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November figures from web analytics firm Net Applications' Market Share reports showed Google's Chrome was the fourth most popular browser on 3.93%.
The lion's share (though that's now slipped to less than 64%) still went to Internet Explorer, with Firefox on 24.72% and Safari on 4.36%.
But the latest numbers - covering the week beginning December 6 - show Chrome moving slightly ahead of Safari: 4.40% vs 4.37%.
The change follows the release of beta versions of Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux on December 8.
What remains to be seen is whether Chrome can cement its place as the number three browser, or if Net Applications's numbers merely reflect people having a quick look at the new versions.
It does appear that the beta release of Chrome (as opposed to the earlier developer releases) was of proportionately greater significance to Mac users than their Linux-using counterparts.
Chrome's share of Mac OS X browsers rose fourfold from 0.32% to 1.3%, while on Linux it didn't quite double, going from 3.81% to 6.34%.
Don't write Safari off just yet: despite the increased competition from Chrome, it still showed an increase - a small increase, bur an increase nevertheless - in usage between the two periods.
That said, StatCounter - another web analytics company - has been reporting Chrome as the number three browser since July.
Given that the two companies monitor a different set of sites, it's not surprising they report different numbers. But both show Chrome gaining share.
However, StatCounter's figures for Chrome reveal the same 'weekend effect' seen with Firefox: Internet Explorer's share takes a pronounced dip on Sundays (recently to less than 55%), while Firefox, Opera and Chrome peak. This suggests people are using Internet Explorer at work, but other browsers at home - no real surprise there.
In contrast, Safari's peaks occur on Mondays and Tuesdays, which is harder to explain.
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