Google Chrome is Winning the Browser Wars

Comparing the worldwide usage of internet browsers, Google’s Chrome clearly emerges as the winner of the international browser wars. Before Chrome was released in 2008, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was still leading the game with a market share of 68%, which has dropped to 25% in July 2013.

Chrome is doing especially well in South America, almost squeezing Apple’s Safari out of the market.

Mozilla Firefox is the only open-source browser competing on an international level, its worldwide market share of usage adding up to a remarkeble 20%. In Africa and Europe, Firefox even beats the Internet Explorer.

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This chart shows the browser usage share in July 2013

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Consolidated global market share of leading web browser versions from January to September 2026
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Market share of leading internet browsers worldwide and in the United States in June 2026
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Global market share held by leading internet browsers from January 2012 to September 2025
Market share held by leading mobile internet browsers worldwide from January 2014 to September 2026
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Market share held by leading desktop internet browsers in the United States from January 2015 to June 2026
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Global market share held by leading desktop internet browsers from January 2015 to June 2026

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