If one in 50 people on the web move from Firefox to Chrome, Google’s browser will unseat Mozilla’s for the No. 2 spot in worldwide usage.
(Credit: Net Applications)
That’s because, according to Net Applications’ November browser usage measurements, Chrome is now within 4 percentage points of Firefox. With a 2 percentage-point increase in one and a 2 percentage-point decrease in the other, Google comes out on top.
Firefox dropped 0.4 percentage point to 22.1 per cent of usage in November, while Chrome gained 0.7 per cent to 18.2 per cent. If that rate was to continue, Chrome would outpace Firefox in March 2012, but fluctuations make such predictions difficult.
Firefox once was the prime challenger to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which for years languished in the doldrums of software development. Now it shares that role with Chrome and, to a lesser degree, Apple’s Safari. Microsoft is in high gear again, though, with IE9 a credible challenger and IE10 shaping up to be a strong competitor when it’s finished in 2012.
The browser market is now fiercely competitive as browser makers use the software to drive their agendas. For Microsoft, it’s about the Metro user interface in Windows 8; for Google, it’s browsing speed and web applications; for Mozilla, it’s a web built on openness and standards; and for Apple, the best mobile devices.
(Credit: Net Applications)
In November, IE’s steady decline stopped, with Microsoft’s browser holding steady at 56.2 per cent of usage. Microsoft has largely written off Windows XP users by requiring Windows Vista or Windows 7 for its current IE9. The company measures its performance by Windows 7 usage, where IE9 passed Chrome and Firefox in usage and now trails only IE8.
The vast majority of browser usage today is from personal computers — 92.2 per cent. But with smartphones and tablets, mobile-device usage is generally increasing. In November, it reached a record 6.7 per cent, according to Net Applications.
The top mobile browser by far is Apple’s Safari, but it plunged 7 percentage points to 55.0 per cent of usage in November. The Android browser had bumped Opera Mini aside in October for the second-place spot, but in November, Opera Mini clawed its way back. Opera’s lightweight browser, which runs on thousands of phones, surged 7 percentage points to 20.1 per cent, while the Android browser dropped 2.2 percentage points to 16.4 per cent.
Opera also offers a full-fledged browser, Opera Mobile, for higher-end smartphones. But that remains relatively rare at 0.4 per cent of mobile browser usage.
(Credit: Net Applications)
Via CNET
Article source: http://www.zdnet.com.au/chrome-usage-almost-at-that-of-firefox-339327207.htm
Tags: Apple Safari, Net Applications November, Opera Mini, Opera Mobile
Chrome is within striking distance of Firefox for second place in worldwide browser usage.
(Credit:
Net Applications)
If one in 50 people on the Web move from
Firefox to Chrome, Google’s browser will unseat Mozilla’s for the No. 2 spot in worldwide usage.
That’s because, according to Net Applications’ November browser usage measurements, Chrome is now within 4 percentage points of Firefox. With a 2 percentage-point increase in one and a 2 percentage-point decrease in the other, Google comes out on top.
Firefox dropped 0.4 percentage point to 22.1 percent of usage in November, while Chrome gained 0.7 percent to 18.2 percent. If that rate was to continue, Chrome would outpace Firefox in March 2012, but fluctuations make such predictions difficult.
Firefox once was the prime challenger to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which for years languished in the doldrums of software development. Now it shares that role with Chrome and, to a lesser degree, Apple’s
Safari. Microsoft is in high gear again, though, with IE9 a credible challenger and IE10 shaping up to be a strong competitor when it’s finished in 2012.
The browser market is now fiercely competitive as browser makers use the software to drive their agendas. For Microsoft, it’s about the Metro user interface in Windows 8; for Google, it’s browsing speed and Web applications; for Mozilla, it’s a Web built on openness and standards; and for Apple, the best mobile devices.
In the mobile market, Apple’s Safari dominates, while Opera Mini and the Android browser jockey for second place.
(Credit:
Net Applications)
In November, IE’s steady decline stopped, with Microsoft’s browser holding steady at 56.2 percent of usage. Microsoft has largely written off Windows XP users by requiring Windows Vista or
Windows 7 for its current IE9. The company measures its performance by Windows 7 usage. there, IE9 passed Chrome and Firefox in usage and now trails only IE8.
The vast majority of browser usage today is from personal computers–92.2 percent. But with smartphones and tablets, mobile-device usage is generally increasing. In November, it reached a record 6.7 percent, according to Net Applications.
The top mobile browser by far is Apple’s Safari, but it plunged 7 percentage points to 55.0 percent of usage in November. The Android browser had bumped Opera Mini aside in October for the second-place spot, but in November, Opera Mini clawed its way back. Opera’s lightweight browser, which runs on thousands of phones, surged 7 percentage points to 20.1 percent, while the Android browser dropped 2.2 percentage points to 16.4 percent.
Opera also offers a full-fledged browser, Opera Mobile, for higher-end smartphones. But that remains relatively rare at 0.4 percent of mobile browser usage.
Mobile browser usage is small but growing.
(Credit:
Net Applications)
Article source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-57334418-264/chrome-usage-within-striking-distance-of-firefox/?part=rss&subj=software&tag=title
Tags: Apple Safari, Net Applications November, Opera Mini, Opera Mobile
Chrome is within striking distance of Firefox for second place in worldwide browser usage.
(Credit:
Net Applications)
If 1 in 50 people on the Web move from
Firefox to Chrome, Google’s browser will unseat Mozilla’s for the No. 2 spot in worldwide usage.
That’s because, according to Net Applications’ November browser usage measurements, Chrome is now within 4 percentage points of Firefox. With a 2 percentage-point increase in one and a 2-percentage decrease in the other, Google comes out on top.
Firefox dropped 0.4 percentage points to 22.1 percent of usage in November, while Chrome gained 0.7 percent to 18.2 percent. If that rate was to continue, Chrome would outpace Firefox in March 2012, but fluctuations make such predictions difficult.
Firefox once was the prime challenger to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which for years languished in the doldrums of software development. Now it shares that role with Chrome and, to a lesser degree, Apple’s
Safari. Microsoft is in high gear again, though, with IE9 a credible challenger and IE10 shaping up to be a strong competitor when it’s finished in 2012.
The browser market is now fiercely competitive as browser makers use the software to drive their agendas. For Microsoft, it’s about the Metro user interface in Windows 8; for Google, it’s browsing speed and Web applications; for Mozilla, it’s a Web built on openness and standards; and for Apple, the best mobile devices.
In the mobile market, Apple’s Safari dominates, while Opera Mini and the Android browser jockey for second place.
(Credit:
Net Applications)
In November, IE’s steady decline stopped, with Microsoft’s browser holding steady at 56.2 percent of usage. Microsoft has largely written off Windows XP users by requiring Windows Vista or
Windows 7 for its current IE9. The company measures its performance by Windows 7 usage. there, IE9 passed Chrome and Firefox in usage and now trails only IE8.
The vast majority of browser usage today is from personal computers–92.2 percent. But with smartphones and tablets, mobile-device usage is generally increasing. In November, it reached a record 6.7 percent, according to Net Applications.
The top mobile browser by far is Apple’s Safari, but it plunged 7 percentage points to 55.0 percent of usage in November. The Android browser had bumped Opera Mini aside in October for the second-place spot, but in November, Opera Mini clawed its way back. Opera’s lightweight browser, which runs on thousands of phones, surged 7 percentage points to 20.1 percent, while the Android browser dropped 2.2 percentage points to 16.4 percent.
Opera also offers a full-fledged browser, Opera Mobile, for higher-end smartphones. But that remains relatively rare at 0.4 percent of mobile browser usage.
Mobile browser usage is small but growing.
(Credit:
Net Applications)
Article source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-57334418-264/chrome-usage-within-striking-distance-of-firefox/
Tags: Apple Safari, Net Applications November, Opera Mini, Opera Mobile
04/11/2011
Google’s Chrome web browser has continued to increase its popularity, taking 25 per cent of the total market share last month.
The firm racked up a 24.99 per cent share, catching up with rival Firefox which is currently on 26.39 per cent, according to new research from internet trend analysis specialist StatCounter.
Internet Explorer (IE) is still the runaway winner, with 40.19 per cent of internet users opting for the browser, although its lead is diminishing.
Google’s Chrome gained 1.38 percentage points of market share, while IE lost 1.47.
StatCounter believes that if the current trend continues, Google’s Chrome will overtake Firefox as the second most popular browser in the middle of next year.
Opera and Apple’s Safari browser are far behind the market leaders and their market share has remained relatively unchanged since the start of the year.
Recently, Opera added a new mobile data function to its Opera Mini 6.5 browser so people surfing the internet on the move can keep track of how much money they spend on downloads.
Article source: http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/42752
Tags: Apple Safari, Google Chrome, IE, Opera Mini
Chrome’s rise and rise in the browser market has seen it overtake its rivals in TechRadar’s latest data – with IE bleeding users and the Android browser coming up fast.
Looking at TechRadar’s own traffic in 2011, it is clear that Google’s Chrome is increasingly a favourite with our audience – finally overtaking Microsoft’s veteran Internet Explorer in October, using data from over 8.7 million unique users globally.
Firefox has traditionally been a strong performer in terms of TechRadar’s audience, but it has fallen away in recent times, whilst Apple’s Safari is the most inconsistent performer.
Safari roller-coaster
A steady slide from January to June saw Safari go below 16 per cent of visitors, but a bounce has pushed it back to over 19.5 per cent in the last month.
But with Opera holding steady at between 1.5 and 2 per cent, it is the mobile Android browser that has increased hugely – coming from nowehere to take more than five per cent in October.
Although the data is affected by major tech releases the shift in power is becoming clear, with Google’s two browsers, Chrome and Android, now accounting for 30 per cent of TechRadar’s traffic.
Microsoft will be keen for IE10 to prove successful enough to prevent further market slippage, but with mobile devices proliferating you would expect to see ground increasingly taken by mobile Safari and the Android browser, as well as the increasingly popular Chrome.
It will also be fascinating to see what, if any, impact Amazon’s Silk browser will have on the data when the Kindle Fire tab begins to proliferate.
Article source: http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/chrome-is-most-popular-browser-among-techradar-readers-1037749
Tags: Amazon Silk, Apple Safari, IE, Kindle Fire
Google’s Chrome browser continues to nibble away at Mozilla’s Firefox for second place in the browser wars, according to figures from a Web analytics firm.
Net Applications said that while Firefox kept second spot and Chrome third as of September 2011, Firefox’s share is decreasing while Chrome’s is increasing.
On the other hand, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer continues to hold on to the lead in September with 54.39 percent but its share has been going down as well since November 2010.
As of September 2011, Firefox is second in terms of global usage with 22.48 percent, followed by Chrome with 16.20 percent.
Apple’s Safari was fourth with 5.02 percent while Opera was fifth with 1.67 percent.
But the trend for Internet Explorer and Firefox from November 2010 to September 2011 has been downward so far.
IE’s share dropped from 60.35 percent in November 2010 to 54.39 percent in September 2011, while Firefox’s dropped from 23.52 percent in November 2010 to 22.48 percent in September 2011.
On the other hand, Chrome’s share steadily climbed from 9.57 percent in November 2010 to 16.20 percent in September 2011.
A separate article on tech site CNET said Chrome’s gradual upward trend could help Google’s profitability and its long-term plans for the Web.
CNET added that on smartphones and tablets, Google’s unbranded Android browser rose from 15.7 percent to 16.3 percent.
Apple’s Safari is the leader in smartphones and tablets, which rose from 53.0 percent to 54.7 percent; while Opera Mini dropped from 20.8 percent to 18.5 percent, CNET said.
In September, mobile devices accounted for 6 percent of browsing traffic, compared to 93.7 percent for personal computers, Net Applications said.
CNET noted browsers play a very important supporting role in Google’s business, and the company has been investing aggressively in Chrome technology and marketing.
It said the browser is geared to improve online services such as search, video, and Google Apps, all of which generate revenue for the company.
Chrome also lets Google test and deploy technology it believes serves its goals for a responsive, interactive Web.
Among those are:
- its SPDY protocol for communications with Web pages
- its WebM video technology, Native Client and faster JavaScript for more sophisticated Web applications
- the Dart programming language Google hopes will do better than JavaScript, according to plans revealed in a leaked memo.
— TJD, GMA News
Article source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/234254/technology/chrome-closes-in-on-firefoxs-lead-analyst-says
Tags: Apple Safari, CNET, Net Applications, Opera Mini
