Internet Explorer VS Safari_
As of 4 November 2026, Safari is named by 159 companies and Internet Explorer by 578; Internet Explorer skews to companies under 200 people (29% vs 58%), Safari to companies over 1,000 (22% vs 46%).
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Internet Explorer's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Safari rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Internet Explorer: 2–200 employees
- 29%
- Safari: 2–200 employees
- 58%
- Internet Explorer: 1,000+ employees
- 46%
- Safari: 1,000+ employees
- 22%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.2 · 2.7
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | Internet Explorer | share | Safari | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 5 | 1% | 5 | 3% | Safari |
| 2-10 employees | 28 | 5% | 29 | 18% | Safari |
| 11-50 employees | 55 | 10% | 35 | 22% | Safari |
| 51-200 employees | 82 | 14% | 28 | 18% | Safari |
| 201-500 employees | 87 | 15% | 18 | 11% | Internet Explorer |
| 501-1000 employees | 53 | 9% | 9 | 6% | Internet Explorer |
| 1001-5000 employees | 120 | 21% | 15 | 9% | Internet Explorer |
| 5001-10000 employees | 38 | 7% | 8 | 5% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 110 | 19% | 12 | 8% | Internet Explorer |
| Segment | Internet Explorer | share | Safari | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & finance services | 111 | 19% | 29 | 18% | even |
| Manufacturing & industry | 97 | 17% | 14 | 9% | Internet Explorer |
| Technology & software | 82 | 14% | 62 | 39% | Safari |
| Health care | 64 | 11% | 4 | 3% | Internet Explorer |
| Public, community & associations | 63 | 11% | 9 | 6% | Internet Explorer |
| Consumer services & leisure | 31 | 5% | 12 | 8% | Safari |
| Property & construction | 31 | 5% | 9 | 6% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 22 | 4% | 7 | 4% | even |
| Automotive | 20 | 3% | 2 | 1% | Internet Explorer |
| Commerce & trade | 18 | 3% | 4 | 3% | even |
| Hospitality & travel | 18 | 3% | 1 | 1% | Internet Explorer |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 14 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Media & content | – | – | 5 | 3% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Internet Explorer | share | Safari | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 430 | 74% | 87 | 55% | Internet Explorer |
| United Kingdom | 26 | 4% | 9 | 6% | even |
| Canada | 24 | 4% | 3 | 2% | Internet Explorer |
| France | 10 | 2% | 6 | 4% | Safari |
| India | 9 | 2% | 6 | 4% | Safari |
| Germany | 8 | 1% | 17 | 11% | Safari |
| Spain | 3 | 1% | 5 | 3% | Safari |
| MY | 3 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0% | 2 | 1% | even |
| Austria | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Australia | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Romania | – | – | 3 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Belgium | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Denmark | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Finland | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Internet Explorer | share | Safari | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail & store operations | 312 | 15% | 3 | 1% | Internet Explorer |
| skilled trades and field service | 164 | 8% | 6 | 1% | Internet Explorer |
| IT operations & business systems | 141 | 7% | 29 | 5% | even |
| Administration & office | 120 | 6% | 2 | 0% | Internet Explorer |
| Software engineering | 115 | 5% | 268 | 46% | Safari |
| Engineering (non-software) | 100 | 5% | 6 | 1% | Internet Explorer |
| Sales | 97 | 5% | 13 | 2% | Internet Explorer |
| Customer service & success | 94 | 4% | 13 | 2% | Internet Explorer |
| social care and community | 89 | 4% | 4 | 1% | Internet Explorer |
| Finance & accounting | 75 | 4% | 7 | 1% | Internet Explorer |
| healthcare clinical | 72 | 3% | 2 | 0% | Internet Explorer |
| logistics warehouse and transport | 67 | 3% | 1 | 0% | Internet Explorer |
| construction and civil | 38 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 33 | 2% | 29 | 5% | Safari |
| Quality, safety & environment | 29 | 1% | 10 | 2% | even |
| hospitality and food service | 28 | 1% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 28 | 1% | 12 | 2% | even |
| Education & training | 24 | 1% | 14 | 2% | even |
| Human resources | 23 | 1% | 2 | 0% | even |
| facilities cleaning and security | 22 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| General management & consulting | 21 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| research and science | 20 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| real estate and property | 15 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| manufacturing and production | 13 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| arts media and entertainment | 11 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| procurement and purchasing | 11 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Marketing & communications | 10 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Travel, leisure & events | 10 | 0% | 6 | 1% | even |
| Unclassified | 10 | 0% | 7 | 1% | even |
| Data & AI | 9 | 0% | 27 | 5% | Safari |
| Design & UX | – | – | 8 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Business development & strategy | – | – | 6 | 1% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
Companies using Internet Explorer →
Companies using Safari →
web browsers ranked →
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Safari is named by 159 companies in job postings and Internet Explorer by 578; 63 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/internet-explorer-vs-safari)
Read from the source, not self-reported
Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
- Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
- SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
- Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
Internet Explorer vs Safari: questions
Which is more used, Internet Explorer or Safari?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Internet Explorer (578) over Safari (159). By website-and-DNS footprint, Safari (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Internet Explorer?
29% of Internet Explorer companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 58% for Safari. 46% of Internet Explorer companies have over 1,000 employees, against 22% for Safari.
Do companies run both?
63 companies name both in their postings, usually Internet Explorer in marketing and Safari in sales, or during a migration.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.
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