If there is a more useful tool than WhatsApp or Facebook on our smartphones, they are undoubtedly web browsers. There are many types of web browsers, although as we all know the most used is Google Chrome.
However, web browsers are not only used on cell phones, they are also essential on every home's computers. Now, the history of web browsers is quite interesting and although Chrome, Edge or Safari are the most popular today, years ago the most used were others. Do you remember?
What were the most popular browsers in 1995?
What was the most popular browser in 1995? Netscape was the most popular browser 25 years ago with 80% market share. The evolution of all these web browsers can be seen in the following Reddit thread and it's actually a lot of fun to watch.
With the passage of time we see how Internet Explorer is gaining ground and it is that Microsoft's browser has had no mercy. In 1998 it already surpassed Netscape and in the 2000 reached an 88,5% share. Internet Explorer seemed invincible.
But every empire has its end, and Microsoft's web browser would be no exception. Mozilla Firefox began to have more and more presence but it would not be until the arrival of Google Chrome that Internet Explorer would lose its precious crown.
Interestingly, the use of Internet Explorer today is quite residual, moreover, in 2021 Microsoft has already announced that the veteran browser will no longer have support and that the Redmond company wants to focus solely and exclusively on its modern Edge browser.
Google Chrome may remain the most used browser for a few more years, but it shouldn't be trusted. History has shown us that even popular browsers such as Netscape or Internet Explorer at some point fell and no one can guarantee that the same thing will happen to Google Chrome. Will anyone be able to overthrow it?
