The need for information has turned search engines and browsers in fundamental tools for the discovery of content in the vast Internet network. These systems facilitate access to a wide range of resourcesfrom informative websites to specialized services.
There are several options, but there are also undisputed leaders worldwide. In this article we will review the most used:
Most used search engines in the world
It is likely that this is the last year we do this ranking. It is undeniable that classic search engines still have control of our information needs, but increasingly use AI platforms as chatgpt for it. In fact, there are already studies that claim that in markets like the US Chatgpt already adds more users who do online searches than engines such as Bing or Yahoo.
In any case, and looking for searches numbers data and not users, to prepare this article we have taken the worldwide data from the portal Statcounterwhich analyzes the percentage of Internet searches that are made with each search engine. Let's see which and how are these search engines (August 2025):
1. Google
When we want to know or find something on the web, most mortals think of Google. Therefore, we do not attract our attention that this search engine has the highest participation in the market (far from the rest). Its market share is 89.57%, slightly higher to 89.33% A year ago.
Although the Google search engine has been in the market for more than 25 years, it has experienced considerable evolution to keep up with technological changes, especially the irruption of AI. At the beginning, Google showed search results as a link list so that users found what they were looking for. Now, his main challenge is Offer faster and more direct answers without the need for the user to visit different web pages. To achieve this, they have incorporated the Generativewhich allows them to process natural language and offer information summaries.
This change is reflected in the appearance of functions such as Ai overViewsthat allow users to obtain a quick response without having to navigate between different pages. This makes the information much more accessible to anyone, regardless of their level of knowledge. In addition, Google has recently presented a new Ai mode, that will offer an even more conversational and personalized search experience
2. Bing
Although distant in terms of market share, with 4.02% (practically the same data of a year ago), Bing is a popular search engine that belongs to Microsoft and allows its integration to the entire Microsoft tools suite.
On the other hand, it presents a rewards program with which you can obtain points and receive gifts to interact with the platform.
3. Yandex
Yandex remains in third place of the ranking, although it goes down in market share, of the 2.8% of 2024 to 2.19% current.
This search engine is widely used in Russia And he has gained popularity thanks to his ability to work in English and Russian. In addition to its presence in the former Soviet country, Yandex has a audience in other countries such as Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Türkiye. Its success can be attributed, in part, to the consideration of the Cyrillic Alphabet Complex since its inception and, of course, to its best knowledge of the local market.
With about 30 million users per month, the expense in innovation, as well as its presence many countries in the former Soviet Union, cannot be denied space among the best search engines.
4. Yahoo!
Yahoo! It is another of the search engines that maintains its position, with a very slight improvement in its percentage of participation, going from 1.33% in 2024 to Current 1.49%. Although it is far from showing the dominant position it had in the nineties, it still retains a prominent place in the network and continues to be used by millions of users worldwide 30 years after its creation (1995), both to find information and to access its mail services.
It should be noted that Yahoo Answers, one of its most famous services, saw its end during the last phase of 2021, leaving behind a wide variety of questions and answers very well positioned in Google, as well as some of the best Internet memes.
5. Duckdukgo
Duckckgo is a search engine and a web browser that Prioritize user privacy. Unlike other search engines, it does not track your activity on the Internet or collect personal data such as IP addresses, cookies or search records. He currently has 0.95% of the quota of search engines worldwide.
This means that it does not create a user profile about you, which allows you to search more anonymously. As a result, personalized ads will not appear based on your navigation history, although it can show non -personalized ads related to the query you made at that time.
In addition to its search engine, Duckdugogo offers tools such as a browser extension and a mobile application that block trackers, force safe connections (HTTPS) and remove search history with a single button.
6. Baidu
Baidu, founded in 2000, is a Chinese technology company specialized in Internet services. Known as him main search engine in Chinait has one Market participation of 0.72% worldwide, a slightly lower than 0.83% quota in 2024. Similar to Google in many ways, even in its commitment to AI in recent years, Baidu operates mainly in Mandarin and plays a fundamental role in the online search within the Asian region.
The encounters that Google has had with the government, and China's policies, have led to its failure in their attempt to expand in the Asian market.
Source: Statcounter Global Stats – Search Engine Market Share
Other search engines …
The truth is that the list does not end here, there is an infinity of search engines such as Ask, Naver, Ecosia, AOL, StartPage, Metager, etc. Although many of them are far from being the most used search engines in the world, it seems interesting to take a look and browse their functionalities, characteristics or appearance they present; Observe, in short, the variety of possibilities that users have when navigating the network.
These are the most used browsers in the world
Since we have seen which are the most used search engines for Internet users around the world, let's take a look at the main Web browsers from which they connect, based on the data updated to August 2025 of Statcounter:
1. Google Chrome
As expected, as well as Google's domain in the field of search engines, its browser of Chrome leads worldwide. According to data shared by Statcounter, Chrome covers the 67.94% of the market, something above 66.68% of 2024.
In this way, since its creation in 2008 the closed code browser has become one of the most used by Internet users. This thanks to the wide variety of applications and extensions that incorporates into its interface. Likewise, being part of Google's family, allows a wide degree of interaction between its different products, facilitating its use.
Of course, we do not know how long it will last, since justice can force Google to get rid of Chrome, for monopoly reasons. Openai and Perplexity have already postulated to buy it.
2. Safari
Safari It is a high -speed web browser developed by the Apple Inc. company launched in 2003. As is usual for Apple, it is an exclusive use for the company's products, that is, Macs, iPhones, etc. However, between 2007 and 2012 it had an open version for Windows users.
According to Statcounter, this is the second most used web browser in the world with 16.18%, two points less than 18.09% of 2024. Safari has a high level of interaction between different devices thanks to the synchronization of the Apple account. Likewise, within the browsers stands out for their security measures, minimizing the risks of tracking and other malicious actions of third parties when navigating.
3. Edge
We all know Internet Explorer, one of the old internet era giants that was Microsoft's flagship in the world of browsers. Microsoft Edgeit is the updated version of this already obsolete browser and has only 5.07% market share, something below 5.25% of 2024. Like the previous browsers, this stands out in the interaction between devices through synchronization with Outlook accounts. In addition, it also stands out in the integration of the different Microsoft products, such as Office 365, Microsoft Teams, etc.
It is usually the predetermined browser within the devices with Windows operating system, but its use is usually limited to the download of others more used, such as Chrome.
4. Firefox
Born in 2002, Firefox He was one of the main competitors, together with Internet Explorer, in the web navigation panorama at the beginning of Chrome. Unlike the previous ones, this browser works from an open source, offering greater transparency to users and a greater capacity for interaction in terms of development.
Despite its old force within this ecosystem, Firefox currently has only 2.45% of the worldwide navigation quota. Even so, it is still in force in the digital world, especially with the current fight against third -party cookies as one of the first platforms to give up its use.
5. Samsung Internet
Samsung Internet went up from sixth to fifth position of the list, displacing Opera, Although its share of participation decreased, from 2.23% in 2024 to 2.04% in August of this year.
It is a mobile web browser that In 2012 he replaced the standard Android browser on Samsung Galaxy devices. Over the years he was incorporated into more devices and implementing improvements, such as secret mode, content cards, Push Web notifications, a content blocking extension, payments support, etc. In 2015 Samsung Internet joined Google Play, expanding its offer for any user.
Among the main characteristics of this browser, we highlight the Secret modewhich allows private navigation; the biometric web login for greater security; and an Integrated Ads Blocker. In addition, it allows customizing the location of the menu and the address bar, and has functions such as the video assistant, which facilitates the reproduction of multimedia content, and useful extensions as an integrated translator.
Source: Statcounter Global Stats – Browser Market Share
Other web browsers …
Of course the list does not end in these 6, since there are a wide variety of browsers such as Opera, Brave, Android Internet, UC Browser, Ieetc…
However, these aforementioned do not accumulate more than 1% of the global navigation quota, leaving them well below what we have previously listed.
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