Internet: Firefox Marks 100 Million Downloads

The milestone solidifies the position of the No. 2 browser after Internet Explorer
By Priya Ganapati
October 20, 2005

In less than a year after its launch, the Firefox browser has already clocked 100 million downloads, browser development officials said Thursday, marking a milestone that solidifies Firefox’s No. 2 position after Microsoft’s dominant Internet Explorer.

Firefox, which launched in November 2004, has now logged more than 45 million users, said the Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit group that oversees the browser’s development. That gives Firefox a 7.6 percent share of the browser market, according to September figures from Net Applications, a very distant second to IE’s 86.9 percent share.

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