Google Chrome becomes third most favourite web browser

Internet giant Google says its increase in popularity is due to the speed with which it delivers search results,the way it handles security.

Statcounter also revealed that in UK,Chrome captured 22 per cent users,slightly more than Firefox. Internet Explorer was used by 45 per cent,while Apple8217;s Safari was number four in the table,with a nine per cent share.

Lars Bak,the Google engineer behind Chrome,attributed the browser8217;s success to its speed,saying its snappiness is addictive.

The browser was intended to spur rivals to improve their speed and he was 8220;absolutely flabbergasted8221; by the improvements in rival browsers,the Guardian reported.

8220;You should never be happy with existing speed,8221; Bak said. 8220;From the beginning we wanted everybody to be fast,and now all browsers are fast.8221;