What are the Most Popular Browsers?
From the statistics (collected by W3Schools.com) you can read the long term trends of browser usage.
| 2020 | Chrome | Edge/IE | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | 82.0 % | 3.4 % | 8.7 % | 3.4 % | 1.2 % |
| January | 81.9 % | 3.0 % | 9.1 % | 3.3 % | 1.3 % |
| 2019 | Chrome | Edge/IE | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 81.8 % | 2.9 % | 9.0 % | 3.3 % | 1.4 % |
| November | 81.3 % | 3.2 % | 9.2 % | 3.5 % | 1.4 % |
| October | 81.2 % | 3.3 % | 9.4 % | 3.5 % | 1.2 % |
| September | 81.4 % | 3.3 % | 9.1 % | 3.1 % | 1.6 % |
| August | 81.4 % | 3.3 % | 9.2 % | 2.8 % | 1.7 % |
| July | 80.9 % | 3.3 % | 9.3 % | 2.7 % | 1.6 % |
| June | 80.7 % | 3.6 % | 9.4 % | 3.1 % | 1.7 % |
| May | 80.4 % | 3.6 % | 9.5 % | 3.3 % | 1.7 % |
| April | 80.3 % | 3.6 % | 9.6 % | 3.3 % | 1.7 % |
| March | 80.0 % | 3.8 % | 9.6 % | 3.3 % | 1.7 % |
| February | 79.7 % | 4.0 % | 10.0 % | 3.4 % | 1.6 % |
| January | 79.5 % | 4.0 % | 10.2 % | 3.3 % | 1.6 % |
| 2018 | Chrome | IE/Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 79.6 % | 3.8 % | 10.1 % | 3.4 % | 1.7 % |
| November | 79.1 % | 4.1 % | 10.2 % | 3.8 % | 1.6 % |
| October | 79.6 % | 4.0 % | 10.1 % | 3.5 % | 1.5 % |
| September | 79.6 % | 3.9 % | 10.3 % | 3.3 % | 1.5 % |
| August | 79.9 % | 3.7 % | 10.6 % | 3.0 % | 1.5 % |
| July | 80.1 % | 3.5 % | 10.8 % | 2.7 % | 1.5 % |
| June | 79.4 % | 3.8 % | 10.9 % | 3.0 % | 1.6 % |
| May | 79.0 % | 3.9 % | 10.9 % | 3.2 % | 1.6 % |
| April | 78.6 % | 3.9 % | 11.2 % | 3.3 % | 1.5 % |
| March | 78.1 % | 4.0 % | 11.5 % | 3.3 % | 1.6 % |
| February | 77.9 % | 4.1 % | 11.8 % | 3.3 % | 1.5 % |
| January | 77.2 % | 4.1 % | 12.4 % | 3.2 % | 1.6 % |
| 2017 | Chrome | IE/Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 77.0 % | 3.9 % | 12.4 % | 3.3 % | 1.6 % |
| November | 76.8 % | 4.3 % | 12.5 % | 3.3 % | 1.6 % |
| October | 76.1 % | 4.1 % | 12.1 % | 3.3 % | 1.2 % |
| September | 76.5 % | 4.2 % | 12.8 % | 3.2 % | 1.2 % |
| August | 76.9 % | 4.3 % | 13.1 % | 3.0 % | 1.2 % |
| July | 76.7 % | 4.2 % | 13.3 % | 3.0 % | 1.2 % |
| June | 76.3 % | 4.6 % | 13.3 % | 3.3 % | 1.2 % |
| May | 75.8 % | 4.6 % | 13.6 % | 3.4 % | 1.1 % |
| April | 75.7 % | 4.6 % | 13.6 % | 3.7 % | 1.1 % |
| March | 75.1 % | 4.8 % | 14.1 % | 3.6 % | 1.0 % |
| February | 74.1 % | 4.8 % | 15.0 % | 3.6 % | 1.0 % |
| January | 73.7 % | 4.9 % | 15.4 % | 3.6 % | 1.0 % |
| 2016 | Chrome | IE/Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 73.7 % | 4.8 % | 15.5 % | 3.5 % | 1.1 % |
| November | 73.8 % | 5.2 % | 15.3 % | 3.5 % | 1.1 % |
| October | 73.0 % | 5.2 % | 15.7 % | 3.6 % | 1.1 % |
| September | 72.5 % | 5.3 % | 16.3 % | 3.5 % | 1.0 % |
| August | 72.4 % | 5.2 % | 16.8 % | 3.2 % | 1.1 % |
| July | 71.9 % | 5.2 % | 17.1 % | 3.2 % | 1.1 % |
| June | 71.7 % | 5.6 % | 17.0 % | 3.3 % | 1.1 % |
| May | 71.4 % | 5.7 % | 16.9 % | 3.6 % | 1.2 % |
| April | 70.4 % | 5.8 % | 17.5 % | 3.7 % | 1.3 % |
| March | 69.9 % | 6.1 % | 17.8 % | 3.6 % | 1.3 % |
| February | 69.0 % | 6.2 % | 18.6 % | 3.7 % | 1.3 % |
| January | 68.4 % | 6.2 % | 18.8 % | 3.7 % | 1.4 % |
- IE = Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Firefox = Mozilla Firefox (identified as Mozilla before 2005)
- Chrome = Google Chrome
- Mozilla = The Mozilla Suite (Gecko, Netscape)
- Safari = Apple Safari (and Konqueror. Both identified as Mozilla before 2007)
- Opera = Opera (from 2011; Opera Mini is included here)
- Netscape = Netscape Navigator (identified as Mozilla after 2006)
- AOL = America Online (based on both Internet Explorer and Mozilla)
