Yahoo to replace Google as default search engine on Firefox in the US

Maybe another good news for Yahoo this year?

Yahoo will now replace Google as the default search engine on the Firefox browser but we’re told this is to happen only in the US for now.
Yahoo said it would launch a “clean, modern and immersive design” search engine for Firefox users starting in December.

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Google had since partnered with Mozilla over the last decade but I suspect with the Chrome being the most used browser in the world now, it’s only normal for Google not to continue with this partnership but again, this will continue outside the US as Google search bar is still the most appreciated outside the US.

Google accounts for about 67% of searches from US devices while the Microsoft comes a distant second at 20% and Yahoo about 10%. Firefox will also be directing searches to China’s Baidu and Russia’s Yandex.

“Our new search strategy doubles down on our commitment to make Firefox a browser for everyone, with more choice and opportunity for innovation,” said Mozilla chief executive Chris Beard.

See Below Browser statistics according to w3schools

2014	Chrome	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Opera
October	60.4 %	9.5 %	23.4 %	3.9 %	1.6 %
September	59.6 %	9.9 %	24.0 %	3.6 %	1.6 %
August	60.1 %	8.3 %	24.7 %	3.7 %	1.8 %
July	59.8 %	8.5 %	24.9 %	3.5 %	1.7 %
June	59.3 %	8.8 %	25.1 %	3.7 %	1.8 %
May	59.2 %	8.9 %	24.9 %	3.8 %	1.8 %
April	58.4 %	9.4 %	25.0 %	4.0 %	1.8 %
March	57.5 %	9.7 %	25.6 %	3.9 %	1.8 %
February	56.4 %	9.8 %	26.4 %	4.0 %	1.9 %
January	55.7 %	10.2 %	26.9 %	3.9 %	1.8 %

2013	Chrome	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	55.8 %	9.0 %	26.8 %	3.8 %	1.9 %
November	54.8 %	10.5 %	26.8 %	4.0 %	1.8 %
October	54.1 %	11.7 %	27.2 %	3.8 %	1.7 %
September	53.2 %	12.1 %	27.8 %	3.9 %	1.7 %
August	52.9 %	11.8 %	28.2 %	3.9 %	1.8 %
July	52.8 %	11.8 %	28.9 %	3.6 %	1.6 %
June	52.1 %	12.0 %	28.9 %	3.9 %	1.7 %
May	52.9 %	12.6 %	27.7 %	4.0 %	1.6 %
April	52.7 %	12.7 %	27.9 %	4.0 %	1.7 %
March	51.7 %	13.0 %	28.5 %	4.1 %	1.8 %
February	50.0 %	13.5 %	29.6 %	4.1 %	1.8 %
January	48.4 %	14.3 %	30.2 %	4.2 %	1.9 %

2012	Chrome	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	46.9 %	14.7 %	31.1 %	4.2 %	2.1 %
November	46.3 %	15.1 %	31.2 %	4.4 %	2.0 %
October	44.9 %	16.1 %	31.8 %	4.3 %	2.0 %
September	44.1 %	16.4 %	32.2 %	4.2 %	2.1 %
August	43.7 %	16.2 %	32.8 %	4.0 %	2.2 %
July	42.9 %	16.3 %	33.7 %	3.9 %	2.1 %
June	41.7 %	16.7 %	34.4 %	4.1 %	2.2 %
May	39.3 %	18.1 %	35.2 %	4.3 %	2.2 %
April	38.3 %	18.3 %	35.8 %	4.5 %	2.3 %
March	37.3 %	18.9 %	36.3 %	4.4 %	2.3 %
February	36.3 %	19.5 %	37.1 %	4.5 %	2.3 %
January	35.3 %	20.1 %	37.2 %	4.3 %	2.4 %

2011	Chrome	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	34.6 %	20.2 %	37.7 %	4.2 %	2.5 %
November	33.4 %	21.2 %	38.1 %	4.2 %	2.4 %
October	32.3 %	21.7 %	38.7 %	4.2 %	2.4 %
September	30.5 %	22.9 %	39.7 %	4.0 %	2.2 %
August	30.3 %	22.4 %	40.6 %	3.8 %	2.3 %
July	29.4 %	22.0 %	42.0 %	3.6 %	2.4 %
June	27.9 %	23.2 %	42.2 %	3.7 %	2.4 %
May	25.9 %	24.9 %	42.4 %	4.0 %	2.4 %
April	25.6 %	24.3 %	42.9 %	4.1 %	2.6 %
March	25.0 %	25.8 %	42.2 %	4.0 %	2.5 %
February	24.1 %	26.5 %	42.4 %	4.1 %	2.5 %
January	23.8 %	26.6 %	42.8 %	4.0 %	2.5 %

2010	Chrome	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	22.4 %	27.5 %	43.5 %	3.8 %	2.2 %
November	20.5 %	28.6 %	44.0 %	4.0 %	2.3 %
October	19.2 %	29.7 %	44.1 %	3.9 %	2.2 %
September	17.3 %	31.1 %	45.1 %	3.7 %	2.2 %
August	17.0 %	30.7 %	45.8 %	3.5 %	2.3 %
July	16.7 %	30.4 %	46.4 %	3.4 %	2.3 %
June	15.9 %	31.0 %	46.6 %	3.6 %	2.1 %
May	14.5 %	32.2 %	46.9 %	3.5 %	2.2 %
April	13.6 %	33.4 %	46.4 %	3.7 %	2.2 %
March	12.3 %	34.9 %	46.2 %	3.7 %	2.2 %
February	11.6 %	35.3 %	46.5 %	3.8 %	2.1 %
January	10.8 %	36.2 %	46.3 %	3.7 %	2.2 %

2009	Chrome	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	9.8 %	37.2 %	46.4 %	3.6 %	2.3 %
November	8.5 %	37.7 %	47.0 %	3.8 %	2.3 %
October	8.0 %	37.5 %	47.5 %	3.8 %	2.3 %
September	7.1 %	39.6 %	46.6 %	3.6 %	2.2 %
August	7.0 %	39.3 %	47.4 %	3.3 %	2.1 %
July	6.5 %	39.4 %	47.9 %	3.3 %	2.1 %
June	6.0 %	40.7 %	47.3 %	3.1 %	2.1 %
May	5.5 %	41.0 %	47.7 %	3.0 %	2.2 %
April	4.9 %	42.1 %	47.1 %	3.0 %	2.2 %
March	4.2 %	43.3 %	46.5 %	3.1 %	2.3 %
February	4.0 %	43.6 %	46.4 %	3.0 %	2.2 %
January	3.9 %	44.8 %	45.5 %	3.0 %	2.3 %

2008	Chrome	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Opera
December	3.6 %	46.0 %	44.4 %	2.7 %	2.4 %
November	3.1 %	47.0 %	44.2 %	2.7 %	2.3 %
October	3.0 %	47.4 %	44.0 %	2.8 %	2.2 %
September	3.1 %	49.0 %	42.6 %	2.7 %	2.0 %
August		51.0 %	43.7 %	2.6 %	2.1 %
July		52.4 %	42.6 %	2.5 %	1.9 %
June		54.2 %	41.0 %	2.6 %	1.7 %
May		54.4 %	39.8 %	2.4 %	1.5 %
April		54.8 %	39.1 %	2.2 %	1.4 %
March		53.9 %	37.0 %	2.1 %	1.4 %
February		54.7 %	36.5 %	2.0 %	1.4 %
January		54.7 %	36.4 %	1.9 %	1.4 %

2007	Mozilla	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Opera
November	1.2 %	56.0 %	36.3 %	1.8 %	1.6 %
September	1.2 %	57.2 %	35.4 %	1.6 %	1.5 %
July	1.4 %	58.5 %	34.5 %	1.5 %	1.9 %
May	1.3 %	58.9 %	33.7 %	1.5 %	1.7 %
March	1.3 %	58.7 %	31.8 %	1.6 %	1.6 %
January	1.5 %	58.6 %	31.0 %	1.7 %	1.5 %

2006	Mozilla	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Netscape	Opera
November	2.5 %	60.6 %	29.9 %	0.2 %	1.5 %
September	2.3 %	62.1 %	27.3 %	0.4 %	1.6 %
July	2.3 %	62.4 %	25.5 %	0.4 %	1.4 %
May	2.3 %	63.0 %	25.7 %	0.3 %	1.5 %
March	2.4 %	64.7 %	24.5 %	0.5 %	1.5 %
January	3.1 %	66.0 %	25.0 %	0.5 %	1.6 %

2005	Mozilla	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Netscape	Opera
November	2.8 %	68.9 %	23.6 %	0.4 %	1.5 %
September	2.5 %	75.5 %	18.0 %	0.4 %	1.2 %
July	2.6 %	73.8 %	19.8 %	0.5 %	1.2 %
May	3.1 %	71.6 %	21.0 %	0.7 %	1.3 %
March	3.3 %	72.5 %	18.9 %	1.0 %	1.9 %
January	3.4 %	74.5 %	16.6 %	1.1 %	1.9 %

2004	Mozilla	Internet Explorer		Netscape	Opera
November	16.5 %	76.2 %		1.7 %	1.6 %
September	13.7 %	79.0 %		2.0 %	1.7 %
July	12.6 %	80.4 %		2.2 %	1.6 %
May	9.5 %	81.9 %		2.4 %	1.6 %
March	7.9 %	82.8 %		2.8 %	1.4 %
January	5.5 %	84.7 %		2.4 %	1.5 %

2003	Mozilla	Internet Explorer		Netscape	Opera
November	7.2 %	84.9 %		2.6 %	1.9 %
September	6.2 %	86.6 %		2.7 %	1.8 %
July	5.7 %	87.2 %		2.7 %	1.7 %
May	4.6 %	87.7 %		3.3 %	1.4 %
March	4.2 %	88.0 %		3.4 %	1.2 %
January	4.0 %	84.6 %		4.0 %

2002	AOL	Internet Explorer		Netscape
November	5.2 %	83.4 %		8.0 %
September	4.5 %	83.5 %		8.0 %
July	3.5 %	84.5 %		7.3 %
May	2.8 %	86.7 %		7.3 %
March	3.0 %	86.1 %		7.7 %
January	2.8 %	85.8 %		7.9 %

In 2012 alone, Mozilla was reported to have about 450 millions users across the world but we are told that number may have dropped in the past months.

It might interest you to know that globally, Google accounts for about 90% of the online search market.