Mobile browser

A mobile web browser is an application software designed for accessing and navigating the World Wide Web on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The technology originates primarily from the United States and Norway, where early mobile web technologies and browsers like Opera Mini, Safari Mobile, and Google Chrome were pioneered.

Development of mobile browsers takes place across global tech hubs in multiple countries, primarily within the United States, Europe, and Asia. Today, mainstream mobile browser engines and clients are dominated by major multinational technology conglomerates such as Google (Alphabet Inc.) with Chrome, Apple Inc. with Safari, and Mozilla Foundation with Firefox.