Google Chrome is one name that needs no introduction. The popular browser not only dominated the market in the past but recent stats from Statcounter shared how it’s tagged as the uncontested king stands true.
On both smartphones and desktop apps, Google Chrome's influence is on the rise. The market share grew to its highest value in December of 2024 even though the DOJ wants it split up from its parent firm Google. So finishing the year strong despite all the controversy says so much.
In 2025, Chrome opened up again with a stronghold and hit the 68.8% figure for market share on Desktop. When compared to the same period in 2023, it’s a mega 1.65 points YoY change and that means it grew 0.5 points every month.
Such an incredible performance does not mean good things for other arch-rivals in the industry. There’s now an even bigger gap between the first and second spots. Microsoft Edge is the runner-up but there’s a lot of ground to make up to even come close to where Chrome stands today.
In December of 2024, Edge grew 0.34 points to reach a market share of 13.2% while it previously stood at 12.8%. The YoY growth was 2.31 points which much be appreciated. Third place went to Apple’s Safari which again needs its fair share of appreciation. It hopes 8.4% of the total market share when you look at desktop browsers. In fourth place it’s Mozilla Firefox which holds 6.1% of the market share while Opera came in fifth with just 2.7% of the overall market share.
Google’s leading positions in the world of browsing and search might soon come to an abrupt end if the DOJ’s court filing goes against the company’s favor. There is a lot of talk about splitting up the browser from Google and transforming it into an independent entity. Some discussions speak about a sell-off to other competitors in the industry.
There are still plenty of discussions regarding these types of changes and how they could give rise to greater innovation and more options to choose which many aren’t used to. Google says that such a sellout might bring more harm than good as it would drastically impact America’s position as a tech leader while putting users in the dark. This includes risks of data being exposed which is again another leading security concern.
Despite the weak market share, we could also see software giant Microsoft face serious scrutiny with its Edge browser. So many advocacy groups and makers for browsers sent out letters to the EC, speaking about Edge’s confinement to regulations outlined in the DMA which they don’t see in practice. They also questioned the company’s role as a gatekeeper that might impact other leading firms that use predatory behavior to make gains.
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On both smartphones and desktop apps, Google Chrome's influence is on the rise. The market share grew to its highest value in December of 2024 even though the DOJ wants it split up from its parent firm Google. So finishing the year strong despite all the controversy says so much.
In 2025, Chrome opened up again with a stronghold and hit the 68.8% figure for market share on Desktop. When compared to the same period in 2023, it’s a mega 1.65 points YoY change and that means it grew 0.5 points every month.
Such an incredible performance does not mean good things for other arch-rivals in the industry. There’s now an even bigger gap between the first and second spots. Microsoft Edge is the runner-up but there’s a lot of ground to make up to even come close to where Chrome stands today.
In December of 2024, Edge grew 0.34 points to reach a market share of 13.2% while it previously stood at 12.8%. The YoY growth was 2.31 points which much be appreciated. Third place went to Apple’s Safari which again needs its fair share of appreciation. It hopes 8.4% of the total market share when you look at desktop browsers. In fourth place it’s Mozilla Firefox which holds 6.1% of the market share while Opera came in fifth with just 2.7% of the overall market share.
Google’s leading positions in the world of browsing and search might soon come to an abrupt end if the DOJ’s court filing goes against the company’s favor. There is a lot of talk about splitting up the browser from Google and transforming it into an independent entity. Some discussions speak about a sell-off to other competitors in the industry.
There are still plenty of discussions regarding these types of changes and how they could give rise to greater innovation and more options to choose which many aren’t used to. Google says that such a sellout might bring more harm than good as it would drastically impact America’s position as a tech leader while putting users in the dark. This includes risks of data being exposed which is again another leading security concern.
Despite the weak market share, we could also see software giant Microsoft face serious scrutiny with its Edge browser. So many advocacy groups and makers for browsers sent out letters to the EC, speaking about Edge’s confinement to regulations outlined in the DMA which they don’t see in practice. They also questioned the company’s role as a gatekeeper that might impact other leading firms that use predatory behavior to make gains.
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