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<p>A web browser, often shortened to browser, is an <a href="/facts/Application_software/YQuj7Kog">application</a> for accessing <a href="/facts/Website/SAsjJnca">websites</a>. When a <a href="/facts/User_(computing)/zQRzG0KG">user</a> requests a <a href="/facts/Web_page/5JK7xQLe">web page</a> from a particular website, the browser retrieves its <a href="/facts/Computer_file/FjFH3Ufm">files</a> from a <a href="/facts/Web_server/A4GS6thA">web server</a> and then displays the page on the user's screen. Browsers can also display content stored locally on the user's device. </p><p>Browsers are used on a range of devices, including <a href="/facts/Desktop_computer/edFPINdK">desktops</a>, <a href="/facts/Laptop/3EFwTAb2">laptops</a>, <a href="/facts/Tablet_computer/6pGX2I7b">tablets</a>, <a href="/facts/Smartphone/cSIrBMWG">smartphones</a>, <a href="/facts/Smartwatch/Aq3dKhwb">smartwatches</a> and <a href="/facts/Video_game_console/K72D1NSS">consoles</a>. As of 2024, the most used browsers worldwide are <a href="/facts/Google_Chrome/4INfWq37">Google Chrome</a> (~66% <a href="/facts/Market_share/kvXSlhlB">market share</a>), <a href="/facts/Safari_(web_browser)/9R8v7tNl">Safari</a> (~16%), <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Edge/BGoJEFX9">Edge</a> (~6%), <a href="/facts/Firefox/xez2zv8H">Firefox</a> (~3%), <a href="/facts/Samsung_Internet/7hCehKlr">Samsung Internet</a> (~2%), and <a href="/facts/Opera_(web_browser)/2NYCcTj1">Opera</a> (~2%). As of 2023, an estimated 5.4 billion people had used a browser. </p>