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Global market share held by internet browsers 2012-2018, by month

Global market share held by leading internet browsers from January 2012 to May 2018

Global market share held by internet browsers 2012-2018, by month

This statistic shows the global market share held by selected leading internet browsers as of May 2018. As of the last reported month, Chrome had a global market share of 58.15 percent, up from 54.2 percent in May 2017.

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	Chrome	Safari	UC Browser	Firefox	Opera	IE	Samsung	Edge	Android
Jan '12	25.99%	8.09%	0.46%	22.69%	3.77%	34.27%	-	-	2.03%
Feb '12	27.3%	8.35%	0.5%	22.77%	3.7%	32.7%	-	-	2.17%
Mar '12	28.1%	8.26%	0.57%	22.75%	3.68%	31.68%	-	-	2.15%
Apr '12	28.24%	8.72%	0.74%	22.5%	3.62%	30.8%	-	-	2.31%
May '12	29.15%	8.68%	0.86%	22.98%	3.81%	28.87%	-	-	2.41%
Jun '12	29.36%	8.82%	0.89%	22.02%	3.81%	28.95%	-	-	2.59%
Jul '12	30.13%	9.11%	0.91%	21.13%	3.68%	28.49%	-	-	2.88%
Aug '12	29.86%	9.32%	0.89%	20.33%	3.65%	29.14%	-	-	3.13%
Sep '12	30.32%	9.56%	0.86%	19.87%	3.66%	28.93%	-	-	3.29%
Oct '12	30.73%	9.71%	0.91%	19.76%	3.68%	28.3%	-	-	3.47%
Nov '12	31.32%	9.85%	1.15%	19.64%	3.49%	27.31%	-	-	3.86%
Dec '12	31.46%	10.08%	1.43%	18.91%	3.45%	26.5%	-	-	4.48%
Jan '13	31.76%	10.67%	1.33%	18.58%	3.11%	26.59%	-	-	4.78%
Feb '13	32.24%	11.15%	1.15%	18.48%	3.15%	25.77%	-	-	4.97%
Mar '13	33.15%	11.07%	1.15%	18.06%	3.15%	25.29%	-	-	4.91%
Apr '13	34.28%	10.45%	1.17%	17.45%	2.91%	25.79%	-	-	4.77%
May '13	36.03%	10.46%	1.28%	17.07%	3.01%	23.87%	-	-	4.93%
Jun '13	36.69%	10.95%	1.53%	17.02%	3.33%	21.57%	-	-	5.19%
Jul '13	36.68%	11.25%	1.76%	16.86%	3.51%	20.51%	-	-	5.49%
Aug '13	36.23%	11.1%	1.92%	16.04%	3.71%	21.2%	-	-	5.69%
Sep '13	34.7%	10.91%	2.02%	15.32%	3.78%	23.74%	-	-	5.55%
Oct '13	33.78%	10.77%	1.98%	14.79%	5.45%	23.55%	-	-	5.56%
Nov '13	35.12%	10.98%	2.22%	14.78%	4.1%	22.12%	-	-	5.86%
Dec '13	35.85%	11.78%	2.63%	14.85%	4.64%	18.1%	-	-	6.79%
Jan '14	35.89%	12.64%	2.61%	14.79%	4.26%	17.75%	-	0%	7%
Feb '14	36.48%	12.57%	2.65%	14.88%	4.21%	17.34%	-	0%	7.08%
Mar '14	36.51%	12.97%	2.7%	14.37%	4.17%	17.18%	-	0%	7.06%
Apr '14	38.3%	12.74%	2.64%	14.34%	3.95%	16.39%	-	0%	6.91%
May '14	38.72%	13.16%	2.67%	14.09%	3.95%	15.51%	-	0%	7.34%
Jun '14	38.57%	13.79%	2.65%	13.29%	4.07%	15.39%	-	0%	7.51%
Jul '14	38.79%	14.3%	2.66%	12.84%	4.06%	15.5%	-	0%	7.29%
Aug '14	39.57%	14.2%	2.98%	12.64%	4.23%	14.5%	-	0%	7.36%
Sep '14	39.43%	14.91%	2.93%	12.46%	3.95%	14.45%	-	0%	7.26%
Oct '14	41.57%	15.31%	2.71%	11.97%	3.59%	13.38%	-	0%	7.37%
Nov '14	42.28%	14.26%	3.17%	11.6%	3.81%	13.41%	-	0%	7.54%
Dec '14	40.97%	14.22%	3.57%	11.28%	3.87%	15.2%	-	0%	7.08%
Jan '15	42.33%	13.8%	3.79%	11.84%	4.06%	13.28%	-	0%	7.01%
Feb '15	43.21%	13.82%	3.64%	11.58%	3.79%	13.07%	-	0%	6.99%
Mar '15	43.66%	13.81%	4.06%	11.75%	3.78%	12.35%	-	0%	6.85%
Apr '15	44.36%	12.92%	4.37%	11.62%	4%	12.51%	-	0%	6.55%
May '15	44.01%	13.48%	4.83%	11.15%	4.37%	12.29%	-	0%	6.57%
Jun '15	43.99%	13.4%	5.16%	10.73%	5.16%	12.17%	-	0%	6.31%
Jul '15	45.13%	13.21%	5.61%	10%	5.47%	10.79%	-	0.03%	6.58%
Aug '15	45.31%	12.54%	6.3%	9.64%	6.26%	9.71%	-	0.46%	6.5%
Sep '15	45.87%	12.12%	6.6%	9.84%	6.27%	9.61%	-	0.6%	6.04%
Oct '15	46.73%	11.97%	6.87%	9.53%	6.01%	9.37%	-	0.68%	5.91%
Nov '15	47.89%	12.6%	6.45%	9.23%	5.41%	9.65%	-	0.75%	5.21%
Dec '15	47.18%	13.02%	7.26%	8.83%	5.62%	9.33%	-	0.9%	4.99%
Jan '16	47.83%	12.91%	7.32%	8.98%	5.44%	8.95%	0%	1.03%	4.83%
Feb '16	47.83%	12.88%	7.91%	9.01%	5.41%	8.18%	0.55%	1.12%	4.55%
Mar '16	47.28%	12.74%	8.05%	8.55%	5.51%	7.44%	2.24%	1.19%	4.49%
Apr '16	47.48%	12.79%	8.25%	8.41%	5.61%	7.13%	2.36%	1.26%	4.23%
May '16	47.22%	13.04%	9.01%	8.26%	5.81%	6.44%	2.38%	1.32%	4.11%
Jun '16	49.78%	13.53%	6.03%	8.32%	5.48%	6.26%	2.62%	1.52%	4.05%
Jul '16	49.5%	13.68%	6.62%	7.77%	5.99%	5.4%	2.93%	1.58%	4.07%
Aug '16	49.88%	13.62%	6.68%	7.79%	5.71%	5.46%	3.09%	1.64%	3.79%
Sep '16	49.99%	13.36%	7.81%	7.58%	5.34%	5.42%	3.08%	1.58%	3.57%
Oct '16	50.65%	13.71%	8.5%	7.15%	5.06%	4.76%	3.04%	1.56%	3.4%
Nov '16	51.48%	13.8%	8.22%	7.03%	5%	4.55%	3.08%	1.57%	3.21%
Dec '16	51.12%	14.03%	8.62%	6.73%	5.16%	4.44%	3.17%	1.58%	3.11%
Jan '17	51.82%	14.56%	8.28%	6.76%	3.93%	4.77%	3.29%	1.69%	3%
Feb '17	52.46%	14.41%	8.56%	6.74%	3.8%	4.37%	3.24%	1.74%	2.83%
Mar '17	52.87%	14.45%	8.76%	6.67%	3.7%	4.18%	3.19%	1.68%	2.73%
Apr '17	53.76%	14.66%	8.42%	6.31%	3.57%	3.91%	3.37%	1.68%	2.66%
May '17	54.2%	14.28%	8.41%	6.21%	3.57%	4.03%	3.4%	1.71%	2.54%
Jun '17	54%	14.41%	8.59%	5.94%	3.83%	3.93%	3.48%	1.72%	2.45%
Jul '17	54.38%	14.17%	8.58%	5.73%	3.99%	3.74%	3.53%	1.71%	2.47%
Aug '17	54.97%	14.91%	7.44%	5.91%	4%	3.7%	3.48%	1.77%	2.24%
Sep '17	55.87%	14.27%	7.32%	5.98%	4.09%	3.57%	3.42%	1.93%	2.05%
Oct '17	54.74%	14.64%	7.88%	6.1%	3.9%	3.75%	3.42%	2.05%	1.91%
Nov '17	55.08%	14.78%	8%	6.11%	3.81%	3.88%	2.97%	2.03%	1.77%
Dec '17	55.12%	14.88%	8.71%	5.73%	4.03%	3.35%	2.88%	1.87%	1.83%
Jan '18	56.37%	14.46%	8.3%	5.66%	3.96%	3.21%	2.85%	1.86%	1.8%
Feb '18	57.53%	14.41%	7.92%	5.51%	3.69%	3.06%	2.93%	1.84%	1.73%
Mar '18	57.71%	14.82%	7.38%	5.39%	3.66%	3.12%	2.72%	1.91%	1.62%
Apr '18	57.43%	13.98%	7.89%	5.46%	3.83%	3.21%	2.69%	1.96%	1.59%
May '18	58.15%	13.8%	8.17%	5.28%	3.69%	3.08%	2.59%	1.88%	1.52%

	Chrome	Safari	UC Browser	Firefox	Opera	IE	Samsung	Edge	Android
Jan '12	25.99%	8.09%	0.46%	22.69%	3.77%	34.27%	-	-	2.03%
Feb '12	27.3%	8.35%	0.5%	22.77%	3.7%	32.7%	-	-	2.17%
Mar '12	28.1%	8.26%	0.57%	22.75%	3.68%	31.68%	-	-	2.15%
Apr '12	28.24%	8.72%	0.74%	22.5%	3.62%	30.8%	-	-	2.31%
May '12	29.15%	8.68%	0.86%	22.98%	3.81%	28.87%	-	-	2.41%
Jun '12	29.36%	8.82%	0.89%	22.02%	3.81%	28.95%	-	-	2.59%
Jul '12	30.13%	9.11%	0.91%	21.13%	3.68%	28.49%	-	-	2.88%
Aug '12	29.86%	9.32%	0.89%	20.33%	3.65%	29.14%	-	-	3.13%
Sep '12	30.32%	9.56%	0.86%	19.87%	3.66%	28.93%	-	-	3.29%
Oct '12	30.73%	9.71%	0.91%	19.76%	3.68%	28.3%	-	-	3.47%
Nov '12	31.32%	9.85%	1.15%	19.64%	3.49%	27.31%	-	-	3.86%
Dec '12	31.46%	10.08%	1.43%	18.91%	3.45%	26.5%	-	-	4.48%
Jan '13	31.76%	10.67%	1.33%	18.58%	3.11%	26.59%	-	-	4.78%
Feb '13	32.24%	11.15%	1.15%	18.48%	3.15%	25.77%	-	-	4.97%
Mar '13	33.15%	11.07%	1.15%	18.06%	3.15%	25.29%	-	-	4.91%
Apr '13	34.28%	10.45%	1.17%	17.45%	2.91%	25.79%	-	-	4.77%
May '13	36.03%	10.46%	1.28%	17.07%	3.01%	23.87%	-	-	4.93%
Jun '13	36.69%	10.95%	1.53%	17.02%	3.33%	21.57%	-	-	5.19%
Jul '13	36.68%	11.25%	1.76%	16.86%	3.51%	20.51%	-	-	5.49%
Aug '13	36.23%	11.1%	1.92%	16.04%	3.71%	21.2%	-	-	5.69%
Sep '13	34.7%	10.91%	2.02%	15.32%	3.78%	23.74%	-	-	5.55%
Oct '13	33.78%	10.77%	1.98%	14.79%	5.45%	23.55%	-	-	5.56%
Nov '13	35.12%	10.98%	2.22%	14.78%	4.1%	22.12%	-	-	5.86%
Dec '13	35.85%	11.78%	2.63%	14.85%	4.64%	18.1%	-	-	6.79%
Jan '14	35.89%	12.64%	2.61%	14.79%	4.26%	17.75%	-	0%	7%
Feb '14	36.48%	12.57%	2.65%	14.88%	4.21%	17.34%	-	0%	7.08%
Mar '14	36.51%	12.97%	2.7%	14.37%	4.17%	17.18%	-	0%	7.06%
Apr '14	38.3%	12.74%	2.64%	14.34%	3.95%	16.39%	-	0%	6.91%
May '14	38.72%	13.16%	2.67%	14.09%	3.95%	15.51%	-	0%	7.34%
Jun '14	38.57%	13.79%	2.65%	13.29%	4.07%	15.39%	-	0%	7.51%
Jul '14	38.79%	14.3%	2.66%	12.84%	4.06%	15.5%	-	0%	7.29%
Aug '14	39.57%	14.2%	2.98%	12.64%	4.23%	14.5%	-	0%	7.36%
Sep '14	39.43%	14.91%	2.93%	12.46%	3.95%	14.45%	-	0%	7.26%
Oct '14	41.57%	15.31%	2.71%	11.97%	3.59%	13.38%	-	0%	7.37%
Nov '14	42.28%	14.26%	3.17%	11.6%	3.81%	13.41%	-	0%	7.54%
Dec '14	40.97%	14.22%	3.57%	11.28%	3.87%	15.2%	-	0%	7.08%
Jan '15	42.33%	13.8%	3.79%	11.84%	4.06%	13.28%	-	0%	7.01%
Feb '15	43.21%	13.82%	3.64%	11.58%	3.79%	13.07%	-	0%	6.99%
Mar '15	43.66%	13.81%	4.06%	11.75%	3.78%	12.35%	-	0%	6.85%
Apr '15	44.36%	12.92%	4.37%	11.62%	4%	12.51%	-	0%	6.55%
May '15	44.01%	13.48%	4.83%	11.15%	4.37%	12.29%	-	0%	6.57%
Jun '15	43.99%	13.4%	5.16%	10.73%	5.16%	12.17%	-	0%	6.31%
Jul '15	45.13%	13.21%	5.61%	10%	5.47%	10.79%	-	0.03%	6.58%
Aug '15	45.31%	12.54%	6.3%	9.64%	6.26%	9.71%	-	0.46%	6.5%
Sep '15	45.87%	12.12%	6.6%	9.84%	6.27%	9.61%	-	0.6%	6.04%
Oct '15	46.73%	11.97%	6.87%	9.53%	6.01%	9.37%	-	0.68%	5.91%
Nov '15	47.89%	12.6%	6.45%	9.23%	5.41%	9.65%	-	0.75%	5.21%
Dec '15	47.18%	13.02%	7.26%	8.83%	5.62%	9.33%	-	0.9%	4.99%
Jan '16	47.83%	12.91%	7.32%	8.98%	5.44%	8.95%	0%	1.03%	4.83%
Feb '16	47.83%	12.88%	7.91%	9.01%	5.41%	8.18%	0.55%	1.12%	4.55%
Mar '16	47.28%	12.74%	8.05%	8.55%	5.51%	7.44%	2.24%	1.19%	4.49%
Apr '16	47.48%	12.79%	8.25%	8.41%	5.61%	7.13%	2.36%	1.26%	4.23%
May '16	47.22%	13.04%	9.01%	8.26%	5.81%	6.44%	2.38%	1.32%	4.11%
Jun '16	49.78%	13.53%	6.03%	8.32%	5.48%	6.26%	2.62%	1.52%	4.05%
Jul '16	49.5%	13.68%	6.62%	7.77%	5.99%	5.4%	2.93%	1.58%	4.07%
Aug '16	49.88%	13.62%	6.68%	7.79%	5.71%	5.46%	3.09%	1.64%	3.79%
Sep '16	49.99%	13.36%	7.81%	7.58%	5.34%	5.42%	3.08%	1.58%	3.57%
Oct '16	50.65%	13.71%	8.5%	7.15%	5.06%	4.76%	3.04%	1.56%	3.4%
Nov '16	51.48%	13.8%	8.22%	7.03%	5%	4.55%	3.08%	1.57%	3.21%
Dec '16	51.12%	14.03%	8.62%	6.73%	5.16%	4.44%	3.17%	1.58%	3.11%
Jan '17	51.82%	14.56%	8.28%	6.76%	3.93%	4.77%	3.29%	1.69%	3%
Feb '17	52.46%	14.41%	8.56%	6.74%	3.8%	4.37%	3.24%	1.74%	2.83%
Mar '17	52.87%	14.45%	8.76%	6.67%	3.7%	4.18%	3.19%	1.68%	2.73%
Apr '17	53.76%	14.66%	8.42%	6.31%	3.57%	3.91%	3.37%	1.68%	2.66%
May '17	54.2%	14.28%	8.41%	6.21%	3.57%	4.03%	3.4%	1.71%	2.54%
Jun '17	54%	14.41%	8.59%	5.94%	3.83%	3.93%	3.48%	1.72%	2.45%
Jul '17	54.38%	14.17%	8.58%	5.73%	3.99%	3.74%	3.53%	1.71%	2.47%
Aug '17	54.97%	14.91%	7.44%	5.91%	4%	3.7%	3.48%	1.77%	2.24%
Sep '17	55.87%	14.27%	7.32%	5.98%	4.09%	3.57%	3.42%	1.93%	2.05%
Oct '17	54.74%	14.64%	7.88%	6.1%	3.9%	3.75%	3.42%	2.05%	1.91%
Nov '17	55.08%	14.78%	8%	6.11%	3.81%	3.88%	2.97%	2.03%	1.77%
Dec '17	55.12%	14.88%	8.71%	5.73%	4.03%	3.35%	2.88%	1.87%	1.83%
Jan '18	56.37%	14.46%	8.3%	5.66%	3.96%	3.21%	2.85%	1.86%	1.8%
Feb '18	57.53%	14.41%	7.92%	5.51%	3.69%	3.06%	2.93%	1.84%	1.73%
Mar '18	57.71%	14.82%	7.38%	5.39%	3.66%	3.12%	2.72%	1.91%	1.62%
Apr '18	57.43%	13.98%	7.89%	5.46%	3.83%	3.21%	2.69%	1.96%	1.59%
May '18	58.15%	13.8%	8.17%	5.28%	3.69%	3.08%	2.59%	1.88%	1.52%

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