1024x768 Now Most Popular Resolution for Surfing the Web

WebKnowHow
Monday, June 26, 2006; 01:46 AM

OneStat.com ( www.onestat.com ), provider of real-time intelligence web analytics, reported that the screen resolution 800 x 600 pixels has signficantly decreased since July 2005. More and more internet users choose for screen resolution 1024 x 768 or higher. 

The finding has important implications for web site designers because most web sites are designed for a screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels.

The screen resolution 1024 x 768 has reached an all time high  of 56.15 percent.  Users with monitors set to the most common resolution 800 x 600 for web sites have an approximate 12.04 percent global usage share. Almost a year ago this percentage was 18.23 percent.

"Our software is the ultimate solution for each webmaster to measure screen resolutions of  your website visitors," said Niels Brinkman, co-founder of OneStat.com.

The most popular screen resolutions on the web in the world are: 

The most popular screen resolutions on the web in the USA are: 

The most popular screen resolutions on the web in Canada are: 

The most popular screen resolutions on the web in the UK are: 

The most popular screen resolutions on the web in Germany are: 

The most popular screen resolutions on the web in the Netherlands are: 

All numbers are an average of the last 2 months.