Hi,
If you are just a surfer and want fast surfing... Google Chrome could be a good choice. But remember it has some glitches on some systems.
On the basis of Overall performance we can keep the "Mozilla Firefox" on top because of its speed, arrangement of options and wonderful world of add-on etc, which could make this software customized for everyone.
As far as search engine is concerned no one can compete Google, but for better result I would suggest you to learn search techniques and the ways search engines work. After learning these techniques you'll see a remarkable difference in your own searching.
Mozilla FireFox is The Best for Web Developer, Although it is very much resource hungry, on the other hand for a simple home user i will suggest google chrome, As from my point of view is the best search engine on planet earth.
Regards
The best internet browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer because it is safe to use as it has an inbuilt firewall which is not in Google chrome, and the best search engine is GOOGLE