Web Browsers Tier List
Everyone uses one browser and complains about another, which makes this one of the most honest lists you can build. Twelve browsers, unranked, judged on speed, privacy and how little they interrupt you. All twelve entries begin in Unranked, so the ordering is entirely yours: drag or tap into S–F, rename the rows, share the link or export a PNG.
Chrome
Firefox
Safari
Microsoft Edge
Brave
Opera
Vivaldi
Arc
Tor Browser
DuckDuckGo Browser
Chromium
Internet Explorer0 of 12 items ranked.
Board saved automatically in this browser. Original.
How this board is built: the 12 tiles are an editorial starting set, not an official roster and not a published ranking — every entry waits in Unranked until you place it. Item tiles are original pictograms or two-letter emblems drawn for this site rather than character artwork, film stills or club logos, so nothing here is licensed material reused from a rights holder. Tiers you set are your own judgement.
What's included in this Web Browsers board
The board arrives with all 12 entries present as tiles and none of them assigned to a tier. That is deliberate: a template that opens with a finished ranking only invites you to agree or disagree with whoever made it, whereas an empty ladder makes you commit to an ordering of your own. Drag a tile onto a row, or on a phone tap the tile and then the tier you want. You can add rows for extra categories, rename the standard ones, and remove any entry you do not recognise — a list you can defend is more useful than a long one you cannot.
How to rank this Web Browsers board
Rank speed and memory first, but measure it as a habit rather than a benchmark: how the browser feels with thirty tabs and a video call open. Then weigh extensions and privacy. A browser that blocks trackers by default is doing work the user would otherwise have to configure. Third, judge interruption — how much of the interface exists to sell you something. Finish by separating desktop from mobile. Safari on a phone and Safari on a Mac are different products with different constraints, and a list that merges them will misrank both.
Using the board without over-thinking it
Most people finish a board like this in a couple of minutes and then reorder the middle rows for another ten. That middle is where the honest disagreement lives, so do not rush it: place the obvious top three and the obvious bottom three first, then work inward. If two entries still feel identical, that is a real observation — say so in a row note or a text tile rather than inventing a difference. When the ordering settles, export the PNG so the arrangement is saved somewhere permanent, and copy the share link if you want someone else to argue with it.
Ranking criteria used here
- speed and memory use
- extensions and privacy
- does it get out of the way
Before you share it
Put your criterion in the board title, so a reader knows whether they are looking at a favourites list or an analytical one. If the subject changes with patches, seasons or releases, add the date. And remember the share link carries tier names, colours and the tile order — uploaded photos stay on your device, so export a PNG when those matter.
All 12 items in this template
Back to the boardChromeFirefoxSafariMicrosoft EdgeBraveOperaVivaldiArcTor BrowserDuckDuckGo BrowserChromiumInternet ExplorerWeb Browsers tier list FAQ
Where does Internet Explorer belong?
At the bottom, and that is not a joke — it is a useful calibration point. A list where the worst option is not clearly last is not measuring anything.
Is privacy a fair criterion?
It is the criterion most people actually care about and least often score. Include it, and say how much weight you gave it.
