Google Chrome was launched in 2008 and has been growing in popularity ever since. By 2011, it had already surpassed the 10% mark and its popularity continues to rise. In contrast, Internet Explorer is steadily losing market share, and this trend is expected to continue.
Browser statistics according to “Rankings”
The data shown is current as of June 2011.
Browser statistics according to “Toplist”
The data shown is current as of June 2011.
What is Google’s stance on browsers?
Given that users employ various versions of browsers of differing ages, even the major player Google has decided not to support older browser versions.
Specifically, from 1 August 2011, Google Apps (i.e. docs.google.com, gmail.com, etc.) will cease to support IE7, for example.