R0045/2026-03-29/Q002/S01
WebSearch — Web server market share 2001 Apache IIS Netscape
Summary
| Field |
Value |
| Source/Database |
WebSearch |
| Query terms |
web server market share 2001 Apache IIS Netscape enterprise Netcraft survey |
| Filters |
None |
| Results returned |
10 |
| Results selected |
3 |
| Results rejected |
7 |
Selected Results
| Result |
Title |
URL |
Rationale |
| S01-R01 |
June 2001 Netcraft Results (ApacheToday) |
https://apachetoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-06-30-001-01-NW-LF-MR |
Primary survey data for June 2001 |
| S01-R02 |
Netcraft posts June 2001 survey (The Register) |
https://www.theregister.com/2001/07/04/netcraft_posts_june_2001_web/ |
Physical server OS data |
| S01-R03 |
April 2001 Netcraft survey |
https://www.netcraft.com/blog/april-2001-netcraft-web-server-survey |
Additional 2001 data point |
Rejected Results
| Result |
Title |
URL |
Rationale |
| S01-R04 |
Netcraft News category page |
https://news.netcraft.com/archives/category/web-server-survey/ |
Index page, not specific data |
| S01-R05 |
1995 Apache and IIS (Cybercultural) |
https://cybercultural.com/p/1995-apache-microsoft-iis-web-server-market/ |
Pre-2001 history |
| S01-R06 |
IIS surpasses Netscape (IT Pro Today) |
https://www.itprotoday.com/microsoft-windows/iis-surpasses-netscape-web-servers |
Pre-2001 event |
| S01-R07 |
Stat Wars 2 (Linux Insider) |
https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/stat-wars-2-a-tale-of-two-surveys-on-apache-and-iis-32948.html |
Methodology debate, not data |
| S01-R08 |
August 2003 survey (Netcraft) |
https://news.netcraft.com/archives/2003/08/01/august_2003_web_server_survey.html |
Later period |
| S01-R09 |
Server share historical data (Pegasus3D) |
https://pegasus3d.com/server_share.html |
Undated compilation |
| S01-R10 |
Web server Wikipedia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_server |
General background |
Notes
The Netcraft survey data from June 2001 was well-reported across multiple outlets. The Register's analysis added the crucial physical server perspective.