Google Chrome continues to dominate the browser market with a 72 percent market share worldwide.
The latest figures from Statcounter show that Google Chrome is only tightening its grip on the desktop market. On October 1, 2025, the browser achieves a record market share of 71.86 percent. With this, Chrome breaks its own record once again.
Edge and Safari Lose Ground
There’s little reason for competitors to cheer. Microsoft Edge remains the second player in the market but drops from 11.73 percent to 10.37 percent. Despite promotional campaigns and integration with Copilot, Microsoft still fails to reach the coveted 15 percent threshold, writes Neowin.
Apple Safari also sees its share decline: from 6.04 percent to 5.69 percent in just one month. Mozilla Firefox slides further away, with a market share of 4.45 percent. Only Opera managed to gain a small win, climbing to 2.11 percent.
Chrome Leaves Competition behind in Belgium as Well
In our country, Chrome achieves a market share of 56.21 percent in September 2025. Edge takes only 18.01 percent of the pie, but Safari (14%) is significantly higher in third place than its competitors Firefox (6.98%) and Opera (2.97%).
Source: StatCounter Global Stats – Browser Market Share
In the Netherlands, Google Chrome reaches an even higher figure of 63.64 percent in September, followed by Edge with 14.5 percent. Safari, at 8.16 percent, doesn’t perform much better than Mozilla Firefox with 7.15 percent.
In France, Google Chrome (60.02%) also stands at a lonely height, while Edge barely claims 13.81 percent market share. Firefox, however, performs better here with 11.68 percent.
AI as a Weapon
Virtually all browsers are trying to entice users with AI integrations. Google Chrome received a major update with Gemini AI Mode and agent functionalities. Microsoft crammed in Copilot Mode in Edge, while Opera took the leap with Opera Neon, an AI browser that’s still to be released in early access. Not everyone is enthusiastic about this evolution. Some browser makers and users fear that AI limits browsing freedom and turns the user into a passive spectator.