Research company Evans Data said that three quarters of developers are either using or planning to use HTML5 for projects, following its most recent survey.

According to the poll, 43 percent of developers in North America, 39 percent in EMEA and 58 percent in the APAC region are currently using HTML5. Adding-in planned use takes the total past three quarters.

In APAC and EMEA, there is a preference for HTML5 development through a standalone editor, while in North America, developers prefer to work in their IDE. When asked about importance in the development cycle, HTML5 came in 20 percent higher on average across regions than either Flash or Silverlight.

Janel Garvin, CEO of Evans Data, said: “there isn't any question about the adoption of HTML5, it's already the de facto standard. There is especial strength in HTML5 for mobile and cross-platform mobile apps, which is the direction the industry is moving for client devices, and that has made it extremely attractive to developers everywhere in the world.”