With one more month to go, Google Chrome remains the most used browser in the world, according to data from the May 2023 report just shared by Statcounter. Nothing new under the sun, but we were in for a huge surprise when we found out Safari reaffirmed its position as the second most used browser, and that it increased its advantage over Microsoft Edge.

Look at the attached graph, it contains the five most used browsers in the world on desktop computers, that is, it does not cover the mobile sector, a market where it would be more understandable if Safari had a huge weight due to the popularity of the iPhone. Google Chrome closed the month of May with a share of 66.02%, which represents an increase of 0.2 points from the previous month.

from his side, Safari achieved a 12.79% share, up 0.9 points, while Microsoft Edge fell 0.98 points, representing a 9.91% share. After these latest moves, the distance between the two browsers has widened a bit, and it seems that Redmond is finding it increasingly difficult to regain the second place in the ranking of the most used browsers.

The fourth place was occupied by Firefox, which recorded a slight decrease (-0.31%) and remains 5.59% stake. The top five is rounded off by Opera, whose market share rose to 4.02% after last increase of 0.9 points that you have registered. The chart is generally very clear and shows that Safari and Opera were the big winners of the month with the biggest growth as they saw the biggest growth.

Inside smartphone market There are important movements that we can see reflected in the second chart. Google Chrome is still the most used browser, but falls significantly from its peak in February. In May, it closed with a further decrease of 0.67 points, reaching a total share of 61.09%. Safari is the second most used browser and increased by 0.81 points, reaching a share of 27.81%.

He is in third position samsung browser, which achieved an increase of 0.14 points and closed May with a share of 4.97%. Opera closed with 1.8% and a slight decrease of 0.09 points and UC Browser which gained 1.54% (down 0.17 points). I personally use Google Chrome on my PC and Safari on my smartphone, and you?