As of August 2024, the Google Chrome browser accounted for over ** percent of the global market for internet browsers. Apple’s Safari browser was the second most popular internet browser around the world, accounting for about **** percent of market share. Apart from these two, no other browser controlled more than **** percent of the overall market share. Internet use With billions of people around the world having some form of access to the technology, around half of the world’s population can be classified as internet users. In countries like Japan, the United Kingdom, and Germany, a big majority of citizens access the internet on a daily basis, whether it be for work or personal entertainment. In the United States, the average adult spends hours per day online, once again showing the large importance of internet in peoples’ daily lives. Web browsers Web browsers serve as the platform through which users from across the globe access the contents of the internet. With the help of a web browser, users can access a huge variety of content including entertainment sites, social media, and online shopping retailers. In recent years, social media sites such as Facebook have become some of the most popular sites, with users determined to keep up-to-date with the digital presence of their friends, families, and favorite celebrities.

As of October 2024, Google Chrome had the largest market share in the United States, with over 54 percent, followed by Apple's Safari, with 31 percent. Furthermore, Microsoft's Edge browser had a United States market share of 7 percent. The new Microsoft Edge was based on Chromium and was released in January 2020. Web browsers Web browsers serve as the application software through which users from across the globe access the contents of the World Wide Web. Browsers are available on a range of devices: desktop PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and consoles. Given the popularity of smartphones, mobile devices have become the primary way to access the internet, overtaking PCs. Google Chrome has been the most popular web browser worldwide in the past decade, holding almost two-thirds of the market in 2023. Safari followed, occupying around 19 percent of the market. Safari turns 20 years old Safari is a web browser developed by Apple and first launched in January 2003. With regular updates, Safari is integrated into iOS, macOS, and iPadOS, the operating systems of iPhones, Macs, and iPads. Thanks to the popularity of Apple devices worldwide, Safari is used as a web browser at different rations in the United States and in many European countries. For instance, Safari held over 29 percent of the UK internet browser market in August 2022 but only 11 percent of the German web browser market in November 2022.

In December 2024, Google Chrome was the most popular mobile internet browser in the United States, with a market share of over ** percent. Apple’s Safari came as a close second, with around ***** percent of market share. U.S. browser market Considering Apple iPhone’s high user rate in the United States, it is no wonder that Safari, the browser pre-installed on every iPhone, is also widely used. When it comes to the overall browser market, however, Safari’s leading status gets lost: Chrome is the number one internet browser in the United States with a market share of about ** percent, while Safari trails as a second with around ** percent share. Safari lags even further behind in the desktop browser market, with only around ** percent share. This correlates to Apple’s standing in the PC market: ranked as number four in the market as of the third quarter of 2021, Apple’s Mac computers enjoy a relatively niche yet loyal user group. With a nearly ** percent share, Chrome is the dominating figure in the U.S. desktop browser market.

As of March 2025, Google Chrome accounted for around ** percent of overall internet browser market share in the United States. Seemingly the only competitor that could challenge Google Chrome’s position at the top of the U.S. market is Apple’s Safari browser, which accounted for an additional ** percent of the market share at that time. No other web browsers reached even *** percent market share. Web browsers Web browsers serve as the vehicle through which users gain access to the World Wide Web. They allow users from around the world to access a huge variety of content including everything from entertainment sites, to social media, to online shopping. In recent years, social media sites such as Facebook have become some of the most frequently visited sites in the world, as users seek to keep up to date with the digital presence of their friends, families, and favorite celebrities. Types of browser Web browsers, and internet access in general, were initially only available to desktop computers, but as technology has advanced, browsers are becoming standard features of smartphones, TVs, and other consumer electronic devices. Today, Chrome for Android and Safari for iPhone rank among the most widely user web browsers in the world alongside their desktop counterparts.

As of December 2024, Google’s Chrome accounted for 65.82 percent of the global web browser market share. Firefox and Internet Explorer have experienced massively reduced market share in recent years as Chrome’s influence has expanded, and new competitors have entered the market. How are web browsers changing? In the UK, smartphones have overtaken traditional desktop computers as the most popular way to access the internet. Tech giants such as Samsung and Apple have used their smartphone hardware as a platform to encourage the use of their mobile web browsers. Each iPhone comes pre-loaded with Apple’s Safari set as its default internet browser, and consumers have become increasingly comfortable with the platform without having to seek it out themselves specifically. Google’s role in the web Throughout the years, Google has become increasingly vertically integrated at many levels of the tech industry. Already controlling the world’s most used search engine, the company also owns the world’s most popular web browser (Google Chrome), the world’s most popular email service (Gmail), the world’s most popular GPS mapping service (Google Maps), and has recently branched out into hardware itself, with its line of smartphones and wearable devices.

As of the second quarter of 2023, around ** percent of Canadian internet users accessed the web on their mobile devices through Apple's Safari, while Google's Chrome ranked second with around ** percent of the total market share.

In December 2024, over 77 percent of Polish mobile phone users accessed the web through Chrome Mobile, while Safari Mobile browser ranked second with over 9.8 percent.

In December 2024, over 86 percent of Polish tablet users accessed the web through Chrome Mobile, while Safari Mobile browser ranked second with nearly 3.7 percent.

As of December 2023, Chrome was the leading desktop web browser in Norway, with nearly ** percent of the market share. Safari ranked second with around ** percent of the market share for the evaluated period.

In December 2024, over ** percent of Polish internet users accessed the web through Chrome, while Firefox ranked second with ** percent.

Safari web browser had a market share of around 52 percent and ranked first among the leading mobile web browsers in Denmark, as of March 2025. Chrome ranked second with roughly 40 percent of the market share.

As of December 2022, Chrome ranked first with roughly ***** percent of the market share, within the leading desktop web browsers in Sweden. Safari came in at second place with ***** percent of the market share.

As of August 2024, Chrome had the largest market share of web browsers in Finland of roughly ** percent. Chrome was first released in 2008 and is developed by Google. Firefox is the web browser to hold the second largest market share, with a share of * percent. Apple's Safari ranked third with around * percent of the total web browser market in Finland.

Chrome was the browser with the largest market share in Denmark, as of August 2024. Its market share was roughly ** percent that month and was followed by Safari with around ** percent of the market share. Microsoft Edge, Firefox, and Samsung Internet were other leading web browsers in Denmark for the evaluated period.  Mobile browsers in Denmark When it comes to mobile web browsers, the one with the biggest market share was Apple's Safari with nearly ** percent of the total market as of April 2021. Chrome ranked second with roughly ** percent of the market share. As of desktop web browsers, the positions were reversed: Chrome ranked first with roughly ** percent of the market share and Safari came second with around ** percent in April 2021.  Worldwide browser marketChrome has been the worldwide leader among mobile internet browsers since August 2014. As of July 2021, Chrome had a market share of roughly ** percent, while Safari followed with approximately ** percent. Samsung Internet and UC Browser had roughly *** and and *** percent of the market respectively.

In 2024, around ** percent of internet users in Peru accessed the web through Google Chrome. Microsoft Edge ranked second with slightly over **** percent of the market share. Moreover, Apple's Safari was the third most popular browser choice.

As of December 2022 in Sweden, Safari ranked first among leading mobile web browsers, with market share of roughly 53.61 percent, while Chrome came second with around 37.22 percent market share that month.

What is the browser usage like in Belgium? Google Chrome was the most used internet browser in Belgium in December 2024 with a market share of over 54 percent. This ranking consists of mobile, desktop, tablet as well as console browsers. This might explain the entries for some specific browsers, like Apple’s Safari (which is a desktop browser but comes pre-installed on iPhones) or Samsung Internet. The smartphone penetration in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium) was at 93 percent in 2020. Internet access in Belgium is on the up… In 2020, roughly 91 percent of Belgian households had access to the Internet. This was the exact same as the European average of 91 percent. Compared to other European countries, Belgium used to be considered below average when it comes to Internet access at home. This value increased in 2018, however, and has been increasing steadily in recent years. … as well as mobile Internet use. Communication and entertainment are popular ways for Belgians to spend time on the Internet. Facebook and Facebook Messenger ranked among the most cited apps that were used every day in Belgium in 2017. This is much the same for teenagers from Flanders, although they also mention Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube as their preferred smartphone apps.

Chrome led the market in May 2024, with a ** percent share of the market in desktop, mobile, tablet and console internet browsers in the United Kingdom (UK). Ranked second was Safari, with ** percent, followed by Edge which obtained almost * percent of the market.

In 2024, Google Chrome was the leader in the Russian mobile internet browser market, having accounted for approximately 58 percent of the analyzed traffic. Apple’s Safari ranked second, followed by Yandex Browser.

In 2025, Google Chrome was the most used browser in Puerto Rico, concentrating around ** percent of the internet traffic. Second place was held by Apple's Safari, with a market share of ** percent. Moreover, Microsoft Edge ranked third with * percent of the market share.