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Google Chrome

This article is about the web browser. For the operating system, see ChromeOS. For other uses, see Chrome (disambiguation).

Google Chrome
Developer(s)Google
Initial release
WindowsBeta / September 2, 2008 (2008-09-02)
Windows1.0 / December 11, 2008 (2008-12-11)
macOS, LinuxPreview / June 4, 2009 (2009-06-04)
macOS, LinuxBeta / December 8, 2009 (2009-12-08)
Multi­platform5.0 / May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)
Stable release(s) [±]
Windows, macOS, Linux131.0.6778.69/70[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 12 November 2024 (12 November 2024)
Windows Server 2012/2012 R2109.0.5414.165[2] / 13 September 2023 (2023-09-13)
Android131.0.6778.39 Edit this on Wikidata / 12 November 2024 (12 November 2024)
iOS, iPadOS131.0.6778.73[3] Edit this on Wikidata / 12 November 2024 (12 November 2024)
Extended Support Release130.0.6723.127[4] Edit this on Wikidata / 12 November 2024 (12 November 2024)
Preview release(s) [±]
Windows, macOS, Linux132.0.6834.6[5] Edit this on Wikidata / 13 November 2024 (13 November 2024)
Android131.0.6778.39[6] Edit this on Wikidata / 6 November 2024 (6 November 2024)
iOS, iPadOS132.0.6834.4[7] Edit this on Wikidata / 13 November 2024 (13 November 2024)
Written inC, C++, Assembly, HTML, Java (Android app only), JavaScript, Python[8][9][10]
EnginesBlink (WebKit on iOS/iPadOS), V8 JavaScript engine
Operating system
PlatformIA-32, x86-64, ARMv7, ARMv8-A
Included with
Available in47 languages[13]
TypeWeb browser, mobile browser
LicenseProprietary freeware, based on open source components[14][note 1]
Websitewww.google.com/chrome/ Edit this at Wikidata

Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google. It was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows, built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox.[15] Versions were later released for Linux, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and also for Android, where it is the default browser.[16] The browser is also the main component of ChromeOS, where it serves as the platform for web applications.

Most of Chrome's source code comes from Google's free and open-source software project Chromium, but Chrome is licensed as proprietary freeware.[14] WebKit was the original rendering engine, but Google eventually forked it to create the Blink engine;[17] all Chrome variants except iOS used Blink as of 2017.[18]

As of April 2024, StatCounter estimates that Chrome has a 65% worldwide browser market share (after peaking at 72.38% in November 2018) on personal computers (PC),[19] is most used on tablets (having surpassed Safari), and is also dominant on smartphones.[20][21] With a market share of 65% across all platforms combined, Chrome is the most used web browser in the world today.[22]

Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt was previously involved in the "browser wars", a part of U.S. corporate history, and opposed the expansion of the company into such a new area. However, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page spearheaded a software demonstration that pushed Schmidt into making Chrome a core business priority, which resulted in commercial success.[23] Because of the proliferation of Chrome, Google has expanded the "Chrome" brand name to other products. These include not just ChromeOS but also Chromecast, Chromebook, Chromebit, Chromebox, and Chromebase.

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  12. ^ "Google Chrome (iOS)". June 5, 2024. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Supported languages". Google Play Console Help. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Google Chrome and Chrome OS Additional Terms of Service". www.google.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  15. ^ Ashford, Warwick (September 2, 2008). "Google launches beta version of Chrome web browser". Archived from the original on April 11, 2021.
  16. ^ "Google Chrome for Android". developer.chrome.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  17. ^ Bright, Peter (April 3, 2013). "Google going its own way, forking WebKit rendering engine". Ars Technica. Conde Nast. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
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  19. ^ "Desktop Browser Market Share Worldwide". StatCounter Global Stats. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  20. ^ "Tablet Browser Market Share Worldwide". StatCounter Global Stats. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  21. ^ "Tablet Browser Market Share Worldwide". StatCounter Global Stats. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  22. ^ "Browser Market Share Worldwide (Jan 2009 – September 2021)". Archived from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
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