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title: 'Web Browser: Firefox or Chromium?'

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# Web Browser: Firefox or Chromium?

## Overview

I think the main points that users will focus on when choosing a web browser are the following:

* Performance
* Privacy
* Extensions / Add-ons
* Market Share

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## Performance

There are three ways to evaluate the performance of a web browser:

* Speed
* Memory Usage
* The WebXPRT Rating

So I selected three browsers: two Chromium-based (**Edge** and **Chrome**), and their competitor, **Firefox**.

### Speed

According to the speed test by [PCWorld](https://www.pcworld.com/article/2434007/browser-test-chrome-firefox-edge-and-more-in-comparison.html):

| Subject      | Edge | Chrome | Firefox |
| ------------ | ---- | ------ | ------- |
| Web Response | 18.5 | 16.3   | 17.2    |
| Render       | 2054 | 2033   | 1136    |

### Memory Usage

Based on the test from [Tom's Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/news/chrome-firefox-edge-ram-comparison):

| Tabs    | Chrome | Edge  | Firefox |
| ------- | ------ | ----- | ------- |
| 10 Tabs | 952MB  | 873MB | 995MB   |
| 20 Tabs | 1.8GB  | 1.4GB | 1.6GB   |
| 60 Tabs | 3.7GB  | 2.9GB | 3.9GB   |

### WebXPRT Rating

| Chrome | Edge | Firefox |
| ------ | ---- | ------- |
| 311    | 312  | 322     |

![Image](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ryehyEcJ-gg.png)

#### Chrome Wins!!!

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## Privacy

According to the test from [privacytest.org](https://privacytests.org):

> See the table in this URL

#### Firefox Wins!!!

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## Extension

Based on statistics from [DebugBear](https://www.debugbear.com/blog/chrome-extension-statistics) (2024) and [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/firefox/stats?utm_source=chatgpt.com) (2025-05-12):

| Subject              | Chromium | Firefox |
| -------------------- | -------- | ------- |
| Extensions / Add-ons | 158,620  | 46,290  |
| Themes               | 50,147   | 95,961  |

#### Chrome Wins!!!

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## Market Share

Statistics from [StatCounter](https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/worldwide#monthly-200901-202504):

![Image](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/H1ZhnMeWll.png)

#### Chrome Wins!!!

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## Conclusion

| Chromium | Firefox |
| -------- | ------- |
| 3 Points | 1 Point |

### Chrome wins this race (Maybe?)
