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==Market penetration==

==Market penetration==

Since its original release in 2002, Firefox had a continued increase in the market share of web browsers until 2009, then a small decline due to competition from [[Google Chrome]].  Exact numbers are difficult to determine, but as of November 2012 worldwide, Firefox had a 24% share,<ref>[http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=0 Browser market share]</ref> and as of November 2012, 28.5% in Europe.<ref>[http://en.atinternet.com/Resources/Surveys/Browser-Barometer/Browser-Barometer-April-2011/index-1-2-3-236.aspx AT Internet Institute - Article]</ref>  By spring 2016, however, the browser's market share had dropped off to just over 15%.<ref>https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/05/firefox-overtakes-microsoft-internet-explorer-edge-browsers-first-time-statcounter/</ref> Through heavy advertising and promotion, Google has continued to take market share from Mozilla and other competitors.

Since its original release in 2002, Firefox had a continued increase in the market share of web browsers until 2009, then a small decline due to competition from [[[https://technicalsupportbuddy.online/ Google Chrome]]].  Exact numbers are difficult to determine, but as of November 2012 worldwide, Firefox had a 24% share,<ref>[http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=0 Browser market share]</ref> and as of November 2012, 28.5% in Europe.<ref>[http://en.atinternet.com/Resources/Surveys/Browser-Barometer/Browser-Barometer-April-2011/index-1-2-3-236.aspx AT Internet Institute - Article]</ref>  By spring 2016, however, the browser's market share had dropped off to just over 15%.<ref>https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/05/firefox-overtakes-microsoft-internet-explorer-edge-browsers-first-time-statcounter/</ref> Through heavy advertising and promotion, Google has continued to take market share from Mozilla and other competitors.

The browser is officially supported in over 70 languages,<ref>[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html Firefox International Versions]</ref> and is available for the different versions of Microsoft [[Windows]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] Mac [[OS X]], and [[Linux]] operating systems.  Unofficial builds are available for Sun Microsystems Solaris, BSD, and other operating systems.

The browser is officially supported in over 70 languages,<ref>[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html Firefox International Versions]</ref> and is available for the different versions of Microsoft [[Windows]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] Mac [[OS X]], and [[Linux]] operating systems.  Unofficial builds are available for Sun Microsystems Solaris, BSD, and other operating systems.