Most Popular Browsers
Most Popular Browsers
Software that is necessary forviewing web sites, called a browser. In 2014, the most popular browsers are Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera and Safari.
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The most popular browser in the world isGoogle Chrome. In May 2014, its market share in the world was 45.6%. The browser is used by more than 300 million Internet users. Also in Runet, Chrome takes the first place with a share of 24.9%. But the browser was first launched on the World Wide Web only in November 2008. It was developed by the American corporation Google, which is known for Internet search and advertising technologies. For the release of Chrome, the founders of the company Larry Page and Sergey Brin hired the best developers of another program - Mozilla Firefox. The work of the browser is aimed at high speed, increased security and stability.
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The next browser that usespopularity among users, is considered Internet Explorer. Its share for 2014 varies from 24.64%. The program was developed by the computer corporation Microsoft in 1995. It is included in the mandatory set of Windows operating systems.
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The third most popular browser in the world - MozillaFirefox. Its market share is 19.26%. The web browser is a great success in Germany and Poland. In Russia, it ranks second among PC browsers. Internet users loved Mozilla Firefox because of the system of tabs, search as you type the query, check the spelling, the download manager and the "live" bookmarks. It is also considered that the browser works most steadily in relation to other programs for surfing. The first time Mozilla Firefox was born in November 2004.
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The fourth place by the number of Internet usersSafari browser is stable. It was developed by the corporation Apple. This browser is not so popular in Russia. The first version of Safari was released on June 11, 2007. It includes search tools such as Google, Bing, Yahoo !. For Russia, the search system Yandex is also functioning. The main features of Safari: blocking pop-ups, scaling when entering text, searching for text on the page, private browsing, read mode, encryption protocols, etc.
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Opera - a browser whose world market sharevaries from 1%. But in Russia it has higher performance, second only to Google Chrome and Firefox. The software package differs from other browsers in a multi-page interface and the ability to scale documents. Subsequently, of course, the rest of the reviewers adopted these properties to themselves. Opera stably holds the leading position in the browser market for mobile devices.