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Cloudflare’s stats also put mobile traffic and desktop traffic from the main browsers (assuming Edge and Firefox are for their desktop versions) at roughly equa

• zamadatix 3y ago
  Unfortunately Firefox has an absolutely dismal mobile usage share to the point it doesn't much matter if the number is for both or just the desktop version since it's still about 4% combined either way. E.g. Statcounter puts Firefox at 7.46% of Desktop browser share and 0.5% on mobile for an overall 3.43% share. Based on the stats of other browsers on mobile vs desktop it seems there are two drivers for this. One is iOS Safari is extremely popular for users with those devices. On Android Chrom* browsers are extremely popular, even moreso than desktop though. For a long time the Android version of Firefox was held back on a legacy engine vs the desktop version and it'd chew through battery while having bad performance on top of compatibility issues due to the desktop version getting less popular as well. Then when they released the updated version it lacked many of the more niche things like arbitrary extension support for years that would have made it worth switching to. It's better now, but the damage was done and people are happy enough with the other browsers they've installed and been using for years at this point. I'd say Chrome being the default is the main factor and that explains both iOS and Android except it doesn't explain Firefox mobile being lower than so many other non-default browsers as well. Plus Chrome still manages to be decently popular on iOS, even if Safari is king there.