Most common fonts on all systems to 13 September 2008
Platform and font name Installed (%) Sample Image
Windows Microsoft Sans Serif 99.53% 99.53% Sample Image
Windows Arial Black 97.72% 97.72% Sample Image
Windows Palatino Linotype 97.44% 97.44% Sample Image
Windows Verdana 97.36% 97.36% Sample Image
Windows Franklin Gothic Medium 97.30% 97.30% Sample Image
Windows Arial 96.92% 96.92% Sample Image
Mac Monaco 96.85% 96.85% Sample Image
Windows Courier New 96.73% 96.73% Sample Image
Windows Comic Sans MS 96.70% 96.70% Sample Image
Windows Lucida Console 96.59% 96.59% Sample Image
Windows Tahoma 96.55% 96.55% Sample Image
Mac Arial 96.40% 96.40% Sample Image
Windows Impact 96.26% 96.26% Sample Image
Mac Courier 96.25% 96.25% Sample Image
Mac Helvetica 96.25% 96.25% Sample Image
Mac Arial Black 95.95% 95.95% Sample Image
Windows Trebuchet MS 95.70% 95.70% Sample Image
Windows Sylfaen 95.34% 95.34% Sample  
Mac Verdana 94.14% 94.14% Sample Image
Windows Lucida Sans Unicode 94.05% 94.05% Sample Image
Mac Georgia 93.69% 93.69% Sample Image
Mac Helvetica Neue 93.63% 93.63% Sample Image
Mac Trebuchet MS 92.64% 92.64% Sample Image
Windows Georgia 92.51% 92.51% Sample Image
Mac Courier New 92.34% 92.34% Sample Image
Mac Geneva 92.04% 92.04% Sample Image
Mac Comic Sans MS 91.74% 91.74% Sample Image
Mac Gill Sans 91.72% 91.72% Sample Image
Mac Arial Narrow 90.84% 90.84% Sample Image
Mac Times New Roman 90.39% 90.39% Sample Image
Unix Bitstream Charter 90.32% 90.32% Sample  
Unix DejaVu Sans Mono 90.32% 90.32% Sample  
Mac Apple Chancery 90.24% 90.24% Sample Image
Mac Skia 90.24% 90.24% Sample Image
Mac Futura 89.64% 89.64% Sample Image
Mac Lucida Grande 89.34% 89.34% Sample Image
Unix Nimbus Mono L 89.17% 89.17% Sample Image
Unix URW Chancery L 89.17% 89.17% Sample Image
Mac American Typewriter 89.10% 89.10% Sample Image
Mac Hoefler Text 89.04% 89.04% Sample Image