Statistics firm Statcounter has released a report which shows the global browser usage both for mobile devices and desktop. The statistical data shows that the Google Chrome browser is the undisputed champion when it comes to the choice of browser for many.

According to the report, the Chrome browser commands a staggering 69.89% market share of the global desktop market share. Thee Chrome is closely followed by the Mozilla Firefox browser with 9.53%, Safari browser at number 3 with an 8.64% market share. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge browsers complete the top 5 with 4.71% and 3.7% respectively. The Opera desktop browser also joins the list as the 6th most popular desktop browser, courting a 2.49% market share.

For mobile browsers, Google’s Chrome mobile browser still leads the market with 60.26%. Apple’s Safari browser is ranked second with a 20.9% share of the market. At the third place is Samsung’s native browser which has a 6.83% market share. The UC browser is the fourth most popular mobile browser with 4.07% share while the Opera mobile browser completes the top 5 with 2.14%. Android’s native browser sees a 0.94% market share to rank at the sixth position. Other browsers on the list include the KaOS browser -0.65%, Mozilla Firefox mobile browser, QQ browser and others.

 

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