February's data from Net Applications shows that Internet Explorer 11 is now the second most used desktop web browser worldwide, but IE8 remains in the number one slot



From Neowin:

Microsoft officially released Internet Explorer 11 as part of Windows 8.1 in October, and in November it offered a version for Windows 7 users as well. Now the latest data from Net Applications shows that IE11 is now the second most used desktop browser worldwide less than five months after it was released.

The stats, based on data gathered from 160 million unique visitors to 40,000 websites, shows that in February 2014, IE11 commanded 12.80 percent of the browser market. IE8, which is supported by Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8/8.1, is still the most used browser by far, with 21.73 percent according to February's data.

  Report: Internet Explorer 11 now the second most used desktop browser worldwide