After months of chipping away at its lead, Google Chrome has finally overtaken Internet Explorer to become most popular web browser worldwide.

Chrome's share of the market rose to 32.8% in the week ending May 20, while Internet Explorer's share of the market dropped to 31.9%, according to new data from StatCounter, via TheNextWeb. This marks the first full week that Chrome has beaten Explorer.

Google's browser had previously topped Explorer for a single day back in March.

Mozilla's Firefox is the third most popular browser with just more than a 25% of the market.

Chrome Vs Internet Explorer Chart