Web Browser Usage Statistics

GITNUXREPORT 2026

Web Browser Usage Statistics

Chrome runs the show at 53% of worldwide web traffic and 83.5% of desktop browsers in April 2024, yet mobile is shaped differently with Safari at 66.8% worldwide and a 60% Chrome share on Germany mobile. You will also see how modern web fundamentals stack up in 2024 such as 75% of sites supporting HTTP/2 and a 24% jump in browser related vulnerabilities, plus regional twists like Edge leading the UK desktop at 11%.

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Key Statistics

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53% of worldwide web traffic came from Google Chrome in 2024, based on StatCounter’s browser market share data

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48% of desktop browser usage in the United States was attributed to Chrome in 2024 per StatCounter regional breakdowns

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On mobile in Japan, Safari accounted for 47% of browser usage in 2024 due to iOS mix

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On mobile in Germany, Chrome accounted for 60% of browser usage in 2024

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On desktop in the United Kingdom, Edge accounted for 11% of browser usage in 2024

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Mobile accounted for 38% of web traffic globally in 2024

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83.5% of worldwide desktop web browsers were Chrome in April 2024

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66.8% of worldwide mobile web browsers were Safari in April 2024

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53% of worldwide web traffic came from Google Chrome in 2024

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38% of web traffic globally came from mobile devices in 2024

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Tor Browser had 0.2% of desktop browser usage worldwide in March 2025

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Samsung Internet accounted for 12.6% of mobile browser usage worldwide in March 2025

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Edge accounted for 10.8% of desktop browser usage in the UK in March 2025

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Firefox accounted for 5.1% of desktop browser usage in the US in March 2025

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Chrome accounted for 57.9% of desktop browser usage in India in March 2025

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Safari accounted for 41.2% of mobile browser usage in the UK in March 2025

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75% of websites support HTTP/2 as of 2024

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TLS 1.3 was used for 84% of negotiations on fast-path connections in 2024

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In 2024, 86% of surveyed organizations used a Content Security Policy (CSP) in production

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2024 saw a 24% increase in reported browser-related vulnerabilities compared with 2023 (NVD CVE counts)

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In 2024, 41% of pages used the Web Share API

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In 2024, 63% of pages supported the Web Push API (service workers push)

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In 2024, 58% of pages used the Intersection Observer API

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In 2024, 71% of pages used CSS Grid layout

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In 2024, 64% of pages used CSS Flexbox

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In 2024, 46% of pages used the WebRTC API

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In 2024, 57% of pages used the Fetch API

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In 2024, 74% of the top 1,000,000 websites used HTTP caching headers

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Chrome still dominates desktop browser traffic, with 83.5% worldwide desktop usage in April 2024, but mobile is a completely different battlefield. Globally, mobile accounted for 38% of web traffic in 2024 while Safari made up 66.8% of worldwide mobile browser usage in April 2024. We will connect these shifts to what websites support, from HTTP/2 and TLS 1.3 to Web API usage, and what that means for browser risk and compatibility.

Key Takeaways

  • 53% of worldwide web traffic came from Google Chrome in 2024, based on StatCounter’s browser market share data
  • 48% of desktop browser usage in the United States was attributed to Chrome in 2024 per StatCounter regional breakdowns
  • On mobile in Japan, Safari accounted for 47% of browser usage in 2024 due to iOS mix
  • 83.5% of worldwide desktop web browsers were Chrome in April 2024
  • 66.8% of worldwide mobile web browsers were Safari in April 2024
  • 53% of worldwide web traffic came from Google Chrome in 2024
  • 75% of websites support HTTP/2 as of 2024
  • TLS 1.3 was used for 84% of negotiations on fast-path connections in 2024
  • In 2024, 86% of surveyed organizations used a Content Security Policy (CSP) in production
  • 2024 saw a 24% increase in reported browser-related vulnerabilities compared with 2023 (NVD CVE counts)
  • In 2024, 41% of pages used the Web Share API
  • In 2024, 74% of the top 1,000,000 websites used HTTP caching headers

Chrome dominates worldwide browser use while mobile and modern web APIs steadily grow.

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User Demographics

153% of worldwide web traffic came from Google Chrome in 2024, based on StatCounter’s browser market share data[1]
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248% of desktop browser usage in the United States was attributed to Chrome in 2024 per StatCounter regional breakdowns[2]
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3On mobile in Japan, Safari accounted for 47% of browser usage in 2024 due to iOS mix[3]
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4On mobile in Germany, Chrome accounted for 60% of browser usage in 2024[4]
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5On desktop in the United Kingdom, Edge accounted for 11% of browser usage in 2024[5]
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6Mobile accounted for 38% of web traffic globally in 2024[6]
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User Demographics Interpretation

User demographics show that browser choice is highly segmented by device and region, with Chrome leading overall at 53% of worldwide traffic in 2024 while mobile share is 38% globally and usage swings from Safari’s 47% on Japan’s iPhones to Chrome’s 60% on Germany’s mobile.

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Browser Market Share

183.5% of worldwide desktop web browsers were Chrome in April 2024[7]
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266.8% of worldwide mobile web browsers were Safari in April 2024[8]
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353% of worldwide web traffic came from Google Chrome in 2024[9]
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438% of web traffic globally came from mobile devices in 2024[10]
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5Tor Browser had 0.2% of desktop browser usage worldwide in March 2025[11]
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6Samsung Internet accounted for 12.6% of mobile browser usage worldwide in March 2025[12]
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7Edge accounted for 10.8% of desktop browser usage in the UK in March 2025[13]
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8Firefox accounted for 5.1% of desktop browser usage in the US in March 2025[14]
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9Chrome accounted for 57.9% of desktop browser usage in India in March 2025[15]
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10Safari accounted for 41.2% of mobile browser usage in the UK in March 2025[16]
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Browser Market Share Interpretation

Across the browser market share data, Chrome dominates desktop usage with 83.5% in April 2024 and 57.9% in India by March 2025, while Safari leads mobile with 66.8% worldwide in April 2024 and 41.2% in the UK by March 2025.

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Security & Compliance

175% of websites support HTTP/2 as of 2024[17]
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2TLS 1.3 was used for 84% of negotiations on fast-path connections in 2024[18]
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Security & Compliance Interpretation

In the Security and Compliance landscape, support for modern transport is strengthening with 75% of websites backing HTTP/2 and TLS 1.3 reaching 84% of fast-path negotiations in 2024.

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Performance Metrics

1In 2024, 74% of the top 1,000,000 websites used HTTP caching headers[28]
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Performance Metrics Interpretation

In 2024, 74% of the top 1,000,000 websites used HTTP caching headers, showing that strong performance practices centered on caching are now widely adopted across the web.

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ChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexity

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AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree

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ChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexity

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AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree

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