Guinness Confirms World Record
From the archive: published Jul 2, 2008, 18 years ago. Details may have changed since.
Firefox has officially landed the world record for most software downloads in a single day.
Mozilla engineers got the news from the Guinness Book of World Records today. With 8,002,530 downloads of Firefox 3 on June 17, the company now holds the title of “largest number of software downloads in 24 hours.”
You can download and print a certificate of participation at the Spread Firefox site. Put it up on the fridge and send a copy to your mom. Hey, at least it’s something good for a change — slacker.