Accounting for 32.71% of browser usage, Chrome topped the charts, narrowly edging Internet Explorer into second place with a 32.5% share. Firefox ranked in third with 24.81%, leaving Safari (7.13%) and Opera (1.86%) lagging far behind.
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Running lighter than its rivals and boasting speed improvements, Chrome has become the browser of choice for many and today’s report shows how far it has come.

http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/03/21/statcounter-google-chrome-became-the-worlds-most-popular-browser-for-a-day/

Chrome + Firefox reaching 68% of market share... ignoring IE in web developments is slowly becoming a valid option. At last!