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  1. May 2004 Web Server Survey Finds 50 Million Sites

    We now find more than 50 million web sites on the Internet, as the May 2004 survey received http responses from 50,550,965 sites. The milestone caps a period of revived growth for the Internet, coming just 13 months after the survey crossed the 40-million mark in April, 2003. By comparison, it took 21 months for the Web to expand from 30 million to 40 million sites.

    May was the 16th consecutive month of growth for the Web after a two-year shakeout to absorb the collapse of the dot-com and telecom industries. The upward trend resumed in February 2003, when we detected 35.8 million sites; about the same number as the Dec. 2001 survey.

    The rebound in total sites tracks the recovery of the larger Internet economy, as viable companies and business models have emerged from the wreckage of the Internet bubble. Common to the Internet Economy 2.0 is a focus on efficiency and cost management that was largely absent during the boom years of 1998-2000. Recent months have seen reports of strong growth for online ad spending, paid subscription sites, online retail spending, and even modest revivals in venture capital investment and dot-com hiring. On the M&A front, TechDealmaker reported 35 Internet-related acquisitions for the week of April 22-28, valued at $1.5 billion. And, on Thursday Google announced its long-awaited stock offering, leading a pack of web companies readying IPOs.

    The first Netcraft survey in August 1995 found 18,957 hosts. Previous milestones in the survey were reached in April 1997 (1 million sites), February 2000 (10 million), September 2000 (20 million) and July 2001 (30 million).

    Market Share for Top Servers Across All Domains August 1995 - May 2004

    Graph of market share for top servers across all domains, August 1995 - May 2004

    Top Developers
    Developer April 2004Percent May 2004Percent Change
    Apache3332987966.993389281767.050.06
    Microsoft1069168321.491085816821.48-0.01
    SunONE16612293.3416444123.25-0.09
    Zeus7633021.537540141.49-0.04

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    Posted by Netcraft on 3rd May, 2004 in Web Server Survey

  2. April 2004 Web Server Survey

    In the April 2004 survey we received responses from 49,750,568 sites.

    Market Share for Top Servers Across All Domains August 1995 - April 2004

    Graph of market share for top servers across all domains, August 1995 - April 2004

    Top Developers
    Developer March 2004Percent April 2004Percent Change
    Apache3228058267.203332987966.99-0.21
    Microsoft1009976021.021069168321.490.47
    SunONE16515753.4416612293.34-0.10
    Zeus7627161.597633021.53-0.06

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    Posted by Netcraft on 1st April, 2004 in Web Server Survey

  3. March 2004 Web Server Survey

    In the March 2004 survey we received responses from 48,038,131 sites.

    Market Share for Top Servers Across All Domains August 1995 - March 2004

    Graph of market share for top servers across all domains, August 1995 - March 2004

    Top Developers
    Developer February 2004Percent March 2004Percent Change
    Apache3170388467.213228058267.20-0.01
    Microsoft984997120.881009976021.020.14
    SunONE16572953.5116515753.44-0.07
    Zeus7552271.607627161.59-0.01

    For the third month in a row, despite significant growth in absolute terms, the percentage market share of Apache and Microsoft have change by less than the 0.3% resolution of the graph, so the graphs are flat.

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    Posted by Netcraft on 1st March, 2004 in Web Server Survey

  4. February 2004 Web Server Survey

    In the February 2004 survey we received responses from 47,173,415 sites.

    The number of responding sites is up by over one million from January; however the percentage share between the different web servers is little changed, with Microsoft's half a percent drop in active sites being the most salient point of interest.

    Market Share for Top Servers Across All Domains August 1995 - February 2004

    Graph of market share for top servers across all domains, August 1995 - February 2004

    Top Developers
    Developer January 2004Percent February 2004Percent Change
    Apache3104092267.383170388467.21-0.17
    Microsoft967597921.00984997120.88-0.12
    SunONE15038553.2616572953.510.25
    Zeus7520531.637552271.60-0.03

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    Posted by Netcraft on 1st February, 2004 in Web Server Survey

  5. January 2004 Web Server Survey

    In the January 2004 survey we received responses from 46,067,743 sites.

    Market Share for Top Servers Across All Domains August 1995 - January 2004

    Graph of market share for top servers across all domains, August 1995 - January 2004

    Top Developers
    Developer December 2003Percent January 2004Percent Change
    Apache3100569067.433104092267.38-0.05
    Microsoft959657120.87967597921.000.13
    SunONE15303723.3315038553.26-0.07
    Zeus7497911.637520531.630.00

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    Posted by Netcraft on 1st January, 2004 in Web Server Survey

  6. December 2003 Web Server Survey

    In the December 2003 survey we received responses from 45,980,112 sites.

    Market Share for Top Servers Across All Domains August 1995 - December 2003

    Graph of market share for top servers across all domains, August 1995 - December 2003

    Top Developers
    Developer November 2003Percent December 2003Percent Change
    Apache3029806067.413100569067.430.02
    Microsoft944918021.02959657120.87-0.15
    SunONE15252023.3915303723.33-0.06
    Zeus7436111.657497911.63-0.02

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    Posted by Netcraft on 2nd December, 2003 in Web Server Survey

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