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| Although Google is banned China prefers Chrome |
According to various data sources, Chrome is the most used web browser in China. Baidu analysis shows that this year's browser share in the browser market is between 36% and 39%.
Within a month, Chrome beat its closest competitors - Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Tencent's QQ Browser - by more than 28 percentage points.
The latest data from CNCERT, China's National Computer Emergency Center, shows similar numbers, with the browser accounting for 30% of the mobile browser market in China in the third quarter of 2019.
The Chrome browser is still not as popular in China as it is in other parts of the world, and its market share in China is about two-thirds of the global market.
In China (most Google services are not available), Chrome usage is exceptionally high.
China has banned Google's search engine since 2010. At this point, Google has stopped censoring search results after a series of Chinese cyber attacks.
Since then, almost all Google services have been banned in China, including the Google Play App Store.
You can find various Google apps on Apple OS (iOS) and many Android app stores in China. Most of them cannot be used without a virtual private network (VPN). .
The Chrome browser does not need to be connected to the Google server in order to function and can be downloaded directly from its official website in China.
You can use the browser to convert default Google search engine to other search engines like Baidu.
People in China choose Google browser because it is faster and easier to use.
The Chrome browser can be found on many competing app stores, and the Microsoft and Mozilla browsers are also available.
Chinese giants like Tencent and Alibaba have their own browsers, while domestic smartphone manufacturers (like Oppo and Xiaomi) also have their own browsers, most of which are installed on their devices.
Many Chinese users choose Google Browser for several reasons: For example: easy, fast, without popup, as the browser allows you to focus on the web page and forget the browser controls.
Regardless of user experience, some users refrain from using a Chinese browser. This restricts access to the site.
Despite its popularity, Chrome still faces growing competition: In January, Microsoft released a new version of the Chromium-based Edge browser, which is similar to Chrome's main operating principle.
Edge has a lot of features and supports Chrome extensions that some Chrome users have noticed in China.
One user wrote: I chose Edge. Since the Chinese usually cannot use Google Accounts, features like bookmarks and Chrome extensions can be imported with Edge.
Another user said that Edge add-ons can be downloaded from Microsoft's website, which is different from the Chrome Store, which can be accessed in China.