These two browsers and many others are constantly battling for market share. Most of Google Chrome’s source code is based on Chromium, a free, open-source software project from Google. ( Source: Backlinko)Ĭhrome was initially built to run on Windows and was later released for Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android. Today, it has a 65.27% market share, while Internet Explorer has fallen to just 0.61%. Google Chrome overtook Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox within a few years to become the market leader.
Before its release, Edge’s precursor Internet Explorer (IE) reigned supreme with a peak market share of 95%. The most popular browser in the world was born in 2008.
