Father of Google Chrome is here: Microsoft Edge Most Used to Download Chrome

NEW DATA
Microsoft Edge is the #1 browser to download Google Chrome
% of Google Chrome downloads that started from another browser: 38.6% (Microsoft Edge), 17.2% (Mozilla Firefox), 13.0% (Apple Safari)

This is a humorous edited meme featuring Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella smiling while pointing at a presentation slide during a company event. The altered slide claims Microsoft Edge is the #1 browser used to download Google Chrome, with a bar chart showing 38.6% of all Chrome downloads originate from Edge, ahead of Mozilla Firefox at 17.2% and Apple Safari at 13.0%. The joke pokes fun at the extremely common user behavior of using the pre-installed Microsoft Edge browser on new Windows devices exclusively to immediately download the more popular Google Chrome browser, despite Microsoft's repeated efforts to make Edge a viable competitor to Chrome.

This meme was originally posted on Reddit under the meme community with the title 'Father of Google Chrome is here!'. It is a modified version of a real photo of Satya Nadella giving a Microsoft presentation, where the original slide content was replaced with the humorous fake browser usage statistic. The meme gained traction in online tech communities for its relatable, sarcastic take on widely observed browser user habits, referencing fabricated internal Microsoft data dated January to March 2024.