Google inc's chrome web browser overtake microsoft core's internet explorer (IE) to become market leader globally for the first ti,e last Sunday, web analytics firm statcounter said.
while it is only one day, this is a mile stone , said aodhan cuillen , statcounter's chief executive. " At weekends, when people are free to choose what browser ti use, many of them are selecting chrome in preference to IE. " on march 18, chrom was used for 32.7 per cent of all browsing, while Explorer had 32.5per sent share, when people returned to their offices on Monday, the IE share rose to 35 per sent and chrome's share slipped to 30 per sent.
"Whether chrome can take the lead in the browser wars in the long term remains to be seen, however the trend towards chrome usage at weekends is indeniable," Cullen said. on a monthly basis, chrome's market share has surged to 31per sent so far in march from 17 per cent a year ago, while Explorer has slipped to 35 per cent from 45 per cent a year earlier.
The market share of Firefox which is popular in Europe is globally around 25 per cent. Apple inc's safari is a distend number rour with a 7 per cent share of all browsing , with opera at number five on 2 per cent . statcounter statistics are based on aggregate data from more than 3 million website with a sample of more than 15 billion page views per month.
while it is only one day, this is a mile stone , said aodhan cuillen , statcounter's chief executive. " At weekends, when people are free to choose what browser ti use, many of them are selecting chrome in preference to IE. " on march 18, chrom was used for 32.7 per cent of all browsing, while Explorer had 32.5per sent share, when people returned to their offices on Monday, the IE share rose to 35 per sent and chrome's share slipped to 30 per sent.
"Whether chrome can take the lead in the browser wars in the long term remains to be seen, however the trend towards chrome usage at weekends is indeniable," Cullen said. on a monthly basis, chrome's market share has surged to 31per sent so far in march from 17 per cent a year ago, while Explorer has slipped to 35 per cent from 45 per cent a year earlier.The market share of Firefox which is popular in Europe is globally around 25 per cent. Apple inc's safari is a distend number rour with a 7 per cent share of all browsing , with opera at number five on 2 per cent . statcounter statistics are based on aggregate data from more than 3 million website with a sample of more than 15 billion page views per month.
