- By Vikas Yadav
- Wed, 03 May 2023 06:11 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
SAFARI is Apple's offering in the web browser market known for its customisation options, security and features. And as per Statscounter, Apple's Safari browser was the second most used desktop browser in April, inching slightly ahead of Microsoft Edge. Safari captured 11.87 per cent market share against Edge's 11 per cent. Meanwhile, Google Chrome tops the charts with flying numbers - 66.13 per cent worldwide.
While the margin between Safari and Edge is not huge, it must be noted that Microsoft is constantly supercharging Edge with AI features since the AI upheaval was sparked by OpenAI. Apple's Safari continues to remain traditional as of now. Among other browsers, Firefox appeared fourth with 5.65 per cent and Opera fifth with 3.09 per cent market share.
Market share in India
Speaking of Indian stats (overall, across platforms), in April this year, Google Chrome stood at 88.71 per cent market share. Opera had a share of 3.12 per cent. Safari stood at 2.58 per cent. UC Browser had an audience of 1.98 per cent in the browser market. In fifth place was Firefox with a 1.11 per cent audience across desktop, mobile, tablet and console. Lastly, Microsoft Edge was in sixth place with a 0.96 per cent market share.
Coming to the market share of desktop browsers, only (April 2023), Chrome tops the chart with 90.4 per cent and Firefox is next with a 3.64 per cent market share. Microsoft Edge is a close third with 3.48 per cent. Opera and Safari come fourth and fifth with 1.19 per cent and 1.01 per cent share in the market respectively.
A point worth noting is that Google Chrome is not the default bundled browser on Windows laptops, computers that are used worldwide. While it has been the talk of the town and among the dominant choice in the browser market, it had the most reported vulnerabilities (till October 2022), as per Atlas VPN.