According to Guardian.co.uk, Microsoft's newest Internet web browser, Internet Explorer 8, is now the word's most popular web browser.

In January 2010, IE8 has captured 22.31 percent of the web browsers used. According to Guardian, if you count the times that IE8 is used in compatibility mode, its market share jumps another 3 percent.

Here are the current browser market percentages:

  • IE8 - 22.31%
  • IE6 - 20.07%
  • Firefox 3.5 - 17.01%
  • IE7 - 14.58%
  • Firefox 3.0 - 5.29%
  • Chrome - 3.92%
  • Safari - 3.55%