Chrome appears to pass IE in browser wars

StatCounter has reported that Chrome was the world's number-one browser for a day (Sunday 18 March 2012), in a story that will doubtless cause rows among web designers and browser makers. According to StatCounter, Chrome "topped the polls in India, Russia and Brazil, all of which contributed to it becoming the number one browser for that day on a global basis".

"Whether Chrome can take the lead in the browser wars in the longterm remains to be seen," said Aodhan Cullen, CEO, StatCounter, but he added the trend towards Chrome usage at weekends is undeniable, suggesting people are flocking to Google's browser when out of the workplace.

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