UC Browser

UC Browser
Developer(s)UCWeb Alibaba Group
Initial release2004; 21 years ago (2004)
Stable release(s)
  • Windows: 6.0.1308.1016 (Aug 17, 2023)
  • Android: 13.7.2.1321 (June 3, 2024)
EngineBlink, V8
Operating system
Standard(s)HTML5, CSS3
Available in25 languages
TypeMobile browser
LicenseProprietary software with EULA (link) and Terms of Use (link)
Websitewww.ucweb.com

UC Browser is a web browser developed by mobile internet company UCWeb, a subsidiary of the Alibaba Group. It was the most popular mobile browser in India, Indonesia, and Mali, as well as the second-most popular one in China as of 2017. Its world-wide browser share as of May 2022 is 0.86% overall (and 1.48% on smartphones) according to StatCounter.[1]

Originally launched in April 2004 as a Java-only application, it was subsequently made available on a number of platforms including Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS, Java ME, Symbian, Windows Phone, and Microsoft Windows.[2][3][failed verification] As of 2020, Android is the only operating system still supported by the browser.[clarification needed]

It has been the subject of privacy and security controversies and was banned in India on 29 June 2020, shortly after the China–India skirmishes started.[4]

  1. ^ "Browser Market Share Worldwide". StatCounter Global Stats. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "UC Browser Review – Fast and Bandwidth Efficient". News.softpedia.com. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference cellphonebeat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Shrivastava, Rahul (29 June 2020). "TikTok, Shareit, UC Browser among 59 Chinese apps banned by India as border tensions simmer in Ladakh". India Today. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

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