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  "claim": "Chrome had 66.36% of worldwide browser market share in September 2026, ahead of Safari at 18.27% (StatCounter)",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"What is Chrome's browser market share?\"",
  "verdict": "verified",
  "verdict_definition": "Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "rating": {
    "value": 5,
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    "worst": 1
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    "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
    "title": "Browser Market Share Worldwide (September 2026)",
    "year": "2026"
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  "quote": "Browser Market Share Worldwide - September 2026 Chrome 66.36 % Safari 18.27 % Edge 6.04 % Firefox 2.8 % Samsung Internet 2.31 % Opera 1.77 %",
  "method": "Page views across sites in StatCounter's network, all platforms.",
  "drift": [
    "Metric: page views in StatCounter's network, not users"
  ],
  "interest": "StatCounter sells web analytics.",
  "safe_rephrasing": "StatCounter's September 2026 data put Chrome at 66.36% of worldwide browser page views, followed by Safari (18.27%) and Edge (6.04%).",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "StatCounter — Browser Market Share Worldwide",
      "url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share",
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  "as_of": "September 2026 (monthly data)",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-16",
  "stale": false,
  "date_reviewed": "2026-10-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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