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A web browser is a software application designed to access and display web pages on the World Wide Web. When a user requests a web page from a specific website, the browser retrieves its files from a web server and then displays the page on the user's device. Web browsers are used on a variety of devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. In 2020, an estimated 4.9 billion people have used a web browser

. Some of the most popular web browsers include Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Brave

. Web browsers are not the same as search engines, which provide links to other websites. Instead, they are used to connect to a website's server and display its web pages

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