# Modern Browsers (2025-11-26)

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**Created:** [November 27, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/modern-browsers-2025-11-26/325 "2025-11-27T03:24:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/modern-browsers-2025-11-26/325/1 "2025-11-27T03:24:03Z")

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| Browser | First release (year) | Approx. global desktop share (2025) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Google Chrome | 2008 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Google Chrome")) | ~ 73% ([StatCounter Global Stats](https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Browser Market Share Worldwide")) |
| Microsoft Edge | 2015 (legacy), rebuilt 2020 on Chromium ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_web_browser?utm_source=chatgpt.com "History of the web browser")) | ~ 5% globally / ~ 11-13% desktops depending on region ([Backlinko](https://backlinko.com/browser-market-share?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Web Browser Market Share: 85+ Browser Usage Statistics")) |
| Mozilla Firefox | 2004 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_browsers?utm_source=chatgpt.com "List of web browsers")) | ~ 2–5% (≈ 2.4% global) ([Electro IQ](https://electroiq.com/stats/firefox-statistics/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Firefox Statistics, Fact By Market, Website Traffic & Devices ...")) |
| Opera | 1996 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_web_browser?utm_source=chatgpt.com "History of the web browser")) | ~ 1–2% ([Visual Capitalist](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-most-popular-web-browsers/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Ranked: The Most Popular Web Browsers in 2025")) |
| Brave | 2019 stable release ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_%28web_browser%29?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Brave (web browser)")) | \< 1% (niche) ([Efficient](https://efficient.app/best/browser?utm_source=chatgpt.com "17 Best Web Browsers 2025")) |
| Vivaldi | 2015 ([Browser Update](https://browser-update.org/browsers.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Overview of (almost all) major browsers")) | \< 1% (niche) — no major published global share figure |
| Chromium (open-source build) | 2008 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Google Chrome")) | \< 1% (mostly developer / niche users) — no reliable global figure |
| Tor Browser | ~2008 (first bundle) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_browsers?utm_source=chatgpt.com "List of web browsers")) | \< 1% — niche privacy-focused user base |
| Yandex Browser | 2012 ([Browser Update](https://browser-update.org/browsers.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Overview of (almost all) major browsers")) | \< 1% globally — some regional use |