The Best Web Browsers of 2022

One of the most essential needs for spending time online is a browser. Browsers let you read blogs on websites, watch videos, browse forum sites, watch movies or shows, and basically do almost anything you want online. Competition between browsers has been heating up lately. While Google Chrome keeps pushing out updates to improve itself, its rivals Firefox, Opera and Yandex are working to please users with UI/UX improvements. Microsoft, meanwhile, is throwing everything it has behind Edge to grab a slice of the market share and join this competition. With its recently released new Edge, it's using the Chromium base to try to win users away from its rivals. Now let's go through the most popular, i.e. the most-used, browsers one by one.

What's the best browser? Which one should you pick? What are the benefits? Let's take a look!

What's the Best Browser? 2022

Google Chrome

The browser with the biggest share of the web browser market is Chrome, at 68.50%. With an overwhelming lead over its rivals, Chrome is the most popular web browser among users. Going by usage share, we can say it deserves the number 1 spot in the best browser category. Despite being the most popular browser in the world, it has plenty of criticized aspects. One of these is that it consumes far too much memory. Even with a feature that freezes background tabs, it still eats up an excessive amount of memory. Because of this, some users choose a different browser.

There are plenty of answers to questions like why people use or prefer Google Chrome. One reason is that it has a huge number of extensions, and another is that Google released the biggest search engine in the Turkish market. Now let's take a closer look at these options and let you decide for yourselves. Having extensions suited to every need draws users into this space. There's an extension pool of literally millions in size. For example, people who do web programming or work in SEO can easily find the extension they're looking for and make their work easier. Ever since it first launched, it's kept users happy in terms of speed and performance. It always ranks near the top on speed compared to its rivals. Since it's usable by anyone and designed to be quite comfortable to use, we can say it's the most-used web browser. It's a popular choice because you can find anything you're looking for very easily, and switching between sites, doing searches and so on is quite easy. One of the biggest reasons it's preferred is that Chrome can be used the way you want on every platform. It runs stably on every operating system, including Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

Microsoft Edge

Since the day it launched, the revamped Microsoft Edge has seen incredible demand and become well-liked. Using the Chromium engine and putting simplicity front and center, this browser has earned top marks from users. With a 7.59% share of the vote, it managed to pass its closest rival Firefox and claim the number 2 spot on the list. Should such a fast rise for such a new browser make Chrome nervous? It can be said that it delivers better performance than Chrome. Its customization options are quite broad, letting you set up your browser however you want. We can also say it places importance on privacy. Could being Windows' default browser be behind such a fast climb? On top of Windows, it also works well with MacOS, Android and iOS. One of the browser's major downsides is that it only works fully with a Microsoft account. You can't integrate your Gmail account.

Microsoft Edge currently works on Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7. It also runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Besides Microsoft, it can also run on MacOS, Android and iOS operating systems. Its Linux support, we can say, is quite recent. If you're now running a Linux-based operating system, you'll be able to use the Microsoft Edge browser.

Firefox

Firefox, which lands in 3rd place on the list, has a usage share of 7.19%. Users genuinely prefer Firefox. Thanks to its developer-side features, its focus on privacy and security, and its easy interface, it draws interest from users. Thanks to its Sync feature, you can send your mobile browsing over to desktop with a single tap. It tracks email breaches and warns you about them. If your data has been stolen before, it tells you about the platforms involved and expects you to take action. Since it has quite a flexible structure, you can use your browser with whatever account you want and transfer data over from your old browser. It keeps improving on performance. We can say it's making solid strides toward being the most ambitious option on memory usage.

Opera

Opera, one of the browsers built on the Chromium base, is a browser that has managed to stand out with features different from other browsers, like an ad blocker and a built-in VPN. Even with a usage share of only about 1.14%, its users are quite happy with it. It's a popular choice among users of Opera Turbo or its mobile app for the features it offers. Thanks to the Turbo feature, it helps a lot with memory and battery consumption. You can save the searches, tabs and websites you visited through the mobile app and send them over to desktop. Since it uses the Chromium base, it also offers the ability to use the same extensions Chrome uses. With the package it calls Opera GX, it has also managed to target gamers. We can say it also offers easy connection and integration features for people who stream games, for example with Razer Chroma or Twitch.

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