Google Chrome Overtakes Internet Explorer As Most Used Web Browser In World: Statcounter

Has Google Chrome surpassed Internet Explorer to become the world's most used web browser?

According to one estimate (as pointed out by Global Nerdy), Chrome is the new king: Statcounter, which measures web usage, shows Chrome overtaking IE in week-over-week usage. Firefox, Safari, and Opera complete the top five:

Now, before you break out a bobble of Chrome-pagne, know that Google's lead in the browser wars is neither permanent nor indisputable. First, Statcounter's stats has had Google Chrome surpassing Internet Explorer previously -- specifically, over one week in April -- only to have Microsoft's browser push back ahead the following week. By Statcounter's count, the global race between Chrome and Internet Explorer for the Internet's top spot is really, really close, and Internet Explorer could be back on top next week.

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