Firefox 3.5 Takes the Top Spot Worldwide Written by Mike Melanson / December 21, 2009 11:29 AM / 25 Comments « Prior Post Next Post » Firefox hit a new milestone today, as version 3.5 overtook Internet Explorer 7.0 with nearly 22% of the browser market, according to statistics from web analytics service StatCounter . This comes on the heels of statistics we saw earlier this month , which showed Firefox overtaking IE for overall usage in Germany. While IE still dominates the browser market – with 55% of people using some version – all combined versions of Firefox occupy 32% and have been steadily gaining ground.