Most Used Web Browsers by Estimated Users (2009–2026) | Animated Ranking

Numbers Evolve brings data to life. Watch rankings, records and global trends evolve over time through animated data visualizations. 📊 Data • Rankings • History 🌎 Watch the World Change. ABOUT THIS VIDEO How did the world's most used web browsers change from 2009 to 2026? This animated ranking follows the evolution of major web browsers across more than 17 years of internet history, from the era of Internet Explorer and Firefox to the rise of Google Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge and other competitors. The values shown are estimated worldwide users rather than directly measured unique-user counts. DATA SOURCES • StatCounter Global Stats — worldwide browser usage share • Global internet-user estimates used by the production dataset METHODOLOGY / NOTES • Metric: Estimated worldwide browser users • Period: 2009–2026 • Ranking shown: Top 10 • Browser usage shares are combined with estimates of the worldwide internet-user population. Estimated users = global internet users × browser usage share These figures are estimates and should not be interpreted as directly measured unique users. Browser usage-share datasets may reflect browsing activity or pageviews rather than a census of individual people. A single person may also use multiple browsers or devices. The animation interpolates between source observations to create continuous visual movement. Intermediate animation frames should not be interpreted as independently observed measurements. CHAPTERS 00:00 Opening 00:05 Methodology 00:10 Browser race 08:13 Closing MUSIC 'Machina' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Discovery' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au Subscribe to Numbers Evolve for more animated rankings, historical data and visual stories. Numbers Evolve — Watch the World Change. #WebBrowsers #Technology #DataVisualization