Google Chrome
web browser developed by Google
Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google. It was launched in September 2008 for Microsoft Windows and was built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox. Versions for Linux, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Android were later released, becoming the default browser on Android devices. The browser is also the main component of ChromeOS, on which it serves as the platform for web applications.
Most of Chrome's source code comes from Google's free and open-source software project known as Chromium, but Chrome is licensed as a proprietary freeware. WebKit was the original rendering engine for chrome, but Google eventually forked it to create the Blink engine; every version of Chrome uses Blink as of 2017, except for the version on IOS.
As of March 2026, StatCounter estimates that Chrome has a 75.23% worldwide browser market share on personal computers. It is the most used browser on tablets having an estimated 48% market share. Chrome is also dominant on smartphones with around 67% market share. With a market share of 71.22% across all platforms combined as of December 2025, Chrome is the most used web browser in the world. Chrome has approximately 3.62 billion users as of March 2026.
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The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q777. VIAF identifies the subject as 175276668. The Library of Congress control number is no2009043824. 1 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2008, 2017, 2026 and 2025.
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