![]() "This could mean a significant switch in market share away from Google toward Yahoo," she said. And even with the Yahoo-Firefox partnership, Firefox users can easily switch the default search engine back to Google.Įven so, Jan Dawson, chief analyst at Jackdaw Research, told CNET that Google should be worried about the new deal. Around 67 percent of all searches are done through Google. ![]() Google remains the dominate force in the search engine market. By October 2014, Google Chrome's market share was 41 percent, more than double that of Firefox. In 2011, when the pair last signed a deal, Firefox had more than 25 percent of the market share verses Google Chrome's 18 percent, according to StatCounter, who ranks the browsers by the number of page views generated. Mozilla is an inspirational industry leader who puts users first and focuses on building forward-leaning, compelling experiences," Ms. Mayer said in a statement. "We’re so proud that they’ve chosen us as their long-term partner in search, and I can’t wait to see what innovations we build together."įor a longer time, Firefox was a more popular Web browser than Google Chrome. Marissa Mayer, Yahoo's chief executive officer, said the new deal has a revenue-sharing agreement and would help the company boost its struggling search market share, according to Reuters. The new deal means that any Firefox user who conducts a search through the Firefox browser will be automatically routed through Yahoo. Mozilla says Firefox users make 100 billion searches in their browser every year, which will increase the number of people who use Yahoo. Five years ago, Microsoft cut a deal to run Yahoo's search business, and now powers Yahoo's search engine. Yahoo is the third most popular search engine, with only 10 percent of the market share, according to comScore. The financial terms of the agreement were not announced. The deal begins in December and lasts five years. ![]() Mozilla announced late Wednesday that Yahoo will be the default search engine on its Firefox Web browser, replacing Google. ![]() After a 10-year partnership, Firefox and Google are breaking up.
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