Google Chrome Surges Past 10% Market Share
For January, Net Applications estimates that Chrome now holds 10.7% of the market, up 0.72 points over December. Over the past year, chrome more than doubled its share once again (up from 5.22% in January 2009). IE, on the other hand, is surrendering share on an even faster pace and was down 1.08 points to 56.0% compared to December.
Firefox is hanging on to what it has and is estimated to hold about 22.75% share. According to Net Applications, Firefox has been hovering around 22-23% for six months.
Microsoft is taking the whole deal with apparent humor, as it stated that IE9 now holds 1.82% on Windows 7 (maybe they weren't really trying to be funny). Overall, IE9 Beta holds just 0.5% of the browser market, which is alright for a beta browser, but disappointing if we look at the effort Microsoft puts into marketing the browser. What doesn't make quite sense is Microsoft's claim that 23 million IE9 browsers have been downloaded - and maybe that number does not really matter anyway.
Google says that 120 million people are using Chrome and Net Applications estimates Google's share at 10.7%. If we transfer that relationship to IE9, then IE9 should have about 2% market share - if all those downloaders are actually using the browser. However, it seems that - and that is pure speculation and based on Net Aplications' numbers - 75% of IE9 dowloaders have dumped the browser again.
It could be worse, though. You could be quoting StatCounters market share numbers (IE:46%, Chrome almost 16%, Firefox about 31%), or W3Scools' numbers (IE 27.5%, Chrome 22.4%, Firefox 43.5%).
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Well Firefox just wasn't doing it for me anymore.
Then Adblockplus for Chrome came out and BAM! I was a Chrome User
The reason I dumped IE9 is because GTA 4 wouldn't launch properly and it would only start 20% of the time, the other 80% it would stop responding during the R* logo.
I don't like Google keeping track of every move that I make on the interwebs so I am going to stick with Opera and Firefox.
i wonder if those numbers include all the school and workplace computers? IE numbers could be way lower.
also, google rocks!
Chrome ftw
Chrome just runs so much smoother and faster then Firefox and IE. And the layout is superb.
The only thing I dont like about it is that I cant update it to the new Flash Beta that allows me to use full screen video with dual screens.
Well Firefox just wasn't doing it for me anymore.Then Adblockplus for Chrome came out and BAM! I was a Chrome User
Unless it can also integrate NoScript like FF, than no thanks.
I wonder where they got these stats from.. They shouldnt assume that ppl who buy windows actually USE the IE.
Once you go chrome you don't go back
I have seriously removed everything Google-related from my computer because of that stupid GoogleUpdate.exe, that sometimes simply stopped other processes (like my audio driver application for instance) from starting up.
Why do they have to use that? Why can't the programs search for updates themselves like every other program does?!
Not surprised, Ive noticed most software i try to install installs chrome without even asking you
I use Chrome because of its speed. However, it's still very buggy and at least once a week, I need to switch to Firefox or IE to print or view a web page properly.
I hate how Chrome is unfriendly to multi-tab browsing (I usually have 80+ tabs open). Some moron must have thought that squeezing tabs smaller and smaller would be a good thing! Until I can have more than 40 tabs open in chrome without having to GUESS which is which, I will stick to FF with Chrome as my backup. It's a shame, too, Chrome already has all the functionality and speed I want, and it wouldn't be much of an issue to switch!
I really hope someone has a fix for Chrome's tab management which would allow me to have more than 40 tabs open at once.
M$IE's market share numbers are falsely inflated by the fact that many corporations have been brainwashed into forcing their employees to use it and thus people have no choice. If it weren't for that, M$IE's numbers would probably be half or less than what they are now and the remaining two leaders would be increased proportionately.
I have the latest Chrome and it is annoying heck out of me , it is crashing quite often but i won't use Firefox as it is so bad, it's about time Google fixed the faults in both
For NoScript functionality, there is a NotScript extension for Chrome.
If there is software that installed Chrome without asking, you should report this to Google. They don't like this sort of thing and might want to take action.
As for tab-management in Chrome, there are a number of different extensions for this. There is also the ability to display tabs on the left, in a menu, etc...
Finally, Chrome doesn't report information to Google unless you configure it to do so (i.e., search suggestions, etc...) Since the code is in the open, people monitor this very carefully.
Well Firefox just wasn't doing it for me anymore.Then Adblockplus for Chrome came out and BAM! I was a Chrome User
You realize Chrome extensions API does not allow ads to be 'blocked' but only 'hidden' right? Also, Chrome can not block ads within videos.
Unless it can also integrate NoScript like FF, than no thanks.
Noscript is not "integrated". It is an external 3rd party addon. Chrome has an alternative to Noscript called 'Notscript'. Though note, Notscript is far inferior to Noscript. This is due to the limitations of the terrible extensions API. Notscript in comparison to the original noscript is very limited and basic which will not protect you from browser hijacking.
For NoScript functionality, there is a NotScript extension for Chrome.If there is software that installed Chrome without asking, you should report this to Google. They don't like this sort of thing and might want to take action.As for tab-management in Chrome, there are a number of different extensions for this. There is also the ability to display tabs on the left, in a menu, etc...Finally, Chrome doesn't report information to Google unless you configure it to do so (i.e., search suggestions, etc...) Since the code is in the open, people monitor this very carefully.
Notscript is inferior to Noscript due to limitations set by the extensions api.
The 'default' tabbing is still terrible for multitudes of tabs.
Some data is still sent from Chrome to Google.
Chrome is not open source but 'Chromium' is. Please learn the difference.
Google Chrome - is the best , low memory use , fast browsing and minimalist interface
Firefox - is the worse , horrible memory use ( 2 tabs after 30 min have 500 mb ram occupied ) , very very very slow JavaScript ( i have a jQuery Carousel at work , it moves 2 times slower then on Chrome ) , the interface is full of items , i hate that.
Opera - was a good browser , but i had problems with it about 2-3 years ago , when browser games would display the text wrong , while selecting it , it pissed me off and had to dumb it
IE - well ppl complain about it but , it runs smooth , has good JavaScript and horrible interface. Overall a good browser.
Google Chrome - is the best , low memory use , fast browsing and minimalist interface
Firefox - is the worse , horrible memory use ( 2 tabs after 30 min have 500 mb ram occupied ) , very very very slow JavaScript ( i have a jQuery Carousel at work , it moves 2 times slower then on Chrome ) , the interface is full of items , i hate that.
Opera - was a good browser , but i had problems with it about 2-3 years ago , when browser games would display the text wrong , while selecting it , it pissed me off and had to dumb it
IE - well ppl complain about it but , it runs smooth , has good JavaScript and horrible interface. Overall a good browser.
Tried FF & IE personally, had a go on Safari on a friends computer, but then I tried Chrome and haven't looked back since.
"The latest Opera is the by far the best all-around browser that does everything well".
FF as my standard browser. I use Chrome if I just want to quickly view a few pages or a page doesn't load properly in FF. I don't find FF using up loads of memory (~100MB unless I've used it for ages) so I'm not sure where some of you are getting your 500MB figure from...
For most things I prefer if things load 0.25 seconds slower but free of almost all ads etc. Happy so far with both Chrome and FF
You realize Chrome extensions API does not allow ads to be 'blocked' but only 'hidden' right? Also, Chrome can not block ads within videos.
Actually, yes, it can. I've got an extension that block ads from YouTube videos, and it works superb.
Come back once you actually USE Chrome for more than 5 minutes
Firefox is getting old in the tooth. It really has several issues that seem to go on forever without being addressed. But I realize their are many user who are Extension addicts. I prefer a fast browser with less bells and whistles. But their are certainly good choices out there for everyone!
I stay away from anything Google. Google just reeks of spyware and adds. No thanks, I'll stick with FireFox.
where do us opera users fall in? >_
You realize Chrome extensions API does not allow ads to be 'blocked' but only 'hidden' right? Also, Chrome can not block ads within videos.
Chrome can certainly block ads within videos.
The only places I see ads in videos is on "Livestream". Youtube ads are gone and Every other ad in videos.
yep, ever since Adblock+ came out on chrome...I was hooked. So much better than firefox.
W3Scool numbers seem awfully skewed. There's no way IE has only 27% market share.
As for IE9, I still think it's superior to both Firefox 4.0 beta (launch speed, browsing speed) and Chrome (industry-standard behavior, GPU accleration). Though I think an update Microsoft performed made it slightly unstable.
P.S. Industry-standard behavior as in asking whether you'd like to save a file or not, instead of just blindly downloading it. Also asking if I want to overwrite a file with same name instead of just blindly downloading it. I hate Chrome for doing that.