Statistics of IMAP vs POP vs Exchange ?

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Hello,

I'm desperately looking for some statistics about usage of POP versus IMAP versus Exchange-MAPI, especially in professional context. I know IMAP is used for accessing mails from mobile devices with limited bandwidth, whereas POP is the good old standard, and Exchange is more business-oriented. Does someone know the approximate percentage of usage of each protocol ?

Thanks !

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