According to web tracker Net Market Share Google Chrome garnered 41.6% of all desktop browser traffic in April, up from 39% in March. Internet Explorer’s share of the market dropped to 41.3%, down from 43.4% This is the first time Chrome has surged ahead of its rival for the top spot says Net Market Share. Firefox follows behind at third with 9.7%, then Safari with 4.9% and Opera commanding a tiny 1.89% share. This accomplishment has no doubt been aided by Google’s ever-present influence in our search for everything but it is still very impressive considering that IE comes bundled on all Windows machines. Those who prefer Chrome have to download it.