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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
578companies name Internet Explorer
159companies name Safari
63name both
1,282 · 426postings in 90 days, Internet Explorer · Safari
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentInternet ExplorershareSafarishareLeans
Self-employed51%53%Safari
2-10 employees285%2918%Safari
11-50 employees5510%3522%Safari
51-200 employees8214%2818%Safari
201-500 employees8715%1811%Internet Explorer
501-1000 employees539%96%Internet Explorer
1001-5000 employees12021%159%Internet Explorer
5001-10000 employees387%85%even
10,001+ employees11019%128%Internet Explorer
By industry
SegmentInternet ExplorershareSafarishareLeans
Business & finance services11119%2918%even
Manufacturing & industry9717%149%Internet Explorer
Technology & software8214%6239%Safari
Health care6411%43%Internet Explorer
Public, community & associations6311%96%Internet Explorer
Consumer services & leisure315%128%Safari
Property & construction315%96%even
Utilities & infrastructure224%74%even
Automotive203%21%Internet Explorer
Commerce & trade183%43%even
Hospitality & travel183%11%Internet Explorer
Transport, logistics & rental142%––outside top 12
Media & content––53%outside top 12
By country
SegmentInternet ExplorershareSafarishareLeans
United States43074%8755%Internet Explorer
United Kingdom264%96%even
Canada244%32%Internet Explorer
France102%64%Safari
India92%64%Safari
Germany81%1711%Safari
Spain31%53%Safari
MY31%––outside top 12
Netherlands31%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates20%21%even
Austria20%––outside top 12
Australia20%––outside top 12
Romania––32%outside top 12
Belgium––21%outside top 12
Denmark––21%outside top 12
Finland––21%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentInternet ExplorershareSafarishareLeans
Retail & store operations31215%31%Internet Explorer
skilled trades and field service1648%61%Internet Explorer
IT operations & business systems1417%295%even
Administration & office1206%20%Internet Explorer
Software engineering1155%26846%Safari
Engineering (non-software)1005%61%Internet Explorer
Sales975%132%Internet Explorer
Customer service & success944%132%Internet Explorer
social care and community894%41%Internet Explorer
Finance & accounting754%71%Internet Explorer
healthcare clinical723%20%Internet Explorer
logistics warehouse and transport673%10%Internet Explorer
construction and civil382%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk332%295%Safari
Quality, safety & environment291%102%even
hospitality and food service281%10%even
Product, program & project management281%122%even
Education & training241%142%even
Human resources231%20%even
facilities cleaning and security221%––outside top 12
General management & consulting211%––outside top 12
research and science201%––outside top 12
real estate and property151%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production131%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment111%––outside top 12
procurement and purchasing111%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications100%20%even
Travel, leisure & events100%61%even
Unclassified100%71%even
Data & AI90%275%Safari
Design & UX––81%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––61%outside top 12
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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)
How we know

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.
FAQ

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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