Chrome (web browser)

Google Chrome

Google Chrome 58.0.3029.14 running on Windows 10 and showing .
Developer(s)	Google Inc.
Initial release	September 2, 2008; 8 years ago (2008-09-02)
Stable release(s)
Windows, macOS, Linux 57.0.2987.110 / March 16, 2017; 10 days ago (2017-03-16) Android 57.0.2987.108 / March 16, 2017; 10 days ago (2017-03-16) iOS 57.0.2987.100 / March 14, 2017; 12 days ago (2017-03-14)
Preview release(s)
Beta (Windows, macOS, Linux) 58.0.3029.33 / March 22, 2017; 4 days ago (2017-03-22) Beta (Android) 58.0.3029.33 / March 22, 2017; 4 days ago (2017-03-22) Beta (iOS) 58.0.3029.31 / March 23, 2017; 3 days ago (2017-03-23) Dev (Windows) 59.0.3047.4 / March 21, 2017; 5 days ago (2017-03-21) Dev (macOS, Linux) 59.0.3047.0 / March 21, 2017; 5 days ago (2017-03-21) Dev (Android) 59.0.3050.4 / March 24, 2017; 2 days ago (2017-03-24) Dev (iOS) 59.0.3047.0 / March 22, 2017; 4 days ago (2017-03-22) Canary (Windows, macOS) 59.0.3051.3 / March 25, 2017; 1 day ago (2017-03-25) Canary (Android) 59.0.3050.4 / March 24, 2017; 2 days ago (2017-03-24)
Development status	Active
Written in	C++
Operating system	Android Jelly Bean or later Chrome OS iOS 9 or later Linux (GTK v2.24 or later) OS X 10.9 or later Windows 7 or later
Engines	Blink (WebKit on iOS), V8
Platform	IA-32, x64, ARMv7
Available in	47 languages
Type	Web browser, mobile browser
License	Freeware under Google Chrome Terms of Service
Website	google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/

Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google. It was first released in 2008, for Microsoft Windows, and was later ported to Linux, macOS, iOS and Android. Google Chrome is also the main component of Chrome OS, where it serves as a platform for running web apps.

Google releases the majority of Chrome's source code as the Chromium open-source project. A notable component that is not open-source is the built-in Adobe Flash Player (that Chrome has disabled by default since September 2016). Chrome used the WebKit layout engine until version 27. As of version 28, all Chrome ports except the iOS port use Blink, a fork of the WebKit engine.

As of February 2017^[update], StatCounter estimates that Google Chrome has a 62% worldwide usage share of web browsers as a desktop browser. It also has 52% market share across all platforms combined, because it is also the most popular browser for smartphones. Its success has led to Google expanding the "Chrome" brand name on various other products such as Chromecast, Chromebook, Chromebit, Chromebox and Chromebase.