R0045/2026-03-29/Q002/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.