{"id":1452,"date":"2008-07-02T14:39:13","date_gmt":"2008-07-02T14:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/?p=1452"},"modified":"2013-11-19T19:27:50","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T19:27:50","slug":"mozilla-sets-new-guinness-world-record-with-firefox-3-downloads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/2008\/07\/mozilla-sets-new-guinness-world-record-with-firefox-3-downloads\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla sets new Guinness World Record with Firefox 3 downloads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Massive grassroots community effort behind world record for most software downloads in 24 hours<\/em><\/p>\n<p>MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. \u2013 July 2, 2008 \u2013 Mozilla today announced it set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours. The record-setting 8,002,530 downloads coincided with the launch of Firefox\u00ae 3, Mozilla\u2019s major update to its popular and acclaimed free, open source Web browser.<\/p>\n<p>Mozilla enthusiasts worldwide drove more than 1.7 million pledges to download Firefox 3 on Download Day, hosted regional download \u201cfests,\u201d and informed more than 43 million people through hosting Download Day affiliate buttons online. The global Mozilla community has been celebrating the historic goal of establishing a Guinness World Record with parties in more than 25 countries, including a 24-hour long download fest celebration called Camp Firefox at Mozilla\u2019s Mountain View headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe enthusiasm and creativity of Firefox fans was instrumental in achieving this record,\u201d said Paul Kim, VP of Marketing at Mozilla. \u201cOur community members came together and not only spread the word, but also took the initiative to help mobilize millions of people to demonstrate their belief that Firefox gives people the best possible online experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the arbiter and recorder of the world\u2019s amazing facts, Guinness World Records is pleased to add Mozilla\u2019s achievement to our archives,\u201d said Gareth Deaves, Records Manager for Guinness World Records. \u201cMobilizing 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>About Mozilla<\/h3>\n<p>Mozilla is a global community dedicated to building free, open source products and technologies that improve the online experience for people everywhere. We work in the open with a highly disciplined, transparent and cooperative development process, under the umbrella of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation. As a wholly owned subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation organizes the development and marketing of Mozilla products. This unique structure has enabled Mozilla to financially support and cultivate competitive, viable community innovation. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.com\/\">www.mozilla.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massive grassroots community effort behind world record for most software downloads in 24 hours MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. \u2013 July 2, 2008 \u2013 Mozilla today announced it set a new Guinness &hellip; <a class=\"go\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/2008\/07\/mozilla-sets-new-guinness-world-record-with-firefox-3-downloads\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[757],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1452"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1452\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}