Half of All Google Chrome Extensions Have Fewer Than 16 Installs

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Half of All Google Chrome Extensions Have Fewer Than 16 Installs


All in all, about 50% of all Chrome extensions have fewer than 16 installs, meaning that half of the Chrome extension ecosystem is actually more of a ghost town, according to a recent scan of the entire Chrome Web Store conducted by Extension Monitor. Further, 19,379 extensions (just over 10%) have zero installs, and 25,540 extensions (13% of the total) have just one user. The scan found that there are very few Chrome extensions that managed to establish a dedicated userbase. According to Extension Monitor, around 87% of all extensions have fewer than 1,000 installs.

 

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On a side note, I just went to Firefox after a damn near a decade on my laptop, trial run to see if it replaces Chrome on my desktop. It takes up too many damn resources and I can find the same extensions on Firefox. Felt like I lost an OG but shyt, times are changing and Google has bullshytted up what was once a great browser.

 

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People are more aware and worried about security nowadays. It isn't like the internet is used for research anymore. Majority of folks are performing direct financial transactions through it. Ofcourse a breach could occur anywhere however installing 3rd party extensions puts you at a higher risk.