Ranked: The Most Popular Web Browsers

Niccolo Conte
2025-05-17 11:31:00
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Visualized: The Most Popular Web Browsers in 2025

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Since the launch of the pioneering Mosaic browser in 1993, web browsing has become the gateway to almost everything on the internet.

With growing internet access globally, browser usage has changed significantly over time, with newer, faster browsers phasing out older incumbents.

This infographic highlights the most popular browsers by market share in 2025, using data from StatCounter. Market share is based on the share of total page views served to each browser as of April 2025.

The Dominance of Google Chrome

Internet Explorer was once the king of browsers, with over a 90% share of the browser market in the early 2000s when Microsoft’s Windows 95 operating system was widespread.

Internet Explorer initially faced competition from Mozilla Firefox (released in 2004). However, ultimately, Google Chrome took the browsing market by storm in 2008, and has been the undisputed leader since overtaking Internet Explorer in 2012.

Here’s how Chrome’s dominance compares with other popular browsers in 2025:

Browser	Company	Market Share (April 2025)
Chrome	Google	66%
Safari	Apple	17%
Edge	Microsoft	5%
Firefox	Mozilla	3%
Samsung Internet	Samsung	2%
Opera	Opera	2%
Other	–	5%

Chrome accounts for 66% of the global browser market in 2025, and has maintained its share of over 60% since 2019. Apple’s Safari follows with a 17% share, down from its peak of nearly 20% in 2023.

Meanwhile, Microsoft Edge, which replaced Internet Explorer as the default Windows browser in 2015, has been steadily gaining market share, up from 1.5% in 2020 to over 5% in 2025.

Firefox, once a major player, now holds just 3% of the market, its lowest in over a decade. Other niche browsers include Samsung Internet for Android devices, and the Opera Browser.

In case you’re wondering about Internet Explorer, it’s still in use in 2025, though with just a fractional 0.11% share of global web browsing.

How Browsers Are Adopting AI

The average browsing experience is set to see a significant change as companies incorporate AI tools in their browsers.

For example, Microsoft has integrated a Copilot (Microsoft’s AI chatbot) extension into Edge, which can summarize webpages, offer context on what users are reading, and interact through both voice and chat.

Meanwhile, Chrome is exploring a “built-in AI” program for web developers, while offering various generative AI features and smart search results to regular users.

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