Bloated and complacent, Chrome might be on the path to playing the same role as IE was playing 15 years ago, shunned by developers and technologically inferior to other browsers.

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      They chose Chromium. Which is the base for Chrome (and all other relevant browsers).

      I know we live in a time of why-give-a-fuck-about-facts, but I see two ‘relevant browsers’ in the top ranking that are not chromium-based:

      Chrome 66.68%
      Safari 18.07%
      Edge 5.25%
      Firefox 2.65%

      (https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share)

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        and out of those 4, 3 are based on a fork that came originally from khtml. so it’s really just firefox that matters in this race. well, until ladybird is ready.

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          https://ladybird.org/

          Well that’s cool

          Ladybird is a brand-new browser & web engine. Driven by a web standards first approach, Ladybird aims to render the modern web with good performance, stability and security.

          Singular focus

          We are focused on one thing: the web browser.

          No monetization

          No “default search deals”, crypto tokens, or other forms of user monetization, ever.

          Announcing the Ladybird Browser Initiative

          Launching our 501©(3) nonprofit.

          Looking forward to it, 2026 feels like a long ways away but I imagine there is lots to do before then

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        Your source is missing a bunch of chromium-based browsers to add up to 100%, and there’s no methodology or statistics explanation.

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          Your source is missing a bunch of chromium-based browsers to add up to 100%, and there’s no methodology or statistics explanation.

          FFS… I listed the first four results of the first web search result I got. Also, may I remind you that me quoting only the four first results (unfiltered) of a longer list doesn’t change a thing on the ranking: on those 4 firsts (aka, the browsers occupying the 1st to the 4th places, aka the ones ranked before the 5th, 6th places and so on), two of them are not Chromium-based. That’s all I was saying.

          For the rest:

          1. Feel free to quote other sources, obviously. I would be happy to see other numbers with some more of that ‘methodology or statistics explanation’ you’re talking about.
          2. Have a nice day.