"Most Popular Web Browsers 1993 - 2020

 

In this data visualization I go back to the first graphical web browser, Mosaic. Before Mosaic most users browsed the web either with a text based web browser such as Lynx or using Nexus which had a graphical interface, which was easier to use. 1993 Mosaic First graphical web browser 1994 Netscape Navigator Launched at $49 with a 90 day trial 1995 Internet Explorer Launched as free add-on to Windows 95 1996 Opera Launched to the public as trialware 1997 Netscape held 70% of the market but IE being free was gaining fast 1998 This forced Netscape to became freeware 1998 Microsoft was taken to court for violating antitrust laws America Online acquired Netscape for $4.2 billion 2000 Microsoft was found guilty and decided to split IE from Windows 2001 IE was the official winner of the first browser war 2002 Firefox Beta Originally called Phoenix, then Firebird 2003 Safari 1.0 released by Apple 2004 Firefox 1.0 finally released to the public 2005 Free Opera Opera browser becomes freeware 2006 IE 7.0 Microsoft reintegrates IE into Windows 2008 Netscape Ends Netscape Navigator is discontinued 2008 Chrome 1.0 Google releases Chrome 2009 Mobile Web Mobile browsers started gaining market share 2010 Firefox 3.6 Firefox introduces Personas theme engine 2011 IE 9 Introduced new interface 2012 Chrome overtakes IE 2013 IE 11 Final version of IE 2014 Opera 19 Introduced Workspaces feature 2015 Edge Replaced IE 2016 Opera 40 Free VPN & battery saver mode 2017 Firefox 55 Included VR capability 2018 Opera 50 Anti-Bitcoin mining tool 2019 Firefox 70 Dark Mode & Tracker Blocker

"Introducing History Timeline

Chrome History Timeline is an extension that makes a visual timeline of your browser history using OpenGraph data and traditional meta-data. Like History, but with pictures.

"What is the best Web Browser?

This is a Cnet Tv Prizefight in high-definition between the top web browsers around, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and the newcomer Google Chrome. If you would like to receive more Cnet Tv Prizefights in high-definition on a regular basis, please subscribe, rate this video, and check out our channel. Thank you!

"Google Chrome vs Mozilla Firefox - Best Internet Browser

Browser Battle time... Chrome vs Firefox - FIGHT! We're not talking just speed folks, this should be everything you need to know to make an informed choice, SCORE! || Join the chat: http://bit.ly/nixgoogleplus ||
Google Chrome (source code released by the Chromium project) has been steadily gaining market share, and is now a very close second to Internet Explorer in usage. Firefox is a close third. So how do these free browsers stack up against each other?

Benchmarks and speedtests - Firefox 13 vs Chrome 19
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What is a Browser?

What is a browser? was the question we asked over 50 passersby of different ages and backgrounds in the Times Square in New York. Watch the many responses people came up with.

What is a browser?

Basic explanation of the web browser. Learn more at http://whatbrowser.org

"StatCounter: Evolution of the Worldwide Browser Landscape

This video tracks the changing face of the browser landscape from 2008 to 2012...

Signing in to Chrome: Tab Sync

Chrome syncs your tabs across all your devices, so you can access them from the "Other devices" menu on the New Tab page. Go to the Chrome menu and select "Sign in to Chrome." http://google.com/chrome/signingin