Chrome is about to take second place of Firefox

StatCounter data shows that, by December 2011, Google's browser will surpass Firefox, reaching No. 2 after IE.

Google's Chrome is embracing Firefox as the second most popular browser, according to a Web statistics firm.

StatCounter data, an Irish company that tracks browser usage through free analytics tools provided to websites, shows that this year Chrome will surpass Firefox to take the No. 1 position. 2 after Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE).

StatCounter data released Wednesday (September 28) show that Chrome's global market share of users in September was 23.6%, Firefox dropped to 26.8%, while IE still led. head with 41.7%.

The rise of Chrome in 2011 was amazing: the browser has gained 8% market share since January 2011, equivalent to 50% growth.

During the same period, Firefox lost 4% of market share, growing at a negative 13%, while IE also lost 4%, equivalent to a 9% decline.

That means Chrome has attracted a portion of Firefox and IE users.

If this trend continues from now until the end of the year, Chrome will have an approximate market share of Firefox in November, then surpass its rival in December, when Chrome will account for 26.6% of the market share. browser and Firefox will only have 25.3% market share remaining.

StatCounter is not the only company tracking Web sharing publicly browser market share statistics. Data provided by Net Applications, a US company, shows a greater gap between Firefox and Chrome: According to the company's data in August, the browser market share of Firefox's desktop group. is 22.6%, and Chrome is at 15.5%.

According to Net Applications data, Chrome may reach 17.8% market share by the end of 2011, while Firefox is expected to be 22.3%. But with this momentum going on, Chrome will surpass Firefox on Net Applications' charts in mid-2012.

Due to Net Applications adding weight to their numbers from a lot of users navigating to the websites they monitor to better estimate their market share in countries, corporate data is theoretically drawing. so a more accurate picture by covering the vast Chinese market.

Some browser manufacturers, like Microsoft, often cite Net Applications data. Not coincidentally, Net Applications closed IE with a much higher market share - 55.3% - compared to other companies like StatCounter.

However, both Net Applications and StatCounter drew a picture with the same trend: The decline in IE and Firefox's market share, and the corresponding growth of Chrome.

Chrome may exceed Firefox to become the second most popular browser later this year. (source: StatCounter.)