Google’s Chrome Web browser finished 2010 just shy of the 10 percent mark,
notching 9.98 percent of browser market share through December in a year where
it started at 5.2 percent.
It’s also a big hike from November, when Google grabbed 9.27 percent share, up from 8.5 percent in
October, according to the latest statistics from market researcher Net Applications.
Chrome’s gain came at the expense of market leader Microsoft Internet
Explorer, which fell to 57 percent from 58.41 through November. Mozilla Firefox
remained static at 22.81 percent. Apple’s Safari browser leapt to 5.89 percent
from 5.57 percent in November.
Cracking double-digit market share is a big deal for Chrome, which has grown
considerably since its September 2008 launch without the benefit of an official
platform on which to run.
For more, read the eWeek article: Google Chrome Browser Shadows 10% Share Mark .