Google Chrome does not catch up Firefox

February has just ended. The opportunity to take a look at the global market share attributed to Web browsers. The database users to 160 million unique visitors per month, covering almost 40,000 websites, Net Applications persists and signs.

For the firm, Internet Explorer regaining ground. Leader in the sector of desktop browsers is credited with 55.82%. It is early in the year it is back above the 55% mark. An upward trend could be confirmed in the coming weeks capitalizing on the release of IE10 for Windows 7.

In early 2013, the trend is also upward for Firefox that passes the new cap of 20% (20.12%). In hindsight, however, this trend appears more a form of stability.

Firefox still remains that the dolphin Internet Explorer. Google Chrome is not able to deprive him of this place and remains third. More surprisingly, Net Applications reconfirms the drop shape with Chrome widening gap compared to Firefox.

Google Chrome is credited with 16.27%, which brings it to a level comparable to that of September 2011. On February 2013, the browser has lost 1.21 points which is a lot in this kind of statistics.

Globally, this finding is not shared by StatCounter (which is based on 15 billion page views) for Google Chrome that is a leader with a steady (Chrome: 37.09% IE: 29, 82% Firefox: 21.34%).

In France and in January 2013, Google Chrome (25.9%) is Médiamétrie the most used browser to Internet Explorer (24.2%) and Firefox (22.8%). A podium actually quite compact.

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