Most Common Screen Resolution

[rcshield]

Hello Friends:

What is the most common screed resolution nowadays? It seems that most new PC monitors can handle 1024 X 768, but I usually design for 800 X 600 just to be on the safe side (tables and images no wider than about 770 pixels).

Blessings,
Robert Shields

[deejay]

I read a few days ago a report claiming 21% of users still at 800x600. It was reasonably current, but darned if I can recall the source right now.

It was enough to push me to still work to that size.

[Mokita]

w3schools posts the stats of visitors to their website.

In Jan 2006 they report 57% with 1024x768 and 20% with 800x600. Another website I found claims 76% / 21%.

[celgins]

All of the stats I see say that 1024x768 is the most popular with average web-surfers, while gamers tend to lean towards 1152x864 and 1280x768.

In the past few years, I've also read somewhere that (735-775) is the pixel range used by most web designers who design within the 800x600 screen size.