The line graph above demonstrates the share of internet browser use via desktops and laptops in Europe. Overall, the share of Internet Explorer and Firefox decreased significantly, while the share of Chrome increased greatly during 2009 to 2013.
Around the beginning of 2009, an obvious share of 50% leading by Internet Explorer, followed by Firefox' 37%, showed great contrasty with Chrome,which only accounted for 3% at best. Since then, Chrome began to climb slightly and finally exceeded Safari and other browers at the end of this year. Meanwhile, the share of Internet Explorer declined moderately and the share of Firefox just rose and fell around 40% until the end of 2010 when the share of Internet Explorer fell to 38%, equaling that of Firefox. In the whole course since the end of 2009, Chrome kept climbing steadily and finally outstripped Internet Explorer and Chrome by second quarter of 2012, while shares of Safari and other browers just fluctuated around 5%. At the first quarter of 2013, the marketing share of internet browser use showed a new differentiated result which is leaded by Chrome's 37%, followed by Firefox'30%, then by 25% of Internet Explorer, and bottommed by Safari's and other browsers' shares, which were near 5%.

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