

Opera Mini plunged from 18.9 percent to 13.1 percent, Net Applications said.


Safari usage rose from 55.6 percent to 62.2 percent, extending its dominance in mobile computing. But while Google's unbranded browser rose in the rankings, from 16.3 percent in September to 18.7 percent in October, top-ranked Apple rose even more. The change, revealed in Net Applications' monthly browser usage statistics, reflects the shift from older phone operating systems where Opera Mini is more popular to Android. Google's mobile browser leapfrogged Opera Mini to take the second-place spot in worldwide usage of the Web with smartphones and tablets in October.
