Google's Chrome poised to become world's most popular web browser this year, overtaking Internet Explorer

Google's fast, simple Chrome browser will move ahead of Microsoft's Internet Explorer by the end of this year if current trends continue, according to research from research firm StatCounter.

Over the past year, Internet Explorer fell from 46 per cent of the worldwide market to 38.5 per cent.

In the same period, Google Chrome rose from 15.68 per cent to 27.27 per cent, overtaking rival Firefox in the process.

Over the past year, Internet Explorer fell from 46 per cent of the worldwide market to 38.5 per cent. In the same period, Chrome rose from 15.68 per cent to 27.27 per cent, overtaking rival Firefox in the process..

One version of Chrome - Chrome 15 - is already the world's most popular browser, according to research released by Statcounter on December 15. The open-source browser Firefox was widely expected to take Internet Explorer's crown, but recent versions have been bloated and slow.

The Chrome browser has swiftly picked up users since Google officially released it to the public in December 2008 - much later than its rivals Firefox (2004), Apple's Safari (2003) and Internet Explorer (1995) were released.

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