"Browser War" Google Chrome continues - news from the fields

At the Chrome Dev Summit 2016 event, Google announced new usage data for its browser. Google Chrome is installed on more than two billion devices worldwide. This figure takes into account both desktop computers and mobile gadgets.

Information about active users of Google Chrome is not disclosed. We only know that the mobile version of the browser uses 1 billion people. But judging by strengthening the position of the browser in the market, its audience should not shrink. Moreover, Google representatives said that The audience of each of the applications Gmail, Android, Maps, Search, YouTube, Google Play exceeds 1 billion users.
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By November 2016, Google Chrome’s share reached 55% of the global browser market.

Since July 2015, when the share of Internet Explorer according to the resource netmarketshare was 53.13%, and Chrome - 27.82%. But everything changed not in favor of the browser from Microsoft: according to October data, Google Chrome approached the mark of 54.99%, while the share of Internet Explorer dropped to 23.13%. In fact, for 15 months, browsers "swapped."

True, these statistics for IE do not take into account the Edge browser, which comes with the Windows 10 operating system.

According to some experts, Google Chrome has become popular due to extensions. Easy installation, a fairly extensive store and the penetration into the daily life of features such as ad blocking and screenshots of the screen, have become the key to the success of Chrome.

In October, Google Chrome developers announced the release of the 53rd version. Among the new features - play video in the background.

Starting with the 53rd version of the 64-bit system and the 54th version of the 32-bit system, Google Guy has implemented the Profile Guided Optimization (PGO) technology from Microsoft. This made it possible to speed up the launch of the browser by 17%, reduce the time it takes to open a new tab by almost 15% and reduce the average page load time by 6%.

Currently, Google is making a lot of efforts to make your browser faster and more comfortable for users. The next goal of the developers will be to accelerate the work of the browser under Windows by 15%.

For the first time, Chrome was introduced 8 years ago. After 3 months, the first stable version appeared.