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Google Chrome Statistics

Brian Dean

Written by Brian Dean

Google Chrome Statistics

The Google Chrome web browser was publicly released in 2008.

Originally only available for Microsoft Windows, support for macOS, Linux, and mobile platforms quickly followed.

By mid-2012, Chrome was the most popular browser worldwide. It has been the dominant player in the category ever since.

Read on to discover all of the important Google Chrome statistics for 2025. Here’s a summary of what we’ll cover:

Chrome Stats (Top Picks)

  • Chrome is used by 3.83 billion internet users. That’s up from 3.06 billion in 2020.
  • Chrome has a worldwide browser market share of 67.72%.
  • In the US, the Chrome share of browser usage is 52.23%.
  • Over 110,000 extensions are available for Chrome.

Chrome Market Share Worldwide

Google Chrome has a global browser market share of 67.72% across all device types. A slight increase from the 65.82% share registered in 2024.

chrome-market-share-worldwide

For comparison, the second most popular browser worldwide (Safari) has a market share of 16.64%.

Here’s a table showing the Google Chrome browser market share (across all device types) since 2009:

Note: Table includes incomplete data for 2025.
Year Market share
2009 3.23%
2010 9.95%
2011 19.79%
2012 29.3%
2013 34.67%
2014 38.94%
2015 44.87%
2016 49.08%
2017 53.96%
2018 59.12%
2019 63.31%
2020 64.6%
2021 64.45%
2022 64.78%
2023 63.87%
2024 65.82%
2025 67.72%

Among mobile users, Chrome has a slightly higher market share of 68.34%. Chrome’s presence in the mobile browser market has grown significantly in recent years.

We’ve charted the growth in Chrome’s mobile browser market share since 2012:

Note: Table includes incomplete data for 2025.
Year Market share
2012 0.35%
2013 3.98%
2014 21.25%
2015 33.58%
2016 38.38%
2017 48.86%
2018 54.14%
2019 60.14%
2020 62.5%
2021 63.3%
2022 64.39%
2023 64.12%
2024 66.74%
2025 68.34%

Chrome has a tablet browser market share of 48.69%, which is the lowest among all device types (excluding game consoles).

chrome-tablet-market-share

Even so, Chrome is still the most popular browser among tablet users. Safari currently ranks as the second most used browser among tablet users, with a market share of 31.19%.

We’ve prepared a table showing the growth in Chrome browser market share among tablet users:

Note: Table includes incomplete data for 2025.
Year Market share
2012 3.96%
2013 6.87%
2014 11.8%
2015 16.8%
2016 19.41%
2017 23.73%
2018 23.46%
2019 23.82%
2020 37.21%
2021 44.56%
2022 47.99%
2023 49.24%
2024 48.25%
2024 48.69%

Source: Statcounter GlobalStats

Chrome Market Share in the US

Chrome has a 52.23% share of the US browser market. The US share is significantly lower than the 67.72% cut Chrome enjoys worldwide.

chrome-market-share-us

The second most used browser in the US is Safari, which has a 30.6% market share.

Chrome’s US presence has been consistent over the past few years, with over 50% of the market share in the US browser market.

Here’s the historical data on Chrome’s market share in the US since 2009:

Note: Table includes incomplete data for 2025.
Year Market share
2009 2.99%
2010 8.58%
2011 14.92%
2012 20.81%
2013 26.65%
2014 31.36%
2015 38.38%
2016 43.4%
2017 45.27%
2018 49.4%
2019 49.39%
2020 46.93%
2021 48.48%
2022 49.78%
2023 49.97%
2024 52.41%
2025 52.23%

Chrome holds a majority of the US desktop search market (62.08%). Edge, the closest competitor, has a market share over 4x smaller (13.78%), while Safari now ranks third (12.21%) among desktop users in the US.

chrome-desktop-market-share-us

Here’s a table showing Chrome’s desktop browser market share in the US since 2009:

Note: Table includes incomplete data for 2025.
Year Market share
2009 3.03%
2010 8.95%
2011 16.09%
2012 23.54%
2013 32.08%
2014 36.87%
2015 42.1%
2016 51.4%
2017 55.66%
2018 61.99%
2019 63.17%
2020 58.84%
2021 59.46%
2022 59.89%
2023 56.64%
2024 60.99%
2025 62.08%

Within the mobile category, Chrome has a usage share of 42.49% in the US, making it the second most popular mobile browser in the country.

chrome-mobile-market-share-us

Safari leads the way on mobile, with a market share of 50.18%.

Here’s a breakdown of Chrome’s mobile browser market share in the US since 2012:

Note: Table includes incomplete data for 2025.
Year Market share
2012 0.44%
2013 5.48%
2014 24.22%
2015 38.7%
2016 36.56%
2017 39.13%
2018 40.56%
2019 40.09%
2020 37.24%
2021 38.64%
2022 41.43%
2023 40.68%
2024 45.04%
2024 42.49%

Source: Statcounter GlobalStats

Number of Chrome Users

An estimated 3.83 billion internet users globally use Chrome as their browser. The user base has grown by 5.8% compared to last year.

Chrome is used by 3.83 billion internet users

In fact, Chrome has added 0.77 billion new users in the last 5 years. As a result, the Chrome user base has grown by an estimated 25.16% since 2020.

number-of-chrome-users

Here’s a table with Chrome user growth since 2014:

Note: Data for 2022-2025 based on estimates using ITU data on the number of internet users and StatCounter data for Chrome market share. Data for earlier years was used from Statista analysis.
Year Number of users
2014 1.25 billion
2015 1.5 billion
2016 1.84 billion
2017 2.04 billion
2018 2.39 billion
2019 2.74 billion
2020 3.06 billion
2021 3.23 billion
2022* 3.3 billion
2023* 3.45 billion
2024* 3.62 billion
2025* 3.83 billion

Sources: Statista, ITU, StatCounter

Number of Chrome Extensions

There are 111,933 Chrome extensions (based on data collected in August 2024). That’s down from 137,345 Chrome extensions in May 2020.

Over half (55.5%) of these extensions are used for productivity, while 33.3% are lifestyle.

In total, 95,136 Chrome extensions (85%) have less than 1,000 users.

Only 2,000 (1.8%) have more than 100,000 users.

Here’s a complete breakdown of Chrome extensions by number of users (as of August 2024):

Number of users Number of Chrome extensions
Less than 100 64,526 (57.65% of total)
Between 100 and 1,000 30,610 (27.35% of total)
Between 1,000 and 10,000 8,929 (7.98% of total)
Between 10,000 and 100,000 5,868 (5.24% of total)
Between 100,000 and 1 million 1,758 (1.57% of total)
More than 1 million 242 (0.22% of total)

Source: DebugBear

Number of Chrome Extensions Developed by Google

There are 16 Chrome extensions developed by Google available for download as of September 2025.

A total of 8 extensions developed by Google have more than 1 million users.

Source: Chrome Web Store

Chrome App Downloads

The Google Chrome mobile app was downloaded 83.89 million times across iOS & Android platforms as of September 2025.

The Google Chrome mobile app has been downloaded 83.89 million times

Google Chrome has more than 10 billion lifetime downloads on Google Play, a milestone it passed in December 2021.

Sources: Statista, Android Rank

Conclusion

You made it! That’s it for my Google Chrome stats roundup. Hopefully, you’ve learned something new about Chrome from these facts and figures.

The browser has an incredible growth story and continues to be the top player in the market. It will be interesting to see whether it can sustain its position of dominance in the years to come.

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