Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer worldwide

Sam — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:33:16 +0000

It looks like it’s the end of Microsoft’s domination in worldwide web browser usage with Google Chrome usurping IE. According to StatCounter the most used web browser in the world is now Google Chrome overtaking Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and accruing 31.88% of the share of users compared to IE’s 31.47%.

Google Chrome’s recent rise has been verging on the rampant, gaining major ground on IE over the last 12 months. Google’s advance and IE’s decline has been extremely rapid within this area with Microsoft losing 25% of ground on Google in less than a year. This decline by Microsoft could in some way be linked to a similar decline in PC sales, the device to many that is synonymous with Windows and the IE family of web browsers.

Worldwide web browser share - Google overtakes IE

Google overtakes IE across the world according to StatCounter.

According to the web analytics firm StatCounter Google overtook IE in march, but for just one day. They also sate that their data is based on over 15 billion page views per month (4 billion from the US) to the StatCounter network of more than three million websites.

Google Versus Internet Explorer Around the World

However looking at Statcounter’s data with closer scrutiny, their worldwide stats show IE leading Chrome in Europe and North America with the US still favouring IE at almost two to one. However the emerging markets in Asia, Africa and South America have Chrome leading the way, with over 50% of the latter’s using Google’s browser. India and Brazil also carry a lot of weight, with 40% and over 50% respectively opting for Google Chrome.

Africa web browser share 2012 – Google versus IE

Firefox actually leads the way in Africa where it has been most used browser since October 2011. Google is rapidly catching.

Asia web browser share 2012 – Google beats IE

Google Chrome has led IE since the beginning of 2012 with a rapid recent assault on Microsoft’s dominance.

Europe web browser share 2012 – Google versus IE

It’s a three way tie in Europe between Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. It looks like there will only be one winner in the very near future.

South America web browser share 2012 – Google beats IE

South America seems to adore Google Chrome with extremely fast uptake over the last 12 months, with IE and Firefox being left in their wake.

North America web browser share 2012 – Google versus IE

Microsoft is just surviving in its homeland region and has managed (until relatively recently) to stave off both Google Chrome and Firefox, that however may not last much longer.

Bad news day for Internet Explorer

Jon — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:02:34 +0000

The old adage “All PR is good PR” can not possibly be the case if you are Internet Explorer this week. Yes any PR man on a normal day would give his right arm for a news splash on the BBC Homepage and countless other sites, but not today, not if you read the words.

Internet Explorer which is used by the vast majority of computer users has a security flaw which could affect all versions of it. So far the vulnerability has affected only machines running Internet Explorer 7. The flaw in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser could allow criminals to take control of people’s computers and steal passwords and have already (it is believed) affected over 10,000 websites.

Obviously for Micosoft and IE that can not be good. For Firefox however, that is probably the best thing the Head of PR has ever heard in his entire life, bar nothing.

I even had cilents ring me up asking if I used IE. Which I don’t, we’re all MAC users, my browsers of choice are Firefox and Safari (though both have usability issues) and I only use IE for testing. But perhaps this will be the moment IE have a dent in their monopoly, which stands at about 70% of all internet users. Microsoft are preparing an emergency patch now which should be available from 1800 GMT on 17 December, Microsoft has said.

It will be intersting to see the fallout of this. Your comments are always welcome.

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