Google Chrome

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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, Linux140.0.7339.185/186[1]  / 17 September 2025 (17 September 2025)
Android140.0.7339.155[2]  / 17 September 2025 (17 September 2025)
iOS, iPadOS141.0.7390.26[3]  / 17 September 2025 (17 September 2025)
Extended Support Release140.0.7339.81[4]  / 2 September 2025 (2 September 2025)
Preview release(s) [±]
Windows, macOS, Linux141.0.7390.30[5]  / 18 September 2025 (18 September 2025)
Android141.0.7390.27[6]  / 17 September 2025 (17 September 2025)
iOS, iPadOS141.0.7390.28[7]  / 17 September 2025 (17 September 2025)
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
PredecessorGoogle Toolbar
Available in47 languages[13]
TypeWeb browser, mobile browser
LicenseProprietary freeware, based on open source components[14][note 1]
Websitegoogle.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.[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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