Web browser developed by Google
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Developer(s) Google Initial release Windows Beta / September 2, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-09-02 ) Windows 1.0 / December 11, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-12-11 ) macOS, Linux Preview / June 4, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-06-04 ) macOS, Linux Beta / December 8, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-08 ) Multiplatform 5.0 / May 25, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-05-25 )
Windows, macOS, Linux 131.0.6778.85/86[ 1] / 19 November 2024; 2 days ago (19 November 2024 ) Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 109.0.5414.165[ 2] / 13 September 2023; 14 months ago (2023-09-13 ) Android 131.0.6778.81[ 3] / 19 November 2024; 2 days ago (19 November 2024 ) iOS, iPadOS 131.0.6778.73[ 4] / 12 November 2024; 9 days ago (12 November 2024 ) Extended Support Release 130.0.6723.127[ 5] / 12 November 2024; 9 days ago (12 November 2024 )
Windows, macOS, Linux 132.0.6834.15[ 6] / 20 November 2024; 1 day ago (20 November 2024 ) Android 132.0.6834.14[ 7] / 20 November 2024; 1 day ago (20 November 2024 ) iOS, iPadOS 132.0.6834.14[ 8] / 20 November 2024; 1 day ago (20 November 2024 )
Written in C , C++ , Assembly , HTML , Java (Android app only), JavaScript , Python [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Engines Blink (WebKit on iOS/iPadOS), V8 JavaScript engine Operating system Platform IA-32 , x86-64 , ARMv7 , ARMv8-A Included with Available in 47 languages[ 14] Type Web browser , mobile browser License Proprietary freeware , based on open source components[ 15] [ note 1] Website www .google .com /chrome /
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 .[ 16] Versions were later released for Linux , macOS , iOS , iPadOS , and also for Android , where it is the default browser.[ 17] 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 .[ 15] WebKit was the original rendering engine , but Google eventually forked it to create the Blink engine;[ 18] all Chrome variants except iOS used Blink as of 2017.[ 19]
As of April 2024[update] , StatCounter estimates that Chrome has a 65% worldwide browser market share (after peaking at 72.38% in November 2018) on personal computers (PC),[ 20] is most used on tablets (having surpassed Safari ), and is also dominant on smartphones.[ 21] [ 22] With a market share of 65% across all platforms combined, Chrome is the most used web browser in the world today.[ 23]
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.[ 24] 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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