Google’s Chrome internet browser has managed to increase its share of the global market to over seven per cent, according to data from Net Applications.
The research company said Chrome increased its share from 6.73 per cent in April 2010 to 7.05 per cent at the end of last month, to retain third place with regard to total market share.
Microsoft continued to lose out, dropping month-on-month from 59.95 per cent to 59.69 per cent.
Firefox remains in second place with 24.35 per cent of the market, dropping from 24.59 per cent in April. Fourth place Safari has 4.77 per cent of the market while Opera took 2.43 per cent.
By Richard Morris
