Google Chrome Already Has 1.5% of Browser Share
A scant 72 hours after its release, Google Chrome has captured roughly 1.5% of the browser share on the web. According to data from Net Applications, the browser entered the charts mid-day Tuesday, quickly building a 0.5% share as early adopters downloaded it and surfed around. It’s been averaging around 1% ever since, topping out at over 1.5% during peak hours.
A quick check of our stats shows that roughly 0.6% of Webmonkey visitors on Wednesday were using Chrome. That’s lower than what Net Applications is reporting, but we tend to see more Mac and Linux users than the web at large, and Chrome is Windows only.
Such quick growth is extremely unusual for a beta release of a brand new browser, and there’s no doubt that we wouldn’t be seeing these numbers were it not for Google’s name being attached. Which isn’t to say we weren’t impressed by the new kid in town.
At this rate, it’ll just be a few more days before Chrome catches up to Opera, a browser that’s been around for about 12 years.
[via ReadWriteWeb]
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