Browser versions before HTML5 becomes a W3C Recommendation
20/12/10
In 2022 the W3C are likely to make HTML5 a W3C Recommendation. Below I’ve estimated the 2022 version numbers of the current popular web browsers, this is based upon the average number of days per each stable version release since the initial release.
Internet Explorer
Initial release: August 16, 1995
Latest stable version: 8
Estimated version: 15
Mozilla Firefox
Initial release: November 9, 2004
Latest stable version: 3
Estimated version: 10
Chrome
Initial release: September 2, 2008
Latest stable version: 8
Estimated version: 47
Safari
Initial release: January 7, 2003
Latest stable version: 5
Estimated version: 12
Opera
Initial release: December 9, 1996
Latest stable version: 11
Estimated version: 19
Looks like there’s going to be many releases of Chrome in the coming years, thats if we’re still using web browsers in 2022!