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However, for the first time in years, the tables have turned, with desktop traffic overtaking smartphone traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to data presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/jemlit.com\/en\">Jemlit.com<\/a>, desktop devices accounted for 49.7% of global web traffic in October, overtaking smartphones for the first time in five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Highest Web Traffic Share in Seven Years<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact that desktop devices managed to outperform smartphones is quite surprising, given that mobile web traffic share has been steadily growing for the past five years &#8211; a trend only shortly interrupted in mid-2023. However, according to StatCounter, this shift actually began in June, leading desktop devices to one of their highest web traffic shares in a decade. 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The last time desktops overtook smartphones in web traffic share was in October 2020, but their market share was lower then, standing at 48.85%. In fact, the October figure is the highest since November 2018, when desktops generated 52.01% of global web traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Americans Far Ahead in Desktop Web Browsing, Followed by Europeans<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The StatCounter data also shows significant regional differences in desktop web browsing, with Americans by far leading the way. Statistics show that desktops accounted for 58.91% of total U.S. web traffic in October, while smartphones accounted for only 39%. The European market witnessed a similar trend but with slightly lower figures. Statistics show desktop devices generated 51% of web traffic in Europe that month, up from 46.88% that came from mobile phones. 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