Last year we did research on the most common screen resolutions in 2008, and this article is the same research for 2009.
Data is based on approximately 500,000 unique visitors from StudentsMetro.com and PoxPortal.com
Here are the totals for 2009:
1024x768 – 27.52%
1280x800 - 20.52%
1280x1024 - 16.52%
More details for StudentsMetro.com for 2009:
More details for PoxPortal.com for 2009:
What has changed in 2009 comparing to 2008:
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StudentsMetro.com:
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1
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1024x768
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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32.81%
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-7.95%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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40.76%
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2
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1280x800
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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20.69%
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-0.57%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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21.26%
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3
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1280x1024
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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16.53%
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+2.83%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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13.70%
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4
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1440x900
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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7.38%
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+0.85%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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6.53%
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5
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1680x1050
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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5.08%
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+1.16%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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3.92%
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6
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1152x864
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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3.45%
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+0.46%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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2.99%
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7
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800x600
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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2.77%
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-1.79%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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4.56%
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8
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1366x768
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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1.99%
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+1.93%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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0.06%
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9
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1280x768
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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1.63%
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+0.02%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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1.61%
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10
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1280x960
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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1.16%
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+0.37%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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0.79%
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PoxPortal.com:
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1
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1024x768
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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22.27%
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-4.89%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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27.16%
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2
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1280x800
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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20.34%
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+2.06%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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18.28%
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3
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1280x1024
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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16.51%
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-7.07%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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23.58%
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4
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1440x900
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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11.89%
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+2.96%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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8.93%
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5
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1680x1050
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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10.17%
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+2.54%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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7.63%
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6
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1152x864
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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3.63%
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-0.28%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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3.91%
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7
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1366x768
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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2.47%
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+2.39%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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0.08%
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8
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1920x1200
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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2.36%
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+0.30%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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2.06%
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9
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1280x768
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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1.63%
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+0.25%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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1.38%
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10
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1920x1080
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January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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1.62%
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+1.54%
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January 2, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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0.08%
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Looking at the comparison of 2008 and 2009 we can clearly see that even thought 1024x768 is still most common resolution, percentage of this screen size has dropped dramatically (-6.42%), and in general bigger screens becoming more popular. And designing a website or computer software we have to make sure that it does work properly on 1024x768.
Michael Pankratov. |
Web development