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R0045/2026-03-29/Q002/S02

Research R0045 — Prediction Verification
Run 2026-03-29
Query Q002
Search S02

WebSearch — Apache two-thirds market share 2003 Netcraft

Summary

Field Value
Source/Database WebSearch
Query terms Netcraft Apache web server survey 2003 "two thirds" market share enterprise dominance history
Filters None
Results returned 10
Results selected 2
Results rejected 8

Selected Results

Result Title URL Rationale
S02-R01 Netcraft Claims Apache Runs 2/3 of Web (Slashdot) https://tech.slashdot.org/story/03/11/04/024222/netcraft-claims-apache-now-runs-23rds-of-the-web Nov 2003 data point showing Apache trajectory
S02-R02 September 2003 Web Server Survey (Netcraft) https://www.netcraft.com/blog/september_2003_web_server_survey/ Mid-2003 data confirming Apache 67.45% of active sites

Rejected Results

Result Title URL Rationale
S02-R03 Various Netcraft surveys (2017-2024) Various Too modern
S02-R04 Windows web server share grows https://www.itwriting.com/blog/117-windows-web-server-market-share-grows.html Later period
S02-R05 Multiple modern survey pages Various Not relevant to 2001-2003 timeframe
S02-R06 May 2023 survey https://www.netcraft.com/blog/may-2023-web-server-survey Modern
S02-R07 March 2024 survey https://www.netcraft.com/blog/march-2024-web-server-survey Modern
S02-R08 December 2018 survey https://news.netcraft.com/archives/2018/12/17/december-2018-web-server-survey.html Later period
S02-R09 July 2017 survey https://news.netcraft.com/archives/2017/07/20/july-2017-web-server-survey.html Later period
S02-R10 August 2023 survey https://www.netcraft.com/blog/august-2023-web-server-survey Modern

Notes

The 2003 data confirms Apache's continued dominance trajectory, with domain parking companies reverting from IIS to Apache.