The data analytics company analyses over 5 billion monthly page views of around 1.5 million websites to determine the leading brands and vendors in various industries and regions.<\/p>\n
In South Africa, the overall browser market share is dominated by Chrome, with browsers like Safari, Samsung Internet, Opera, and Microsoft Edge lagging far behind it.<\/p>\n
Google’s browser holds 70.10% of the South African market share, with Safari, Samsung Internet, and Microsoft holding 13.06%, 8.33%, and 3.93%, respectively.<\/p>\n
Microsoft Edge has a 2.43% share of the South African market, with Firefox, UC Browser, and Internet Explorer taking spots lower down the table with shares of 1.29%, 0.52%, and 0.08%.<\/p>\n
The chart below summarises the South African browser market share. A breakdown of the desktop and mobile market shares is summarised at the end of the article.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Overall Internet browser market share in South Africa. Data: GlobalStats Statcounter<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Apple’s Safari browser stats in the overall segment are boosted significantly by its share in South Africa’s mobile market.<\/p>\n In this segment, it holds a share of almost 15%, while its desktop market share is significantly lower at 5.76%.<\/p>\n On the other hand, Chrome’s overall share is pulled down significantly by its smartphone market share. The Google-developed browser holds almost 77% of the desktop market share, while its mobile share sits around 68%.<\/p>\n The fact that Samsung Internet holds third place in the overall market share segment is impressive as it is exclusively a mobile-based browser.<\/p>\n It also shows the dominance of mobile devices in South Africa.<\/p>\n Google and, to a lesser extent, Samsung Internet’s high South African mobile market share shares aren’t surprising.<\/p>\n Samsung dominates the smartphone market in the country, likely due to its broad range of budget to mid-range smartphones.<\/p>\n The company’s smartphones accounted for 49.07% of views in the mobile vendor segment in South Africa in January 2023 \u2014 a slight increase from 48.04% in January 2022.<\/p>\n The smartphones sold by Samsung come pre-installed with Google Chrome and Samsung Internet.<\/p>\n While the same can be said for Apple and Safari, the Cupertino-based tech company has a far smaller share of the mobile market in South Africa.<\/p>\n Internet browser market shares in South Africa, according to GlobalStats Statcounter data, are provided in the table below.<\/p>\n The “Unknown\/Other” browser section includes what GlobalStats Statcounter called an “Android” browser.<\/p>\n