Here are the results of my "What is your favorite browser?" survey, here on Mastodon. These are some very interesting results.
It is clear that the incumbents are not getting a lot of love. Edge gets 2% and Chrome gets 5%. These browsers are widely used, but not very popular, based on this survey.
Safari does a lot better at 16%, the same as Vivaldi. The enthusiasm level from those that use Vivaldi is high and plenty of people also mention Vivaldi as a secondary option.
Opera gets just 1%.
Firefox gets 60%, so clearly a strong showing here in the Fediverse, although many say they use Firefox only because they do not want to use a Chromium based browser.
The cool part is then that 13% say they prefer another browser. Plenty of smaller browsers getting a mention, which is nice.
If you notice that the total is higher than 100%, then that is because I allowed people to select more than one browser, although most did not.
If you are still using Chrome or Edge, maybe it is time to try something new? You have a choice!
#Vivaldi #browser #Firefox #Edge #Chrome #Safari #Opera #Windows #Linux #macos #iOS #Android
11 Comments
zombiewarrior@social.vivaldi.net · 10 pts · 1y
EcksDy@techtoots.com · 10 pts · 1y
@jon@vivaldi.net
> only because they do not want to use a Chromium based browser.
Completely legit, this was the reason I switched 5 years ago. Didn't want a chromium based browser, that will eventually turn off manifest v2.
Luckily forks with workarounds were made, but I got so used to firefox that I see no reason to go back!
roger@mastodon.seattlematrix.org · 6 pts · 1y
@jon@vivaldi.net I'm excited about the Servo project: https://servo.org
They're also on the fediverse: https://floss.social/@servo
I really think more engine diversity is a good thing.
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
And Safari is only because Firefox isn't really Firefox on iOS.
accideath@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
It’s not a metadata based survey but a vote based one, so those 16% say they like Safari. Which I personally do not find hard to believe, since I feel very similar. On Apple devices I use Safari, on anything else it’s Firefox. It’s a choice, not because of lack of alternatives.
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I meant that Firefox doesn't really work the same way on iOS, so Safari is a better choice.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Safari/Epiphany should beat Chromium flavours
mike@libertynode.net · 2 pts · 1y
@jon@vivaldi.net I would have guessed Firefox would be lower and Other would be higher. But that just might be my own bias.
ingolftopf@social.vivaldi.net · 2 pts · 1y
@jon@vivaldi.net
Thank you for your interesting survey.
Of course, such surveys cannot be representative, but they do show trends.
5027 participants are not exactly a small number.
Perhaps we will be able to recruit even more people from the 'Fediverse' for further surveys. ;-)
At least 'Vivaldi' has caught up with Apple's Safari.
But I would have liked to see a lot more in favour of Vivaldi.
Even if this can only ever be a snapshot.
I confess that I have "mobilised" something for Vivaldi. :tony_laughing:
Maybe it has made a difference.
I would have found it rather stupid if Vivaldi had been left behind Apple's Safari, especially on 'Mastodon'. :tony_smiling:
Further surveys will remain exciting.
lordsplodge@brettspiel.space · 1 pts · 1y
@jon@vivaldi.net Fascinating. I selected two! Firefox (should have gone other as I use Waterfox on Windows and Linux) but my main browser has and will be Safari as I daily drive a Mac to get stuff done.
daviddelven@pkm.social · 1 pts · 1y
@jon@vivaldi.net I've been with @ArcBrowser for some weeks (2-3months) and my experience was mixed. Suffering the Windows side of things, and surprised by the efficient UI. I decided to switch finally for Firefox, setting the Vertical Tab Flag feature. Not perfect, but still feeling on the edge.
joeri@m.vlekken.net · 1 pts · 1y
@jon@vivaldi.net cool to see that Vivaldi is well accepted. Where would Vivaldi stand today on a worldwide level? I can't find it on https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share#monthly-202310-202410-bar
It's probably included in Chrome or 'Other'?