Notable – Chrome Overtook IE in Market Share.

Published on May 22, 2012 By DrJBHL In Personal Computing

Not designed to start a ‘browser war’ here. Hankers sent me the link, and I thought it worth mentioning.

Browsing the graph by geographic area showed some very interesting stats. It would seem that the most impressive gain for Chrome and loss for IE comes from South America. I didn’t see any place in which Chrome actually lost to IE, but there are several areas where IE holds a steady lead – Australia, Germany… interesting.

It’s interesting to browse the site. Use the drop down labeled Stat.

For OS’s, http://gs.statcounter.com/#os-ww-weekly-201120-201220 or search engines: http://gs.statcounter.com/#search_engine-ww-weekly-201120-201220

Take a look at Social media as well.

Anyway, I digress. I doubt W8 and IE10 will reverse this.

The best part of Chrome is its speed, even with extensions.

Sources:

http://www.neowin.net/news/chrome-overtakes-internet-explorer-in-market-share

http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-ww-weekly-201120-201220

Comments (Page 2)

tazgecko

on May 24, 2012

This is interesting ... http://www.withinwindows.com/2012/05/23/windows-8-secrets-internet-explorer-10-will-ship-with-adobe-flash/

Flash is going to be integrated into IE 10 ... looks like MS is taking a few ideas from Chrome.

DrJBHL

on May 24, 2012

starkers

reply 14

The thing is, Doc, I always use the advance installation to avoid crapware and the like. On those occasions I ended up with Chrome, it installed with the apps regardless, with no opt in or opt out selections to even give me the choice. For me that is an imposition on my goodwill... or at least an expectation of it, and even if I wanted/liked Chrome and had some thought of installing it at some stage, I'd still find a covert installation of it an unwelcome invasion.

The bundlers are the guilty party... not Google, really. Doubt they need to pay c|net to have their browser advanced. MS, on the other hand will be limiting W8 to IE10. That is monopolistic, and Europe (as well as many other places) won't put up with it. Another nail in W8's coffin.

Anyway, I doubt Chrome's popularity stems from artificially inflated numbers.

VistArtXPosed

on May 24, 2012

Why am I not surprised? I originally thought that Firefox would surpass IE first years ago, but I guess not. And i've read that Android is to surpass Windows by 2016. I wouldn't be surprised if Droid surpassed Windows in 2014 from the failure that will be Windows 8.

And until Chrome starts to integrate with WindowBlinds, i'm sticking with Pale Moon (Windows-optimized spin-off of Firefox) and/or Maxthon, because Chrome's UI is pure BLAH!

Daiwa

on May 24, 2012

Chrome's UI could be worse. But PM's is near-perfect.

Savyg

on May 28, 2012

I will note that the Flash update from the website will often install Chrome unless you specifically tell it not to. Not exactly stealthed, but not something everyone would notice either.

I use Chrome myself, but I will consider IE10 if it performs well.

DrJBHL

on May 28, 2012

Daiwa

reply 19

Chrome's UI could be worse. But PM's is near-perfect.

Have to agree.

danioc

on May 30, 2012

DrJBHL

reply 6

http://drjbhl.joeuser.com/article/424660/Drag_and_Drop_Free_Chrome_Search_Extension

Thanks Doc. but I really prefer Safari over Chrome, I also use AdBlock Plus on Safari

LizMarr

on May 30, 2012

I love my speed dial - Firefox type. My whole internet world is in it. Nothing the same for any other browser. I hate that Firefox is such a hog memory wise, but I've tried the others and they just don't "fit" my style.

Can anyone tell me how to turn off the thing where Google registers every search link you click on? Watch the address bar, first it does some flip through Googleland and then goes to wherever the link is for. I'd rather Google didn't know where I went but unfortunately it no longer has enough of the link just to right click or cut and paste and bypass whatever they are doing when I click on their link. Perhaps another search would work better (not BING for heavens sake)

Daiwa

on May 30, 2012

Try DuckDuckGo for search. Doesn't track you at all.

DrJBHL

on May 30, 2012

And exists as an extension for Chrome and Firefox. If you're having a problem with FF's RAM footprint, FF12 should have solved that problem.

If not, Try Pale Moon (FF tailored to Windows)... www.palemoon.org

Daiwa

on May 31, 2012

DuckDuckGo also doesn't accept paid placements, if I'm not mistaken.

DrJBHL

on May 31, 2012

Correct. There's a duckduck app which removes the paid list from Google, I believe.

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