Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Google Chrome Overtakes Mozilla Firefox In Desktop Browser Ranking











Google Chrome overtook Mozilla Firefox last month to become the world's second most-used desktop internet browser, new figures suggest.

Data from Net Applications appears to indicate that the Google software accounted for 17.5% of all desktop internet traffic in March, a fraction more than Firefox's 17.2%.

Microsoft's Internet Explorer ended the month as market leader, seizing a 58% share of all desktop traffic. While this figure marked a slight decline from February, it also represented a year-on-year increase.

Breaking the figures down to specific browser versions, Internet Explorer 8 led the way with a 21% share of the market, followed by Internet Explorer 11 on 15.7%, and Google Chrome 33 on 12.6%.

Mozilla is currently embroiled in controversy over the appointment of its new CEO Brendan Eich, whose support for anti-gay marriage legislation has led to calls for his resignation.

March's figures mark the first time that Google Chrome has edged out Firefox.

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