14 DAY TRIAL // Most people would agree, Google Chrome is doing great, it's been growing since it was introduced, more than three years ago, it's threatening Firefox, which has been looking rather stale for at least a year, and it's slowly gaining up on Internet Explorer.
But it seems that Chrome is losing some Steam, at least that's what Net Applications suggests.
In fact, according to is data, Google Chrome has been losing market share for the second month straight, something that has never happened in its history.
Google Chrome ended the year with 19.11 percent of the browser market, being used by almost one in five internet users globally.
However, at the end of January, that share dropped to 18.94, a small change, but a worrying one since Google had always grown, quite significantly each month.
Still, it was just one hiccup in an otherwise perfect run. But now, at the end of February, Google Chrome's market share fell further to 18.90 percent, an even smaller drop, but not something Google is used to. It's too early to call it a trend, but something is happening.
That said, not all sources have the same view, in fact, StatCounter another widely used source for browser statistics, shows that Chrome had a very good February, just like the month before and all before that.
StatCounter data shows Chrome overtaking Firefox, globally, as early as the end of November. By the end of the year, Chrome solidified its second place with a 27.27 percent market share.
At the end of January, it grew to 28.40 percent and by the end of February, Chrome had gained 29.84 percent of the global browser market, within striking distance of Internet Explorer which has a 35.75 share.