Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by
Google. It was first released in 2008, for Microsoft Windows, and was later
ported to Linux, macOS, iOS and Android. Google Chrome is also the main
component of Chrome OS, where it serves as a platform for running web apps.
Google releases the
majority of Chrome's source code as the Chromium open-source project. A notable
component that
is not open-source is
the built-in Adobe Flash Player (that Chrome has disabled by default since
September 2016). Chrome used the WebKit layout engine until version 27. As of
version 28, all Chrome ports except the iOS port use Blink, a fork of the
WebKit engine.
As of February 2017,
StatCounter estimates that Google Chrome has a 62% worldwide usage share of web
browsers as a desktop browser. It also has 52% market share across all
platforms combined, because it is also the most popular browser for
smartphones. Its success has led to Google expanding the "Chrome"
brand name on various other products such as Chromecast, Chromebook, Chromebit,
Chromebox and Chromebase.
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