Top browsers for smartphones and PCs

18 October 2017
Browsers

Google Chrome remains the most popular Internet browser, according to data from NetMarketShare for September 2017.

Chrome dominates the mobile and desktop market, with over 50% market share across both platforms.

Safari is the main competitor to Chrome on mobile devices, with Firefox and Opera Mini falling far behind the leading duo.

The mobile numbers include data collected from smartphones and tablets.

Internet Explorer and Firefox compete for second place on PC, with Internet Explorer at 14.18% and Firefox at 12.58% market share.

The most popular Internet browsers across mobile and desktop for September 2017 are listed below.

Desktop Browsers

Google chrome

 

Desktop Browser Share
Chrome 59.61%
Microsoft Internet Explorer 14.18%
Firefox 12.85%
Microsoft Edge 5.15%
Safari 5.08%
Opera 1.27%
Proprietary/Undetectable 0.09%
Konqueror 0.01%

Mobile Browsers

Mobile games

 

Mobile Browser Share
Chrome 57.12%
Safari 32.50%
Android Browser 5.63%
Opera Mini 2.20%
Firefox 0.64%
Internet Explorer 0.54%
Opera 0.47%
Microsoft Edge 0.22%
BlackBerry 0.02%
Proprietary/Undetectable 0.01%

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