Google’s Chrome browser has reached new records thanks to browser benchmarking tools Speedometer 3.1 and JetStream 3, Google announced today.
Chrome scored 61 on the speedometer, a 5% improvement over last year. It scored a 469 on JetStream 3, a 10% improvement since the start of 2026. Testing was done on a MacBook Pro M5 running macOS 26.0.1.
Google claims to hold a double record across all browsers, beating all other Mac browsers, including Safari.
Google reworked JavaScript handling to improve its benchmarking scores, skipping unnecessary execution steps and integrating asynchronous operations. The integration of “fast paths” for common operations has made it possible to gain speed on several daily tasks.
Improvements have also been implemented for WebAssembly workloads and the Blink rendering engine, with details available on Google’s Chromium blog.
Google says the benchmarking results translate to a “significantly faster” browsing experience for Chrome users.
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