It’s worth noting that Safari is only available on macOS (when it comes to desktop), while other web browsers can be installed on Macs and Windows PCs. However, Safari has already lost its second place as the most used desktop web browser in Europe. When considering the US market, Safari still has an advantage against Microsoft Edge with 18.12% versus 12.09%, respectively. If Safari continues to lose users, it will probably slip to the third or fourth place in the ranking over the next few months.

Unsurprisingly, Google Chrome is still in first place with 65.38% of the share.īy comparison, 10.38% of desktop users were surfing the web with Safari in January 2021, which suggests that Apple’s web browser has been losing ground to other alternatives.

Firefox, which had only 8.1% share in January 2021, has gained new users during the past few months and now has 9.18% of the desktop market share. While Safari is used by 9.84% of desktop users, Microsoft Edge is right behind with 9.54% market share. However, new data suggests that Safari is about to lose its second place in the ranking to its competitors.Īs shown by StatCounter (via TechRadar), Safari remains the second most-used desktop web browser in the world as of January 2022, but two of its competitors are close to taking over second place this time around. Apple’s Safari web browser has never been as popular as Google Chrome, which dominates the worldwide market share, but it has been consolidated as the second most-used browser for a long time.

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