Firefox Tops 50 Million Downloads

Open-source software group Mozilla.org said Friday that its Firefox Web browser has been downloaded 50 million times since its release in November. The group attributes the popularity of its browser to the evangelism of the nearly 100,000 people participating in its “Spread Firefox” campaign.

Mozilla has deemed the campaign, aimed at “wresting control from a monopoly that has let [Web technology] stagnate,” a success so far, though its gains have been slowing recently.