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66% -- browser market share for Google Chrome (2025)
Google Chrome holds a 66% global browser market share according to StatCounter.
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66%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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StatCounter
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https://www.digit.in/news/general/rival-browsers-accuse-microsoft-of-unfair-edge-practices-urge-eu-t… ↗
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Rival browsers accuse Microsoft of unfair Edge practices, urge EU to impose tech rules
Rival browsers accuse Microsoft of unfair Edge practices, urge EU to impose tech rules
A recent letter from three rival browsers and a group of web developers to the European Commission highlights concerns over Microsoft’s Edge web browser .
The companies argue that Microsoft gives Edge an unfair ed…
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StatCounter
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StatCounter global browser usage tracking, cited by rival browser letter to European Commission
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2% | |
| 2009 | 4.66% | +133.0% |
| 2009-02 | 1.2% | -74.2% |
| 2010 | 10.56% | +780.0% |
| 2010-12 | 10% | -5.3% |
| 2010-12 | 14.58% | +45.8% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +42.0% |
| 2011 | 16% | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 25% | +56.2% |
| 2011-08 | 23% | -8.0% |
| 2011-09 | 23.6% | +2.6% |
| 2011-10 | 16.59% | -29.7% |
| 2011-11 | 25.69% | +54.9% |
| 2012 | 22% | -14.4% |
| 2012-05 | 32.76% | +48.9% |
| 2012-05 | 19.58% | -40.2% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +112.5% |
| 2014 | 12% | -71.2% |
| 2014 | 50% | +316.7% |
| 2020 | 64% | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 50% | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 75% | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 60% | -20.0% |
| 2023-01 | 65% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 65% | 0% |
| 2024 | 60% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 70% | +16.7% |
| 2024-11 | 61% | -12.9% |
| 2025 (current) | 65% | +6.6% |
| 2025 (current) | 66% | +1.5% |
| 2025 (current) | 71% | +7.6% |
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Google Chrome: 66% browser market share. Source: StatCounter (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chrome-global-browser-market-share-2025
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