Mozilla lost 12% of its users in 2021

Mozilla Firefox is a popular substitute for Google Chrome. Developers update browsers regularly to provide new features for leading platforms such as Android, Windows, and Linux. Intercepting Internet trackers, customization capabilities, and high security are Mozilla Firefox's leading advantages.

However, the company's innovative concept of developing open source technologies has encountered a series of events that have brought serious problems to Mozilla. The financial losses caused by the pandemic have led to structural changes and declining incomes. In the past year, difficulties have forced Mozilla to lay off 20 per cent of its staff.

However, the company strictly follows the update plan and updates Firefox for all operating systems every few weeks. At the beginning of this year, Mozilla Firefox had 8.1 per cent of the global browser market, according to StatCounter.

The browser's global share has fallen by 1% since the start of the year, according to current data. At first glance, this is a tiny value, but it actually represents 12% of the Firefox user base. The data cover the first half of the year and could deepen Moziila's problems by the end of 2021.

Another W3Counter study shows a similar trend, with 20 per cent of Firefox users disappearing between January 2021 and June 2021. The latest major updates have led to a lot of problems with web browsers, leading many people to use the forum to publicly express their dissatisfaction.

In the current Reddit survey, half of users admit that they prefer the old Mozilla Firefox interface to the new design. According to StatCounter, browser instability has had a positive impact on Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Edge already has an 8.1% share.

The mobile version of Firefox lags behind competitors such as Samsung browser, UC browser and Opera, another component that the company can improve to regain its status.