The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown

Moving the world off Internet Explorer 6

Champions

The countries already below 1%

Meet the Champions: Countries where Internet Explorer 6 usage share has dropped below 1 percent. One by one, we will celebrate every country here as they meet this milestone. Continue to support our cause and soon enough, we will move the world off of Internet Explorer 6.

Thailand Map

Thailand

Month Reached 1%

Dec 2012

% One Year Prior

2.29%

Dec
2011

Rank

23

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

17,483,000

Thailand Art

South Africa Map

South Africa

Month Reached 1%

Nov 2012

% One Year Prior

3.05%

Nov
2011

Rank

54

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

4,420,000

South Africa Art

France Map

France

Month Reached 1%

July 2012

% One Year Prior

2.70%

July
2011

Rank

8

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

45,262,000

France Art

Russia Map

Russia

Month Reached 1%

Jun 2012

% One Year Prior

2.82%

Jun
2011

Rank

10

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

40,853,000

Russia Art

New Zealand Map

New Zealand

Month Reached 1%

Jun 2012

% One Year Prior

2.56%

Jun
2011

Rank

62

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

3,400,000

New Zealand Art

Spain Map

Spain

Month Reached 1%

Jun 2012

% One Year Prior

2.54%

Jun
2011

Rank

14

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

28,119,000

Spain Art

Germany Map

Germany

Month Reached 1%

Jun 2012

% One Year Prior

2.09%

Jun
2011

Rank

5

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

65,125,000

German Art

Colombia Map

Colombia

Month Reached 1%

Jun 2012

% One Year Prior

2.06%

Jun
2011

Rank

18

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

22,538,000

Colombian Art

Switzerland Map

Switzerland

Month Reached 1%

Jun 2012

% One Year Prior

3.18%

Jun
2011

Rank

42

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

6,152,000

Swiss Art

Canada Map

Canada

Month Reached 1%

Jun 2012

% One Year Prior

2.83%

Jun
2011

Rank

16

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

26,960,000

Canadian Art

Turkey Map

Turkey

Month Reached 1%

Jun 2012

% One Year Prior

3.07%

Jun
2011

Rank

15

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

27,233,000

Turkish Art

Belgium Map

Belgium

Month Reached 1%

Jun 2012

% One Year Prior

3.17%

Jun
2011

Rank

36

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

8,113,000

Belgium Art

Netherlands Map

Netherlands

Month Reached 1%

Jun 2012

% One Year Prior

2.62%

Jun
2011

Rank

27

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

14,872,000

Netherlands Art

USA Map

USA

Month Reached 1%

Dec 2011

% One Year Prior

4.20%

Dec
2010

Rank

2

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

245,000,000

USA

The Hacker News Seattle Meet-up where we announced Internet Explorer 6 dropping below 1% in the USA

Czech Republic Map

Czech Republic

Month Reached 1%

Dec 2011

% One Year Prior

1.90%

Dec
2010

Rank

40

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

6,681,000

Czech Republic

Portugal Map

Portugal

Month Reached 1%

Dec 2011

% One Year Prior

2.64%

Dec
2010

Rank

45

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

5,168,000

Portugal

Developers at a Code Camp held in Almada City, Portugal

Philippines Map

Philippines

Month Reached 1%

Dec 2011

% One Year Prior

2.47%

Dec
2010

Rank

34

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

8,278,000

Philippines

Ukraine Map

Ukraine

Month Reached 1%

Dec 2011

% One Year Prior

4.33%

Dec
2010

Rank

38

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

7,770,000

Ukraine

Developers in the Ukraine

Mexico Map

Mexico

Month Reached 1%

Dec 2011

% One Year Prior

4.90%

Dec
2010

Rank

12

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

31,020,000

Mexico

Austria Map

Austria

Month Reached 1%

Oct 2011

% One Year Prior

5.34%

Oct
2010

Rank

43

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

6,143,000

Austria

An Austrian “Sacher Torte” to celebrate Internet Explorer 6 dropping below 1% in Austria

Poland Map

Poland

Month Reached 1%

Sept 2011

% One Year Prior

2.40%

Sept
2010

Rank

19

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

22,452,000

Poland Art

Sweden Map

Sweden

Month Reached 1%

May 2011

% One Year Prior

3.46%

May
2010

Rank

33

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

8,398,000

Stockholm Web Monkeys

The Stockholm Web Monkeys, a group of web developers in Sweden, celebrating the demise of Internet Explorer 6

Denmark Map

Denmark

Month Reached 1%

May 2011

% One Year Prior

3.45%

May
2010

Rank

48

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

4,750,000

Denmark Flag

The Copenpagen JavaScript user group got together to host a party celebrating the end of Internet Explorer 6.

Finland Map

Finland

Month Reached 1%

Feb 2011

% One Year Prior

4.60%

Feb
2010

Rank

55

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

4,393,000

Finland Flag

Norway Map

Norway

Month Reached 1%

Oct 2010

% One Year Prior

4.08%

Oct
2009

Rank

53

In Terms of #
Internet Users

# of Internet Users

4,431,000

Norway Art

In the data detail for each country, the source of Internet users, rankings and number of internet users is the CIA World Factbook.
The source of the month the country reached 1 percent and the percentage from a year prior is Net Applications.