Google Chrome is the most popular web browser in the world. As of April 2024, it had over 65% of the global market share, per Statcounter. That also means that there are many extensions built on top of Chrome to ease the user experience. However, some of those extensions may be slowing the browser down.
A recent report from the development team at DebugBear analyzed 5,000 extensions to see how they affected the Chrome browser. Based on the findings, a number of extensions are power hogs and may be slowing down websites. It all depends on how the extension processes data and what kind of websites are being visited.
