Screen Resolution Statistics
What is the development trend of screen resolution and color depth?
Web Statistics and Development Trends
Statistical data is very important information.
The user base of tutorialpro.org consists mainly of programming enthusiasts. This indicates that the following statistics are not 100% representative of the average internet user. Screen resolution values for the average internet user might be lower.
From the statistics below (according to tutorialpro.org CNZZ statistics), you can see the long-term trend in monitor usage among our users.
In summary, the multi-year statistical data from tutorialpro.org CNZZ clearly shows the long-term development trend of screen resolution and color depth.
Screen Resolution Statistics
Currently, most users have a screen resolution equal to or greater than 1024x768 pixels:
| Date | Higher | 1920x1080 | 1366x768 | 1280x1024 | 1280x800 | 1024x768 | 800x600 | Lower |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2014 | 34% | 13% | 31% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| January 2013 | 36% | 11% | 25% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| January 2012 | 35% | 8% | 19% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 1% | 1% |
| January 2011 | 50% | 6% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 0% | 1% | |
| January 2010 | 39% | 2% | 18% | 17% | 20% | 1% | 3% | |
| January 2009 | 57% | 36% | 4% | 3% | ||||
| January 2008 | 38% | 48% | 8% | 6% | ||||
| January 2007 | 26% | 54% | 14% | 6% | ||||
| January 2006 | 17% | 57% | 20% | 6% | ||||
| January 2005 | 12% | 53% | 30% | 5% | ||||
| January 2004 | 10% | 47% | 37% | 6% | ||||
| January 2003 | 6% | 40% | 47% | 7% | ||||
| January 2002 | 6% | 34% | 52% | 8% | ||||
| January 2001 | 5% | 29% | 55% | 11% | ||||
| January 2000 | 4% | 25% | 56% | 15% |
Color Depth Statistics
Today, most computers use 24-bit or 32-bit hardware to display 16,777,216 different colors.
Older computers use 16-bit graphics cards, which can display up to 65,536 different colors.
Very old computers use 8-bit graphics cards, which can display up to 256 different colors.
| Date | 16,777,216 | 65,536 | 256 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2014 | 98.5% | 1% | 0.5% |
| January 2013 | 98% | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| January 2012 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| January 2011 | 97% | 3% | 0% |
| January 2010 | 97% | 3% | 0% |
| January 2009 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| January 2008 | 90% | 8% | 2% |
| January 2007 | 86% | 11% | 2% |
| January 2006 | 81% | 16% | 3% |
| January 2005 | 72% | 25% | 3% |
| January 2004 | 65% | 31% | 4% |
| January 2003 | 51% | 44% | 5% |
| January 2002 | 43% | 50% | 7% |
| January 2001 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
| January 2000 | 34% | 54% | 12% |
Read more about color display information