Google Chrome, the uncontested king of the browser market on cell and desktop platforms, has elevated its market share in December 2024. Statcounter evaluations that the browser the US Division of Justice needs to separate from Google accomplished the 12 months strong and elevated its market share.

Google Chrome opens 2025 with a robust and unreachable 66.88% market share, rising its market share by 0.5 elements in a single month and 1.65 elements year-over-year (compared with December 2023).

Such an infinite market share leaves an infinite gap between the first and second place. Microsoft Edge is the closest to Google Chrome, nonetheless its market share continues to be very far. In December 2024, Edge went from 12.87% to 13.21% (+0.34 elements). Yr-over-year improvement is 2.31 elements.

Apple’s Safari is third, which is kind of an achievement, considering it is the solely browser that is not on the market on Residence home windows. Primarily based on Statcounter, Safari for the time being holds 8.49% of the desktop browser market (-0.64 elements). Firefox is fourth with 6.14% (-0.3 elements), and Opera is fifth with 2.74% (-0.07 elements).

1. Google Chrome: 66.88% (+0.5 elements)
2. Microsoft Edge: 13.21% (+0.34 elements)
3. Apple Safari: 8.49% (-0.64 elements)
4. Mozilla Firefox: 6.14% (-0.3 elements)
5. Opera: 2.74% (-0.07 elements)

Google’s dominant place throughout the browser and search market might rapidly be challenged as a result of the Division of Justice these days filed a courtroom submitting, demanding the company to spin off its browser and even put it up for sale to rivals. Whereas there are arguments that such a change would possibly carry further various and additional innovation to the market, Google claims that selling the browser launched in 2008 to very important acclaim would harm America’s tech administration and put prospects and their info at risk.

No matter a relatively low market share, Microsoft may additionally end up in scorching waters with its Edge. Browser makers and advocacy groups these days despatched a letter to the European Charge asking it to matter Edge to DMA guidelines and mark Microsoft as a gatekeeper that hurts totally different firms with predatory practices.