percentage of users use firefox on bit-tech?

JaredC01 · 3rd Dec 2007, 22:19

I made the switch over a few years ago and haven't looked back since. I'm also an avid Thunderbird user, and again would use it over Outlook or Outlook Express any day of the week.

Oh, and Leitchy, I'm a developer of sorts as well... Graphic designer, website designer, PHP coder, Flash programmer, and a few others... The only time i use IE is when I need to check cross compatibility. Other than that, I don't even have an IE icon on my desktop.

Go Firefox!

proxess · 3rd Dec 2007, 22:26

Been using firefox since 0.8 alpha so... way back! I can't live without it <3 specially without a bunch of plugins like foxmarks and all-in-one gestures <33

jezmck · 3rd Dec 2007, 22:32

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Originally Posted by DeX

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Lilly was quick to ensure people didn’t understand the point he was making though.

Hah, beat me to it.

Sparrowhawk · 3rd Dec 2007, 22:36

I'd say that estimate is a low one. I know many people who have one copy of Firefox on a PC, but many users. Alternately, I'm one user, who has three copies (one on a USB drive, one of Firefox 2, and one of Firefox 3 Beta 1.) Also, my entire school has Firefox installed.

Rebourne · 4th Dec 2007, 04:53

It goes Opera>Firefox>being robbed>IE for me.

Firefox isn't bad by any means though.

RotoSequence · 4th Dec 2007, 05:14

Good for Mozilla - but its just a web browser...

...Says Roto while using Firefox because IE sucks horribly...

Woodstock · 4th Dec 2007, 06:26

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Originally Posted by Sparrowhawk

I'd say that estimate is a low one. I know many people who have one copy of Firefox on a PC, but many users. Alternately, I'm one user, who has three copies (one on a USB drive, one of Firefox 2, and one of Firefox 3 Beta 1.) Also, my entire school has Firefox installed.

same but only some of techs pc have firefox, and some do but the option to configure the proxy is blocked

danskmacabre · 4th Dec 2007, 07:15

Been using FF for years.
In my experience, it's faster than IE.

The one thing that used to bug me about FF was it used to hang loading PDF files, but that was fixed a year or so back.

3rd Dec 2007, 13:22	#1
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3rd Dec 2007, 13:47	#2
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3rd Dec 2007, 15:57	#4
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3rd Dec 2007, 17:12	#6
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3rd Dec 2007, 15:38	#3
evanbraakensiek Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rothbury Posts: 99	Been using Firefox for some time. The new version (beta of 3), visibly loads pages much faster and I like the way Mozilla behaves, so I use Thunderbird when I can as well. Got to show the support!

3rd Dec 2007, 16:48	#5
ChiperSoft Minimodder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 46	I'm surprised they rely on website stats to get that value. Seems like the FF autoupdate system should be able to track it better.

3rd Dec 2007, 17:18	#7
Leitchy Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 255	IE is the ruining of my life as a Media Developer!

3rd Dec 2007, 18:10	#8
Naberius Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 193	Started using firefox back in 05 i think, never looked back since, so much more flexible than IE, and it performs better which is an added bonus. Bring on Firefox 3!

3rd Dec 2007, 18:16	#9
completemadness Hypermodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 887	I agree with him a lot, its very hard to judge how many users a browser has But his methodology is just as rubbish as any other I don't know about you, but i probably have 4 computers with Firefox on, plus a couple of virtual machines (and I think a couple on portable apps too) But I'm just 1 user, so maybe his estimate should be /2 - assuming each user has just 2 copies of firefox

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3rd Dec 2007, 22:36	#16
Sparrowhawk Wetsander Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 545	I'd say that estimate is a low one. I know many people who have one copy of Firefox on a PC, but many users. Alternately, I'm one user, who has three copies (one on a USB drive, one of Firefox 2, and one of Firefox 3 Beta 1.) Also, my entire school has Firefox installed.

4th Dec 2007, 04:53	#17
Rebourne Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 321	It goes Opera>Firefox>being robbed>IE for me. Firefox isn't bad by any means though.

4th Dec 2007, 05:14	#18
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4th Dec 2007, 07:15	#20
danskmacabre Minimodder Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 37	Been using FF for years. In my experience, it's faster than IE. The one thing that used to bug me about FF was it used to hang loading PDF files, but that was fixed a year or so back.