Dec 3, 2003 : Netcraft Says Apache Up, 1&1 Gaining
📅 - The total number of servers running on Apache platforms increased slightly last month while the number running on Microsoft platforms dropped slightly, according to Netcraft's (netcraft.com) December Web server survey published today.
Apache increased its share of the Web server market from 67.41 to 67.43 percent, an increase of 0.02 percent. The increase represented a rise in aggregate totals from 30,298,060 to 31,005,690. In contrast, the survey found that the number of servers running Microsoft operating systems dropped by 0.15 percent, from 21.02 to 20.87 percent. This decrease represented a drop in aggregate totals from 9,449,180 to 9,596,10571. SunOne and Zeus also lost market share last month, at rates of 0.06 and 0.02 percent respectively.
Last month's Netcraft survey also found Apache uptake on the rise and Microsoft, SunOne and Zeus' share of the Web server market down.
Netcraft also published its list of top hosting providers, compiled on the basis of growth in total hostnames for the month of November. According to the results, which are based in Netcraft's hosting provider switching analysis, 1&1 Internet and Go Daddy again made the largest gains in total host names last month, adding a net total of 115,999 and 54,127 hostnames. Yahoo, Sprint and SBC Communications took positions 3-5, while Strato AG, enom.com, Host Europe and Hostway occupied positions 6-9. Of all the companies, Sprint had the largest percentage growth at 11.3 percent. According to Netcraft, the overall growth this month was slower than the previous month when the top four companies grew by at least 50,000 hostnames. Only Go Daddy and 1&1 were able to top the mark in November.
Netcraft's hosting provider switching analysis also showed that 1&1 Internet's US division gained 10,520 hostnames in November. New hostnames accounted for 7,375 of the 10,520 total hostnames added. The remaining hostnames switched from other providers. Go Daddy accounted for 683, and EV1Servers, Network Solutions, register.com and enom.com accounted for 171, 150, and 106 hostnames, respectively.
1&1 entered the US market in October and is offering three years of free Web hosting.
Netcraft's monthly Web server survey measures Web server software usage on Internet connected computers and featured results based on an aggregate pool this month of 45,980,112 sites.
Apache increased its share of the Web server market from 67.41 to 67.43 percent, an increase of 0.02 percent. The increase represented a rise in aggregate totals from 30,298,060 to 31,005,690. In contrast, the survey found that the number of servers running Microsoft operating systems dropped by 0.15 percent, from 21.02 to 20.87 percent. This decrease represented a drop in aggregate totals from 9,449,180 to 9,596,10571. SunOne and Zeus also lost market share last month, at rates of 0.06 and 0.02 percent respectively.
Last month's Netcraft survey also found Apache uptake on the rise and Microsoft, SunOne and Zeus' share of the Web server market down.
Netcraft also published its list of top hosting providers, compiled on the basis of growth in total hostnames for the month of November. According to the results, which are based in Netcraft's hosting provider switching analysis, 1&1 Internet and Go Daddy again made the largest gains in total host names last month, adding a net total of 115,999 and 54,127 hostnames. Yahoo, Sprint and SBC Communications took positions 3-5, while Strato AG, enom.com, Host Europe and Hostway occupied positions 6-9. Of all the companies, Sprint had the largest percentage growth at 11.3 percent. According to Netcraft, the overall growth this month was slower than the previous month when the top four companies grew by at least 50,000 hostnames. Only Go Daddy and 1&1 were able to top the mark in November.
Netcraft's hosting provider switching analysis also showed that 1&1 Internet's US division gained 10,520 hostnames in November. New hostnames accounted for 7,375 of the 10,520 total hostnames added. The remaining hostnames switched from other providers. Go Daddy accounted for 683, and EV1Servers, Network Solutions, register.com and enom.com accounted for 171, 150, and 106 hostnames, respectively.
1&1 entered the US market in October and is offering three years of free Web hosting.
Netcraft's monthly Web server survey measures Web server software usage on Internet connected computers and featured results based on an aggregate pool this month of 45,980,112 sites.
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