What is the most popular internet browser?

What is the most popular internet browser?

1. Google Chrome
2. Apple Safari
3. Firefox
4. Internet Explorer & Edge

When you turn on your computer, tablet or phone for the first time, you only have one access to the internet: the default browser.This is often Internet Explorer, or if you bought a PC running Windows 10, Microsoft Edge Web.It's the same with an iPhone or an Android device, by default you will have Safari or Google Chrome.
You can download as many browsers as you want.

Google Chrome is, therefore, by far the most used, accounting for well over half of internet traffic, followed by Safari (still far behind).

The IE & Edge pair comes in third place, with Firefox in fourth place. Opera is fifth with around 3% of global web traffic.

As expected, Google has strengthened its lead, this may be related to the changes made in February 2018. Google has blocked and removed ads that violated the standards of the Coalition for Better Ads . The overall experience of the user has improved and the loading time has accelerated.

Firefox, on the other hand, lost its edge over IE and Edge, thus regaining its usual fourth place.

Now, here are the Top 10 browsers, with the versions used. Note that Microsoft Edge and Opera do not even rank.

Google Chrome no longer works on Windows XP and Vista, and although you can still use an older version, Google recommends that you update your system.

If you do not want to upgrade to a newer version of Windows, then the alternative would be to use another browser.

What is the best internet browser?

We can not always rely on statistics. Especially since polls and studies can present contradictory results.

On the other hand, it is not because the greatest number uses a certain browser that it is the "best". This is only one measure among others.

Previously, we reviewed web browsers, comparing speed and evaluating them based on their characteristics. However, the problem with this approach is that they are constantly updated, which means that these results are quickly obsolete.

Google, Mozilla, Microsoft, Apple and others are adding, modifying and deleting features in their updates.

In addition, even if a browser is more efficient than its competitors (security, features ...), they are all  free and you have the opportunity to install and use an unlimited number simultaneously. 

They are all  effective  and they allow you to save your passwords and, apart from Internet Explorer (and to a certain extent Microsoft Edge), they synchronize your data, your favorites and your tabs between multiple computers and devices.

They are all compatible with extensions, so you can add specific features, shortcuts and widgets.

If a specific extension is not available on your favorite browser, then simply check if it is on another. Likewise, if a website does not display correctly. These are the main reasons why we use more than one browser.

The best is probably the one that works on all your devices and that shares bookmarks, connections, tabs, etc. so you can pick up where you left off on any device. Chrome does this, just like Safari (but this is only useful if you have Apple products).

The best alternative internet browsers

Internet browsing is not limited to Chrome, Safari or Firefox. There are many alternatives to the most popular search engines, here are a few.

Avast Secure Browser
Avast is well known for its antivirus software, it now has a new web browser that is based on the open-source Chromium project. You'll appreciate it for security and privacy features that are enabled by default.

If you have already installed Chrome, Avast's browser will automatically display your bookmarks and the sites you visit frequently.


Yandex
This is the Russian equivalent of Google Chrome. It is available for Windows, Android, iOS and macOS. By default, Bing search is used, but you can change it for Google, Yandex or others. It is based on Chromium and supports extensions, but less than Chrome or Firefox.

Comodo IceDragon
Like Yandex, Comodo claims to be a secure web browser, protecting you from questionable sites, securing your connections, and so on. It is also fully compatible with Firefox plugins.

Maxthon
Developed for the Chinese market, Maxthon has capitalized on its additional features: many tools for bookmarking, image capture, customization ... 
There are so many functions that it takes a little time to get used to it.

If your most important criterion is privacy, then we suggest Firefox Focus ( Android / iOS ). It will not keep track of your searches and pages visited.