#Screen resolution download#

I made this analysis in 2014, at the time I wanted to buy a new monitor to replace a 9-year old 17″ LCD. I updating monthly until January 2015. I tried to find detailed statistics going back to 2003 at least to study the origins of widescreen bullshit, but no such thing is available. Then compiled the summarized table shown below in this page (most popular screen resolutions). I copied monthly data in an Excel table (the process took few hours) then I analyzed it, made charts about evolution of screen resolutions, etc.

#Screen resolution download#

XLS – Source of data: StatCounter only.įirst time I used W3Counter, then I found the highly-detailed StatCounter with its ability to download CSV, but I was not happy of historical coverage being 2009-present only, then I found NetMarketshare. StatCounter – since March 2009, sample: 3+ million sites using their services according FAQ. NetMarketshare – since November 2007, 40,000 sites, 160 million unique visits according FAQ. W3Counter – since May 2007, sample: 80,000+ sites using their services according real-time counter in footer. I made to display all monitor sizes from 14 to 40 inch, but you can write your own numbers. XLS – Excel table that calculate monitor dimensions (width and height) in mm, screen area, pixels size, etc.

As graphic designer and enthusiast in computer history, I became curious how the monitor dimensions evolved over the years and analyzed which screen resolutions were most popular, so I created these Excel files: