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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: 

 

1. 1024 x 768 56.15%
2. 1280 x 1024 15.79%
3. 800 x 600 12.04%
4. 1280 x 800 4.09%
5. 1152 x 864 3.90%

 

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

 

1. 1024 x 768 52.22%
2. 800 x 600 13.81%
3. 1280 x 1024 16.91%
4. 1280 x 800 5.05%
5. 1152 x 864 3.63%

 

 

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

 

1. 1024 x 768 54.31%
2. 800 x 600 19.94%
3. 1280 x 1024 12.06%
4. 1280 x 800 3.93%
5. 1152 x 864 3.75%

 

 

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

 

1. 1024 x 768 58.90%
2. 800 x 600 15.38%
3. 1280 x 1024 12.90%
4. 1280 x 800 4.07%
5. 1152 x 864 3.08%

 

 

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

 

1. 1024 x 768 51.08%
2. 1280 x 1024 24.88%
3. 1280 x 800 5.70%
4. 800 x 600 5.48%
5. 1152 x 864 4.98%

 

 

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

 

1. 1024 x 768 57.49%
2. 1280 x 1024 18.67%
3. 800 x 600 9.75%
4. 1280 x 800 4.11%
5. 1152 x 864 3.96%

 

All numbers are an average of the last 2 months.

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