Close to 25% of Use Rate in Europe for Firefox

Firefox cannot be stopped: close to 25% of the European use rate. The use rate in Europe still remainslower than Oceania’s since November 2006.
European Trend
Firefox’ use rate in Europe has gained nearly 5 points since April 2006. From 19.4% in the week of April 8 to 14, 2006, Firefox’ use rate in Europe increased to 24.1% in the week of March 5 to 11, 2007:
Two European countries exceed 40%: Slovenia (44.5%) and Finland (41.3%). Croatia, Germany and Slovakia exceed 35%. Globally, for all of the European countries within XiTi’s study, the use rate for Firefox increased from 23.2% to 24.1% between the week of November 20 to 26, 2006 %20and%20the%20week%20of%20March%205%20to%2011,%202007.%20The%20Czech%20Republic%20achieved%20the%20greatest%20increase%20in%20points:%20from%2026.7%%20to%2031.5%%20(i.e.%20+4.8%20points%20for%20Firefox’%20use%20rate),%20and%20as%20a%20percentage:%20+18%.%20Among%20the%2030%20European%20countries%20studied%20below,%20the%20rate%20of%20five%20decreased%20in%20relation%20to%20November%202006:%20Hungary%20(–3.9%20points),%20Denmark%20(-1.7%20points),%20Estonia%20(-1%20point),%20Holland%20(-0.7%20point)%20and%20Italy%20(-0.5%20point).%20Slovenia%20still%20leads%20the%20European%20countries%20with%20its%20use%20rate%20rising%20significantly:%2044.5%%20for%20the%20week%20of%20March%205%20to%2011,%202007,%20i.e.%20+4%20points%20versus%20the%20week%20of%20November%2020%20to%2026,%202006.%20Finland%20maintains%20its%20second%20place%20(+2%20points)%20and%20Croatia%20comes%20in%20third%20with%20a%20rate%20of%2036.5%%20(+3.7%20points),%20followed%20by%20Germany%20and%20Slovakia.%20The%20use%20rate%20for%20Firefox%20in%20France%20(22.3%)%20still%20remains%20lower%20than%20that%20for%20Europe,%20but%20is%20experiencing%20a%20strong%20increase:%20+8%%20versus%20+4%.%20Even%20greater%20growth%20in%20Spain:%20the%20use%20rate%20increased%20by%202%20points%20from%2013.7%%20to%2015.7%. %20Global%20TrendOceania%20continues%20to%20lead%20over%20Europe%20in%20its%20Firefox%20use%20rate.%20With%20the%20greatest%20increase%20in%20points%20(+1.4%20points),%20Firefox%20in%20Oceania%20achieved%20a%20use%20rate%20of%2024.8%%20for%20the%20week%20of%20March%205%20to%2011,%202007%20and%20passes%20in%20front%20of%20Europe%20with%2024.1%.%20Firefox%20gained%20ground%20on%20the%20other%20continents%20(North%20America,%20Africa%20and%20South%20America),%20except%20in%20Asia,%20where%20its%20rate%20remains%20stable%20and%20thus%20joins%20up%20with%20South%20America. %20Like%20Europe,%20the%20Firefox%20use%20rate%20from%20one%20country%20to%20another%20on%20a%20single%20continent%20may%20vary%20significantly.%20For%20example,%20in%20Africa%20(rate%20of%2013.1%%20for%20the%20week%20of%20March%205%20to%2011,%202007),%20Firefox%20is%20used%20twice%20more%20often%20in%20Tunisia%20than%20in%20Morocco%20and%20Algeria: %20The%20use%20of%20Firefox%20keeps%20growing%20around%20the%20world%20and%20in%20March%202007%20became%20the%20browser%20selected%20for%20close%20to%20one%20visit%20out%20of%20four%20in%20European%20countries.%20So%20what%20about%20the%20“browser%20war”:%20how%20was%20Version%202%20of%20Firefox%20developed%20in%20light%20of%20Explorer%207? Visit