iPad claiming .03% of all 'net traffic already

I must say, my iPad has become my primary way to access the Web when I'm at home, and it looks like Apple's latest device is getting a lot of exercise from other iPad users too.

In a report from NetApplications, the iPad averaged 0.03 percent, per day, of all Web traffic for the ten days after its launch. Launch weekend had particularly high numbers, and then the numbers trended down as people went back to work, presumably without their iPads. The numbers actually approach the number of users for Blackberry and Google Android phones.

That doesn't seem like a large percentage necessarily (it's less than half of one percent), but when you consider that it's .03% of all Web traffic, for a device less than a week old, it is worth noting. NetApplications' numbers are based on a selective sampling of Web sites whose logs they have access to and can analyze. Of course, the iPhone and iPod touch have higher numbers, 0.51 and 0.11 respectively. But even after just a week of sale, the iPad is challenging other browsing devices.

It's likely that the iPad numbers will climb even higher, both when the 3G model comes out later this month, and when the iPad has an international release. We'll be on the lookout for other data and keep you posted. For our iPad users out there, is your experience similar to mine? Has the iPad become a preferred device for dealing with mail and the Web when you are home, or even at work?

[Via Ars Technica]

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Pingles

While 0.03% is actually much smaller than "less than half of one percent" implies it is pretty remarkable to think that the iPad is doing more than 5% of iPhone numbers. That was pretty quick.

April 16 2010 at 4:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jason

"for a device less than a week old"

Not to nit-pick, but the iPad is almost 2 weeks old, meaning that it's more than a week old.

Also, I think this would be more meaningful if we had numbers of other devices for comparison. For instance, how does this compare to the iPhone? Droid? Nexus One? Palm Pre? Various netbook models? True, the iPad hasn't been out as long as these devices, but it would help put that 0.03% in perspective.

April 16 2010 at 3:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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LifeSux

Prediction: Mel's next article: "How I returned my wifi iPad and got the 3g one I wanted in the first place... and ONLY lost $50".

April 16 2010 at 3:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

i would agree with the original article - the ipad has become my primary method of browsing the internet and checking email at home. most days i don't even turn on my desktop. as a casual technology user, it has really been the perfect device for me.

April 16 2010 at 3:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ivanpertsev

The greatest Internet device created by the greatest company, should be claiming much more traffic.

It will with international launch.

April 16 2010 at 2:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dave.healey

I would add to those statistics if mine wasn't still stuck in customs :-(

April 16 2010 at 2:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Lordthree

.03% isn't less than half of one percent, it's less than half, of ONE TENTH of one percent. The iPhone number is half of one percent

April 16 2010 at 2:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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