Mobile browser war: Chrome vs Safari
Akamai has published its Q1 2016 State of the Internet report, which shows that Chrome Mobile is the most popular mobile browser in the world.
The Akamai State of the Internet Report draws data from Akamai IO, which collects data on browser usage across PC and mobile devices.
Chrome Mobile was the leading browser throughout the first quarter of 2016.
At the start of the quarter, Mobile Safari comprised approximately 35% of requests over cellular connections, trailing Chrome Mobile by less than one percentage point.
Chrome also held a 14 percentage point lead over Android Webkit.
Over the quarter, both Safari and Webkit lost ground while Chrome steadily gained.
At the end of the quarter, Chrome was beating Safari by nearly 11 percentage points and besting Webkit by nearly 26 percentage points.
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