Mozilla Firefox, once a dominant player in the Internet browser market with a 30% market share, has witnessed a significant decline in its market share.
According to Statcounter, Firefox’s global market share has plummeted from 30% in 2009 to a current standing of 2.8%.
Screenshot from Statcounter, July 2023The statistics provided are derived from combined data collected by Statcounter from a vast network of over 1.5 million websites, amounting to a sample size of over 5 billion monthly pageviews.
The Most Popular Browsers Worldwide
| Browser Name | Market Share |
|---|---|
| Chrome | 62.55% |
| Safari | 20.5% |
| Edge | 5.28% |
| Opera | 3.22% |
| Firefox | 2.8% |
| Samsung Internet | 2.38% |
| UC Browser | 1.02% |
Note that browser market share may vary based on region.
Browser Market Share In The United States
| Browser Name | Market Share |
|---|---|
| Chrome | 47.25% |
| Safari | 32.53% |
| Edge | 9.21% |
| Opera | 5.24% |
| Firefox | 3.53% |
| Samsung Internet | 1.01% |
| Android | 0.53% |
You can see that in the US, Safari’s usage is higher by almost 60% than the worldwide average.
This is primarily attributed to the widespread popularity of MacBooks and iPhones in the country, as these devices tend to favor Safari as the default browser.
Browser Market Share In China
| Browser Name | Market Share |
|---|---|
| Chrome | 50.93% |
| UC Browser | 11.95% |
| Safari | 11.59% |
| QQ Browser | 6.72% |
| 360 Safe | 6.38% |
| Edge | 6.35% |
| Firefox | 1.21% |
In China, the second most popular browser is the UC browser – a product of UCWeb, a subsidiary of the Chinese multinational technology company Alibaba Group.
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