Introduction
Web Browser Statistics: A web browser is an app (software) you use to open and view websites on the internet. It takes the web address you enter (such as a URL) and displays the page with text, images, videos, and links. These numbers examine market share, updates and versions, and differences across countries or devices. Developers, marketers, and product teams use these stats to prioritise browser testing, choose safe features, and improve compatibility and performance.
This article also elaborates that user habits are also reflected in web browser trends, including the growth of mobile browsing and a stronger emphasis on fast loading, privacy, and security. Moreover, it explains the main browser performance and usage metrics, the reasons these figures shift over time, and how to interpret the data wisely so you don’t get misled by short-term fluctuations or small, biased surveys.
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- In 2025, the web browser market reached 5.84 billion users, up from 5.57 billion in 2024.
(Reference: backlinko.com)
- As of 2025, across all global platforms, Chrome held the highest market share at 70.5%.
- Followed by Safari (14%), Edge (5.15%), Firefox (2.25%), Samsung Internet (1.93%), and Opera (1.72%).
- In the same period, the desktop browser market share was led by Chrome (71.17%), followed by Edge (11.92%), Safari (6.01%), Firefox (4.72%), and Opera (1.84%).
- Moreover, the mobile browser market was led by Chrome (70.6%) and Safari (19.19%), followed by Samsung Internet (3.27%), Opera (1.84%), UC Browser (1.64%), and Android (1.13%).
- In December 2025, worldwide, Chrome dominated the web browser market with a share of 71.23%; Safari was next with 14.84%, and Edge with 4.6%.
- Chrome’s highest regional market share was in South America (85.76%).
- In the same period, Chrome’s highest usage was captured in South America (85.76%), followed by Asia (80.33%), Africa (76.92%), and Europe (60.1%).
- According to sqmagazine.co.uk, mobile browsing now accounts for 59.3% of global web traffic, desktop for 35.6%, and tablets for 5.1% (up from 4.7% in 2024).
- On Windows, Chrome is used most (63%), with Edge next (24%).
- According to Backlinko’s report analysis, around 3.98 billion people use Google Chrome worldwide.
Web Browser User Statistics
(Reference: sqmagazine.co.uk)
- In 2025, the web browser market reached 5.84 billion users, up from 5.57 billion in 2024.
- Followed by 5.31 billion (2023), 5.06 billion (2022), 4.83 billion(2021), 4.60 billion (2020), 4.39 billion (2019), and 4.19 billion (2018).
- Over 2018-2025, this represents an increase of more than 1.65B users (about 39.4%).
Web Browser Market Share Statistics
(Source: gs.statcounter.com)
- In December 2025, worldwide, Chrome dominated the web browser market with a share of 71.23%; Safari was next with14.84%, and Edge with 4.6%.
- Followed by Firefox (2.25%), Samsung Internet (1.89%), and Opera (1.83%).
In 2025, other monthly market shares of the web browser are mentioned below:
| Months | Chrome | Safari | Edge | Firefox | Samsung Internet | Opera | Android | UC Browser | Brave |
| November | 71.17% | 14.14% | 4.96% | 2.29% | 1.87% | 1.89% | 0.66% | 0.56% | 0.79% |
| October | 73.17% | 13.27% | 4.62% | 2.21% | 1.74% | 1.76% | 0.67% | 0.54% | 0.73% |
| September | 71.86% | 13.86% | 4.67% | 2.17% | 1.86% | 1.73% | 1.03% | 0.60% | 0.79% |
| August | 69.26% | 14.98% | 4.99% | 2.26% | 1.97% | 1.85% | 1.28% | 0.81% | 0.84% |
| July | 67.92% | 16.23% | 5.07% | 2.45% | 2.04% | 1.87% | 1.01% | 0.80% | 0.88% |
| June | 68.32% | 16.25% | 4.97% | 2.37% | 2.04% | 1.85% | 0.96% | 0.79% | 0.84% |
| May | 66.85% | 17.19% | 5.21% | 2.39% | 2.12% | 1.91% | 1.01% | 0.80% | 0.83% |
| April | 66.21% | 17.23% | 5.22% | 2.55% | 2.22% | 2.07% | 1.04% | 0.86% | 0.87% |
| March | 66.17% | 17.59% | 5.18% | 2.51% | 2.22% | 2.14% | 1.11% | 0.84% | 0.47% |
| February | 66.30% | 17.99% | 5.33% | 2.62% | 2.30% | 2.09% | 0.95% | 0.84% | 0.00% |
| January | 67.05% | 17.96% | 5.21% | 2.54% | 2.24% | 2.11% | 0.55% | 0.83% | 0.00% |
By Region
- In December 2025, Chrome’s highest regional market share was in South America (85.76%).
- Followed by Asia (80.33%), Africa (76.92%), Europe (60.1%), North America (53.77%), and Oceania (52.84%).
Furthermore, other regional analyses are stated in the table below:
| Region | Safari | Edge | Firefox | Samsung Internet | Opera | Android | UC Browser | Brave |
| Africa | 7.78% | 2.39% | 1.46% | 3.33% | 6.72% | 0.27% | 0.09% | 0.58% |
| Asia | 8.58% | 3.30% | 1.05% | 1.46% | 1.37% | 1.10% | 0.91% | – |
| Europe | 20.07% | 6.41% | 4.23% | 3.37% | 2.78% | – | 0.33% | 0.78% |
| North America | 29.64% | 6.91% | 3.90% | 1.46% | 1.16% | 0.44% | – | 2.12% |
| Oceania | 29.83% | 7.72% | 0.11% | 3.21% | 1.31% | 0.15% | – | |
| South America | 5.08% | 3.28% | 1.36% | 1.15% | 2.09% | 0.13% | – | 0.64% |
By Country
- In the same period, Chrome’s highest usage was captured in South America (85.76%), followed by Asia (80.33%), Africa (76.92%), and Europe (60.1%).
- It was lower in North America (53.77%) and Oceania (52.84%), which had the smallest share.
| Country | Safari | Edge | Firefox | Samsung Internet | Opera | Android | Mozilla | Brave |
| United States of America | 29.34% | 7.06% | 4.17% | 1.39% | 1.15% | 0.47% | 0.18% | 2.29% |
| United Kingdom | 30.30% | 9.91% | 2.22% | 4.25% | 1.12% | 0.97% | 0.09% | 0.42% |
| India | 2.14% | 0.89% | 0.59% | 0.54% | 2.58% | – | – | 0.33% |
| Canada | 33.95% | 7.79% | 3.36% | 2.44% | 1.02% | 0.32% | 0.13% | 1.46% |
| Germany | 23.35% | 6.78% | 8.26% | 4.89% | 3.31% | – | – | 0.70% |
Web Browser Statistics By Fastest Adoption Rates
| Browsers | Adoption Updates |
| Arc | In the U.S., installations increased by 260% in Q1 2025. |
| Brave | Fastest growth overall: 34% YoY, with 75M+ users worldwide. |
| Vivaldi | Usage increased by 18.9%, with developers and tech users in Europe and the U.S. most affected. |
| DuckDuckGo | Passed 15 million active installs, up 22% YoY. |
| Microsoft Edge | Grew 14.5%, showing stronger cross-platform reach. |
| Kiwi | Up 16%, especially in India and the Philippines, helped by mobile extension support. |
| Firefox Focus | Increased 12.4%, with new interest in lightweight privacy browsing. |
| Orion | On macOS/iOS, beta users rose 5× since late 2024. |
| Opera GX | Usage increased by 26%, primarily among Gen Z gamers worldwide. |
| Puffin | Up 17.2% in several African countries, driven by server-based rendering. |
Web Browser Usage By Device Type
- According to sqmagazine.co.uk, mobile browsing now accounts for 59.3% of global web traffic, desktop for 35.6%, and tablets for 5.1% (up from 4.7% in 2024).
- On mobile, Chrome held the largest share, at 48%, and approximately 70% on desktop.
- Due to iPhone/iPad support, Safari browser shares remain the highest on mobile at 23.4%.
- Edge performs better on desktops with a share of 11.3% and under 1.5% on mobile.
- In North America, Gen Z mobile browsers accounted for 72% of the share, compared with 51% for Gen X.
- Voice browsing increased by 19% from last year.
By Operating System
- On Windows, Chrome is used most (63%), with Edge next (24%).
- On macOS, Safari accounted for the largest share of 51%, followed by Chrome at 41%.
- On Linux, Firefox leads (39%), while Brave and Vivaldi together account for 24%. Edge on Linux has also increased by 8.7% as companies test it in sandboxed environments.
- On iOS, Safari accounts for 92%+ because it’s tightly integrated into the system and often the default. On Android, Chrome dominates (84%), and Samsung Internet holds 12%.
- On iPadOS tablets, Safari accounts for 68% of sessions, whereas Chrome accounts for 25%. E-readers/smart displays use lightweight or custom browsers with tiny traffic, while Xbox Series X browsing is 94% Edge.
Chrome Browser Usage Statistics
- According to Backlinko’s report analysis, around 3.98 billion people use Google Chrome worldwide.
- Chrome’s market share increased from 65.74% (2024) to 70.5% (2025), and from 45.83% (2015) to 70.5% (2025); 70.5% is also its highest share.
- Since Chrome’s launch in September 2008, its share has increased almost every year until 2022.
- Before Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Internet Explorer were the big names.
- Today, Firefox + Microsoft Edge (IE’s replacement) are under 10% combined.
- Chrome is the top browser in most countries and on most platforms (not consoles), while Safari leads on U.S. mobile.
- By May 2024, Chrome was among only nine Google Play apps with more than 10 billion downloads.
- Meanwhile, the others were Google Play Services, YouTube, Google Maps, Gmail, Speech Services, Google Search, Android Accessibility Suite, and Google Drive.
- Chrome also pays rewards for security bugs, up to USD 150,000.
Safari Browser Usage Statistics
- Approximately 1 billion people worldwide use Safari.
- From 2024 to 2025, its share dropped from 18.21% to 14% (-4.09%), but over 10 years, it grew from 12.1% (2015) to 18.01% (2025).
- Safari captured the highest share at 20.7% in May 2023, and by February 2025, it was still used by about 1 in 5 web users.
- Since 2009, the only year-to-year significant declines have been -0.71% (2014-15) and -4.09% (2024-25).
- Apple released Safari on January 7, 2003, replacing Navigator on Macs, and it has been pre-installed as the default browser on every iOS device with internet access.
- In the U.S., Safari is the leading mobile browser, with 50% of Americans using it on phones.
- Early name ideas included “Freedom” (Steve Jobs) and “iBrowse,” and Safari remains the #2 browser worldwide.
Mozilla Firefox Browser Usage Statistics
- Globally, around 305 million people used Firefox in 2025.
- Over the last 12 months (2024-2025), its market share moved from 2.72% to 2.25%, and over 10 years (2015-2025), it dropped from 9.83% to 2.25%.
- Firefox reached its highest share of 31.82% in November 2009, and since then, the trend has been a steady decline.
- First launched on September 23, 2002, as Phoenix 0.1, it gained users quickly because Internet Explorer updated slowly and added few new features.
- From the mid-2000s to 2010, about 1 in 3 web users used Firefox.
- On Google Play, Firefox has 100 million downloads.
- A nonprofit organisation operates it, and more than 20% of users enable Enhanced Tracking Protection to block third-party tracking cookies.
Microsoft Edge Browser Usage Statistics
- Microsoft Edge was launched on July 25, 2015, as Microsoft’s replacement for Internet Explorer, initially codenamed “Spartan.”
- Moreover, approximately 274 million people use it worldwide.
- Its market share changed from 5.32% (2024) to 4.85% (2025), and rose from 1.45% (2020) to 4.85% (2025).
- The highest share was 5.5% in November 2023, and the overall trend shows only small year-to-year movement.
- Early Edge was HTML-based, but Microsoft switched to a Chromium-based Edge in January 2020 for better speed and compatibility.
Samsung Internet Browser Usage Statistics
- Samsung Internet is a mobile web browser built on the open-source Chromium project and comes on many smartphones.
- It launched in 2015 and now has about 109 million users worldwide.
- On Google Play, it has surpassed 1 billion downloads since 2015.
- Its market share has shifted over time: from 0.55% at launch to 1.93% today, and from 2.4% to 1.93% between 2024 and 2025.
- It peaked at 3.75% in July 2019, exceeding 3% for the first time that year, but usage has since declined.
- Across all platforms, it ranks 6th (behind Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox, and Opera), and on mobile it ranks 3rd, behind Chrome and Safari.
Conclusion
In conclusion, web browsers are no longer merely tools for opening web pages as they have become the primary means by which people use the internet every day. An effective browser should load quickly, work well with different sites, and offer helpful features. It also needs to keep users safe with regular updates and strong security.
After completing the article and the work, and after online chatting, the right browser can protect our privacy and save time. In the future, better rules, more sophisticated tools, and stronger privacy protections will make browsing easier and safer for everyone.
FAQ
Which web browser was best?
The best browser depends on users’ needs, such as speed, privacy, battery life, useful add-ons, or easy syncing.
What had been the difference between a browser and a search engine?
A browser was used to open websites, while a search engine helped users find information online.
Why had a browser needed updates?
Updates had fixed security problems, made the browser run faster, and allowed websites to work properly.
What had private/incognito mode done?
It had stopped the browser from saving history on the device, but it had not hidden activity from websites or internet providers.
How had users made a browser faster?
They had closed additional tabs, removed slow extensions, cleared stored data, and kept the browser up to date.
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