DHAKA: Tech giant Yahoo will now replace online leader Google as the default search engine on Firefox’s internet browsers in the US.

Yahoo said it would launch a ‘clean, modern and immersive design’ search engine for Firefox users starting in December.

The news comes as Google’s arrangement with Firefox maker Mozilla nears an end after a decade-long partnership.

Market leader Google accounts for 67% of searches from US desktop computers.

That compares to about 20% for Microsoft and 10% for Yahoo, according to research firm comScore.

Yahoo chief executive Marisa Mayer called the five-year deal with Firefox ‘the most significant partnership for Yahoo in five years’.

‘At Yahoo, we believe deeply in search – it’s an area of investment and opportunity for us,’ she added, reports the BBC.

BDST: 1420 HRS, NOV 20, 2014