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Browser Display Statistics
Screen Resolution
Today, most computers are using a screen resolution of 1024x768 pixels or higher:
| Date | Higher | 1024x768 | 800x600 | 640x480 | Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2010 | 76% | 20% | 1% | 0% | 3% |
| January 2009 | 57% | 36% | 4% | 0% | 3% |
| January 2008 | 38% | 48% | 8% | 0% | 6% |
| January 2007 | 26% | 54% | 14% | 0% | 6% |
| January 2006 | 17% | 57% | 20% | 0% | 6% |
| January 2005 | 12% | 53% | 30% | 0% | 5% |
| January 2004 | 10% | 47% | 37% | 1% | 5% |
| January 2003 | 6% | 40% | 47% | 2% | 5% |
| January 2002 | 6% | 34% | 52% | 3% | 5% |
| January 2001 | 5% | 29% | 55% | 6% | 5% |
| January 2000 | 4% | 25% | 56% | 11% | 4% |
Color Depth
The current trend is that most computers use 24 or 32 bits hardware to display 16,777,216 different colors.
Older computers often use 16 bits display hardware, which gives a maximum of 65,536 different colors.
Very old computers uses 8 bits color hardware, which gives a maximum of 256 colors.
| Date | 16,777,216 | 65,536 | 256 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2010 | 97% | 3% | 0% |
| January 2009 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| January 2008 | 90% | 8% | 2% |
| January 2007 | 86% | 11% | 2% |
| January 2006 | 81% | 16% | 3% |
| January 2005 | 72% | 25% | 3% |
| January 2004 | 65% | 31% | 4% |
| January 2003 | 51% | 44% | 5% |
| January 2002 | 43% | 50% | 7% |
| January 2001 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
| January 2000 | 34% | 54% | 12% |