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[#]: subject: "Firefox Lost Almost 50 million Users: Here’s Why It is Concerning"
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[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/firefox-decline/"
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[#]: author: "Ankush Das https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/"
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Firefox Lost Almost 50 million Users: Here’s Why It is Concerning
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Mozilla’s Firefox is the only popular alternative to Chromium-based browsers.
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It has been the default choice for Linux users and privacy-conscious users across every platform.
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However, even with all benefits as one of the best web browsers around, it is losing its grip for the past few years.
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To be honest, we do not even need a stat to say that, many of us have switched over to Chromium-based browsers or Chromium itself instead of Firefox or Google Chrome.
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However, I came across a Reddit thread by [u/nixcraft][1], which highlighted more details on the decline in the userbase of Firefox since 2018.
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And surprisingly, the original source for this information is [Firefox’s Public Data Report][2].
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As per the official stats, the reported number of active (monthly) users was about **244 million** at the end of 2018.
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And, it seems to have declined to **198 million** at the end of **Q2 2021**.
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So, that makes it a whopping ~**46 million** decline in the userbase.
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### Firefox’s Decline is Concerning But Obvious
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Considering 2021 is the year when privacy-focused tools saw a big boost in their userbase, Mozilla’s Firefox is looking at a constant decline.
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Especially when Firefox manages to introduce some industry-first privacy practices. Quite the irony, eh?
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In case you have never used Firefox or have moved away for a long time, a [comparison between Brave and Firefox][4] highlights that it is still a solid web browser choice to date.
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So, why are users moving away to Chromium-based web browsers or Chrome in particular?
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There are a few things that I can think of right off the bat:
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* Google Chrome being the default web browser on Android
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* Microsoft Edge as the default web browser for Windows (which naturally has a huge marketshare)
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* Google.com (the biggest search engine) recommending users to install Google Chrome (which is potentially an anti-competitive behaviour)
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* Some web services are exclusive to Chrome-based browsers
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In addition to that, there are also a few things that Firefox may have done wrong:
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* Constantly breaking the user experience with major overhauls
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* Lack of significant performance improvements in the recent years
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Of course, no web browser is perfect but is this something to worry about? Well, I think, yes.
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### Here’s Why You Should be Worried
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Mozilla’s Firefox is the only viable competitor to Chromium-based browsers. If Firefox disappears, users won’t have a choice to select a different browser engine.
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I’m sure you will agree that monopoly is bad; hence, we need something to survive as an alternative to Google’s chrome engine.
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In fact, a significant number of websites optimize the user experience by keeping chrome-based browsers in mind.
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So, eventually, if the declining trend continues, **users like us may just be forced to switch to other browsers by adapting to new workflows**.
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Even if we ignore the dominant control of Google’s chrome engine on the web by arguing that it is technically better, Firefox is still something precious. Because it provides way more customizations and constantly improves its privacy practices unlike any other.
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In other words, we will be losing out on a lot of good things (forcefully) just because all the competition prefers using Chromium as its base or engage in anti-competitive activities.
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Maybe, you’re frustrated with Firefox now and move away to something else. That’s completely your choice.
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**But, how would you feel if you won’t have an alternative when Firefox ceases to exist because of all the factors affecting its decline?**
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Hence, to keep things balanced, I think we should constantly oppose the anti-competitive behavior by tech giants and start using Mozilla Firefox (in whatever capacity, even as a secondary browser).
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Of course, Mozilla needs to give this situation some serious attention as well.
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While they are busy introducing VPN services, email relays, and other service integrations, they are not succeeding with the user experience improvements.
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At least, that is what I think. I’ve used Firefox as my primary browser for years now but I end up switching to other browsers once in a while, especially, after every major UI overhaul.
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### What Do You Think?
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I’d love to know what you think about this and what seems to be affecting Firefox’s decline in the userbase.
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What do you prefer to use as your primary web browser? Let me know all of it in the comments down below!
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via: https://news.itsfoss.com/firefox-decline/
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作者：[Ankush Das][a]
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选题：[lujun9972][b]
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[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/
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[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
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[1]: https://www.reddit.com/user/nixcraft/
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[2]: https://data.firefox.com/dashboard/user-activity
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[4]: https://itsfoss.com/brave-vs-firefox/
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[5]: data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjQzOSIgd2lkdGg9Ijc4MCIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiLz4=
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[#]: subject: "Firefox Lost Almost 50 million Users: Here’s Why It is Concerning"
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[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/firefox-decline/"
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[#]: author: "Ankush Das https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/"
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[#]: collector: "lujun9972"
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[#]: translator: "imgradeone"
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Firefox 失去了近 5000 万用户：令人担忧的原因
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Mozilla 的 Firefox 是唯一流行的 Chromium 内核浏览器的替代品。
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它已经成为了 Linux 用户，以及全平台注重隐私的用户的默认选择。
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然而，即便凭借着大量优势成为最佳网络浏览器之一，Firefox 近几年逐渐流失了它的影响力。
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实话实说，我们都不需要借助数据来论证这一点，因为我们当中的许多人就已经转向其他 Chromium 内核的浏览器，或者 Chromium 本身，而不是 Firefox 和 Google Chrome。
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不过，我在 Reddit 上偶然发现了由 [u/nixcraft][1] 写的一篇帖子，这篇帖子强调了 Firefox 的用户数从 2018 年来不断下降的原因。
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更令人惊喜的是，这篇帖子的原始信息来源就是 [Firefox 公开的数据报表][2]。
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根据官方数据统计，在 2018 年底，其报告的（月度）活跃人数达到了 **2.44 亿**。
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但，到了 **2021 年第二季度**，这个数字降到了 **1.98 亿**。
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由此可以得出，Firefox 的用户基数下降了约 **4600 万**。
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### Firefox 的衰落确实令人担忧，但也很明显
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鉴于 2021 年注重隐私的用户数量大幅增长，Mozilla 的 Firefox 用户基数不断下降。
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尤其是在 Firefox 设法引入一些业界首创的隐私功能之后。呵，是不是很讽刺？
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如果你很久没有使用 Firefox，或者已经迁移至其他浏览器许久，这篇 [关于 Brave 和 Firefox 浏览器的比较][4] 表明 Firefox 其实还是一个比较可靠的浏览器。
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所以，为什么许多用户迁移到了 Chromium 内核的浏览器，尤其是 Chrome 呢？
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我这里马上就想到了这几点：
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* Google Chrome 是 Android 设备上的默认浏览器
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* Microsoft Edge 是 Windows 设备上的默认浏览器（因此自然就有巨大的市场份额）
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* Google.com（最大的搜索引擎）建议用户安装 Google Chrome（实际上是一种潜在的反竞争手段）
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* 一些网络服务只兼容基于 Chrome 的浏览器
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除此之外，Firefox 可能也做错了这几件事：
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* 通过大型修改来不断破坏用户体验
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* 近年来缺乏显著的性能改进
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当然，没有哪个浏览器是完美的，但这是什么值得担心的事吗？嗯，我觉得是的。
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### 为什么你应该担忧
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Mozilla 的 Firefox 是唯一可行的 Chromium 内核浏览器的竞争品。如果 Firefox 消失了，用户就会失去其它浏览器内核的选择。
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我知道你会坚信纵容垄断是有害的，因此我们需要拯救 Google Chrome 的内核的替代品。
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实际上，相当多的网站会借助基于 Chrome 的浏览器来优化用户体验。
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因此，如果用户量下降的趋势一直持续下去，**我们这样的用户就可能要被迫切换到其他浏览器，并且适应新的流程**。
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即使忽略掉 Google 的 Chrome 内核在互联网的主导地位，或者认为 Chrome 之类的浏览器在技术上更好，Firefox 仍旧十分珍贵。因为它至少提供了更多的个性化功能，也不断改进隐私体验，而不像其他公司。
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换句话说，我们可能会（被迫）失去许多好的东西，而这一切仅仅是因为其他竞争对手都选择基于 Chromium 内核，或者从事反竞争活动。
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也许，你现在对 Firefox 很失望而想转向其他浏览器。当然，这是你自己的选择。
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**但是，待到 Firefox 因为各种使其衰落的因素而彻底消失后，你又该何去何从呢？**
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因此，为了让一切保持平衡，我认为我们应该开始慢慢反抗科技巨头的不当垄断行为，并且开始使用 Mozilla Firefox（不论是什么功能，甚至作为备用浏览器也足够了）。
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当然，Mozilla 也需要面对这种情况做出什么措施了。
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当他们忙于添加隐私网络服务、邮件中继和其他服务集成时，Mozilla 并没有成功改善用户体验。
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至少，这是我的拙见。多年来，我一直使用 Firefox 作为主力浏览器，但我最终还是会偶尔转向其他浏览器，尤其是每次 Firefox 界面进行大幅度更改后。
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### 你怎么看？
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我很想知道你对此有何想法，以及你认为究竟是什么因素导致了 Firefox 用户数的下降。
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您更喜欢将哪款浏览器作为您的主力浏览器？在评论区中告诉我吧！
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via: https://news.itsfoss.com/firefox-decline/
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作者：[Ankush Das][a]
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选题：[lujun9972][b]
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译者：[imgradeone](https://github.com/imgradeone)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/
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[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
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[1]: https://www.reddit.com/user/nixcraft/
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[2]: https://data.firefox.com/dashboard/user-activity
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[3]: https://news.itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/firefox-userbase-decline.png
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[4]: https://itsfoss.com/brave-vs-firefox/
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[5]: https://news.itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/firefox-survive.jpg
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