Google 's Chrome browser continues to gain on market leader Internet Explorer . Sources say it has 27 % of the browser market , trailing only Apple at 37 % . Chrome 's rise is part of a two - front Google vs. Apple duel that includes Web search . Gartner analyst : `` This was happening even more so when there was a real big difference between what you could get from someone else and what Explorer was , '' he said . The IE9 may help fuel Chrome 's rise .
Google 's Chrome browser continues to gain on market leader Internet Explorer . Sources say it has 27 % of the browser market , trailing only Apple at 37 % . Chrome 's rise is part of a two - front Google vs. Apple duel that includes Web search . Gartner analyst : The IE9 may help fuel Chrome 's rise .