Google Chrome World's Top Browser; It's Also The Most Vulnerable To Hackers

Google Chrome is not only the world’s most popular browser; it’s also the most vulnerable to attack, a pair of studies show.

Using information compiled by CVE Detail, the analytics firm Statista said the Alphabet Inc GOOGL browser led its competitors with the most errors in 2016, “providing hackers with an opportunity to gain access to a system or network.”

Statista also noted that Google has an army of techs continuously releasing bug fixes. Among other browsers, Apple Inc.’s AAPL Safari Browser had the fewest software errors.

Ranking The Rest

Here’s how the those browsers compared in 2016 by vulnerabilities, which are defined as errors that can exploited for cyberattacks:

• Google Chrome: 172.
• Microsoft Corporation MSFT Edge: 135.
• Mozilla Firefox: 133.
• Microsoft’s Internet Explorer: 129.
• Safari: 56.

Popularity Contest

Using data amassed by StatCounter, Chrome is the number one browser - and leading gateway to the internet - worldwide. It overtook Firefox in 2011 and Explorer a year later.

Here’s how Statista ranks them by market share as of June:

Dekstop

• Google Chrome: 63.2 percent
• Firefox: 14 percent.
• Explorer: 9.3 percent.

Mobile/Tablet

• Chrome: 47.3 percent.
• Safari: 21.2 percent.
• Explorer: 14.6 percent.

Overall

• Chrome: 53.9 percent.
• Safari: 14.4 percent.
• Explorer: 8.6 percent.