Ahh, the power of marketing. Mozilla has announced that they’ve officially been added to the Guinness World Records for most downloads in a 24-hour period. The final tally: 8,002,530 downloads of Firefox 3 back on June 18th.
From Gareth Deaves, Records Manager for Guinness World Records:
“As the arbiter and recorder of the world’s amazing facts, Guinness World Records is pleased to add Mozilla’s achievement to our archives. Mobilizing over 8 million internet users within 24 hours is an extremely impressive accomplishment and we would like to congratulate the Mozilla community for their hard work and dedication.”
Now, only two weeks later, the total number of downloads tops 28 million. Mozilla has published this map showing penetration around the globe:
