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Google Chrome Global Market Share: 2%

14 points by yangyang42 18y ago

sant0sk1 18y ago
"...their client base is certainly not statistically relevant to the Internet as a whole. But" That's a big ole But
noor420 18y ago
2% market share claimed in 1 day? Thats a great start I say.
compay 18y ago
Sorry, buy I find this statistic extremely hard to believe.
jbyers 18y ago
Let's say for the sake of simplicity that there are 1 billion Internet users worldwide. (I believe this understates the population, but I can't find an authoritative stat quickly. [1]) Did 20 million of them successfully download, install, and start using Google's experimental, heretofore secret, Windows-only browser today? 12 million more people than downloaded and installed Firefox 3 on its record-setting day? After the enormous effort expended getting to that record, both in a concerted registration, notification, and PR blitz? Factoring for the late start, relative to many non-US timezones? I'm going with no -- more specifically, not even close. 1. http://www.google.com/search?q=number+of+internet+users+worldwide http://www.google.com/search?q=number+of+internet+users+worl...
- joseakle 18y ago
  how many people do you think see google's homepage everyday? and just before clicking search they see this ... New! Download Chrome (BETA) - the new browser from Google i guess lots of them clicked it.
  - jbyers 18y ago
    No doubt putting it on Google.com would have a huge impact. Did they do this? I didn't see such a link on Google.com yesterday or today, logged in or logged out.
    - lacker 18y ago
      Perhaps you are using a mac or linux? They wouldn't link it for OS's that don't have it yet.
      - tuukkah 18y ago
        I'm on Linux, and I see the link on google.com whether I'm logged in or not.
trezor 18y ago
I like many others downloaded it to try it out. I'm back in Firefox now because there are simply too many lackings with Chrome, and I'm not even considering extensions yet. So if I'm counted in those stats, I want out.
- streety 18y ago
  I'm in the same camp. Chrome really needs a decent ad and popup blocker. I think I've grown spoilt on firefox.

14 points by yangyang42 18y ago

sant0sk1 18y ago

"...their client base is certainly not statistically relevant to the Internet as a whole. But" That's a big ole But

noor420 18y ago

2% market share claimed in 1 day? Thats a great start I say.

compay 18y ago

Sorry, buy I find this statistic extremely hard to believe.

jbyers 18y ago

Let's say for the sake of simplicity that there are 1 billion Internet users worldwide. (I believe this understates the population, but I can't find an authoritative stat quickly. [1]) Did 20 million of them successfully download, install, and start using Google's experimental, heretofore secret, Windows-only browser today? 12 million more people than downloaded and installed Firefox 3 on its record-setting day? After the enormous effort expended getting to that record, both in a concerted registration, notification, and PR blitz? Factoring for the late start, relative to many non-US timezones? I'm going with no -- more specifically, not even close. 1. http://www.google.com/search?q=number+of+internet+users+worldwide http://www.google.com/search?q=number+of+internet+users+worl...

joseakle 18y ago
how many people do you think see google's homepage everyday? and just before clicking search they see this ... New! Download Chrome (BETA) - the new browser from Google i guess lots of them clicked it.
- jbyers 18y ago
  No doubt putting it on Google.com would have a huge impact. Did they do this? I didn't see such a link on Google.com yesterday or today, logged in or logged out.
  - lacker 18y ago
    Perhaps you are using a mac or linux? They wouldn't link it for OS's that don't have it yet.
    - tuukkah 18y ago
      I'm on Linux, and I see the link on google.com whether I'm logged in or not.

trezor 18y ago

I like many others downloaded it to try it out. I'm back in Firefox now because there are simply too many lackings with Chrome, and I'm not even considering extensions yet. So if I'm counted in those stats, I want out.

streety 18y ago
I'm in the same camp. Chrome really needs a decent ad and popup blocker. I think I've grown spoilt on firefox.