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  "name": "Chrome Extension Statistics 2026: Adoption, Uninstall Rates and Power Users",
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      "theme": "Adoption & Usage",
      "statistic": "Google Chrome reached 3.45 billion users worldwide in 2026, holding 64.",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/google-chrome-statistics/",
        "title": "Google Chrome Statistics And User Trends 2026"
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      "theme": "Adoption & Usage",
      "statistic": "- Chrome has 3.45 billion users globally as of 2026.",
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        "url": "https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/google-chrome-statistics/",
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      "theme": "Adoption & Usage",
      "statistic": "- Chrome’s user base grew from 2.39 billion in 2018 to 3.",
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        "url": "https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/google-chrome-statistics/",
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      "theme": "Adoption & Usage",
      "statistic": "Chrome added over 1 billion users between 2018 and 2026.",
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      "theme": "Adoption & Usage",
      "statistic": "Growth was fastest between 2019 and 2020 when the user base jumped from 2.74 billion to 3.",
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        "url": "https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/google-chrome-statistics/",
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    {
      "theme": "Adoption & Usage",
      "statistic": "Google’s Enhanced Protection feature now covers over 1 billion users with AI-based phishing detection powered by Gemini Nano.",
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        "url": "https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/google-chrome-statistics/",
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    },
    {
      "theme": "Adoption & Usage",
      "statistic": "- There are over 6 billion internet users worldwide, with web browsers as the primary gateway to online content across devices.",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
        "title": "Web Browser Statistics 2026: Usage Secrets - SQ Magazine"
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    },
    {
      "theme": "Adoption & Usage",
      "statistic": "- Brave Browser surpasses 30 million daily active users with native crypto payments.",
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        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
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    {
      "theme": "Adoption & Usage",
      "statistic": "- Vivaldi serves 2.4 million active users with 2.",
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        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
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    {
      "theme": "Adoption & Usage",
      "statistic": "- Chrome is used by 3.83 billion internet users.",
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        "url": "https://backlinko.com/chrome-users",
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      "theme": "Adoption & Usage",
      "statistic": "An estimated 3.83 billion internet users globally use Chrome as their browser.",
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        "url": "https://backlinko.com/chrome-users",
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    {
      "theme": "Adoption & Usage",
      "statistic": "In fact, Chrome has added 0.77 billion new users in the last 5 years.",
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        "url": "https://backlinko.com/chrome-users",
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      "theme": "General Findings",
      "statistic": "The pace has slowed since then, with annual gains under 100 million since 2022.",
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        "url": "https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/google-chrome-statistics/",
        "title": "Google Chrome Statistics And User Trends 2026"
      }
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    {
      "theme": "General Findings",
      "statistic": "24% pass the 1 million mark.",
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        "title": "Google Chrome Statistics And User Trends 2026"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "General Findings",
      "statistic": "The company’s Vulnerability Reward Program paid nearly $12 million in 2024 to researchers who reported flaws.",
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        "url": "https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/google-chrome-statistics/",
        "title": "Google Chrome Statistics And User Trends 2026"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "General Findings",
      "statistic": "This report has been updated 3 times.",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
        "title": "Web Browser Statistics 2026: Usage Secrets - SQ Magazine"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "General Findings",
      "statistic": "- Brave Search processes 1.6 billion monthly queries, 20 billion annually.",
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        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
        "title": "Web Browser Statistics 2026: Usage Secrets - SQ Magazine"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "General Findings",
      "statistic": "- Aloha Browser grew 15x in EU downloads post-DMA, 2x loyalty.",
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        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
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      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "General Findings",
      "statistic": "- Tor Browser loads 2x slower than VPN setups due to circuit-building delays.",
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        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
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      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "General Findings",
      "statistic": "- Execute Code vulnerabilities were noted 12 times via use-after-free and type confusion flaws.",
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        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
        "title": "Web Browser Statistics 2026: Usage Secrets - SQ Magazine"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "General Findings",
      "statistic": "- Memory Corruption recorded 10 times, risking system stability through heap exploits.",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
        "title": "Web Browser Statistics 2026: Usage Secrets - SQ Magazine"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "General Findings",
      "statistic": "- Bypass vulnerabilities appear 8 times, allowing security restriction circumvention.",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
        "title": "Web Browser Statistics 2026: Usage Secrets - SQ Magazine"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "General Findings",
      "statistic": "- Gain Information issues found 5 times, exposing sensitive data via leaks.",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
        "title": "Web Browser Statistics 2026: Usage Secrets - SQ Magazine"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "General Findings",
      "statistic": "- XSS vulnerabilities were noted 2 times in WebRTC and related components.",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
        "title": "Web Browser Statistics 2026: Usage Secrets - SQ Magazine"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "Chrome Findings",
      "statistic": "About 3.45 billion people use Chrome worldwide as of 2026.",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/google-chrome-statistics/",
        "title": "Google Chrome Statistics And User Trends 2026"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "Chrome Findings",
      "statistic": "Around 3.62 billion people use Google Chrome worldwide.",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
        "title": "Web Browser Statistics 2026: Usage Secrets - SQ Magazine"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "Chrome Findings",
      "statistic": "The Google Chrome mobile app was downloaded 83.89 million times across iOS & Android platforms as of September 2025.",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://backlinko.com/chrome-users",
        "title": "Google Chrome Statistics for 2026 - Backlinko"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "Chrome Findings",
      "statistic": "Google Chrome has more than 10 billion lifetime downloads on Google Play, a milestone it passed in December 2021.",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://backlinko.com/chrome-users",
        "title": "Google Chrome Statistics for 2026 - Backlinko"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "Market Share",
      "statistic": "- Tor updates reduce load times to 3x slower average vs clearnet browsing.",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/web-browser-statistics/",
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      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "Market Share",
      "statistic": "Edge, the closest competitor, has a market share over 4x smaller (13.",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://backlinko.com/chrome-users",
        "title": "Google Chrome Statistics for 2026 - Backlinko"
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "Uninstall Findings",
      "statistic": "Using recent industry measurements for global downloads and uninstall benchmarks, a realistic 2026 estimate is that roughly 370–380 million apps are uninstalled every single day worldwide .",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.getpanto.ai/blog/apps-uninstalled-statistics",
        "title": "How Many Apps are Uninstalled Every Day in 2026: Key Statistics ..."
      }
    },
    {
      "theme": "Uninstall Findings",
      "statistic": "Rounded and presented as a realistic 2026 range, that is about 370–380 million daily uninstalls .",
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        "url": "https://www.getpanto.ai/blog/apps-uninstalled-statistics",
        "title": "How Many Apps are Uninstalled Every Day in 2026: Key Statistics ..."
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