About Chrome-Stats
Our Mission
The browser extensions ecosystem is broken and hurting everyone involved.
Users Face Risks
Regular users need the convenience of browser extensions but don't know which ones are truly safe to install.
Organizations Lack Control
Organizations need to allow employees to use productivity-enhancing extensions, but a single malicious extension can lead to proprietary data breaches.
Developers Struggle
85% of extensions have fewer than 1,000 users. With limited monetization options, some developers resort to selling user data, injecting ads, or selling their extensions to questionable organizations.
Our Journey
We launched Chrome-Stats in October 2020 to repair this broken ecosystem by making Chrome extension metrics more accessible, enabling competitive analysis, identifying bad actors, and supporting the growth of quality extensions.
In 2022, we expanded our service to include Edge and Firefox, providing the same level of insights across all major browser extension marketplaces.
At the end of 2024, we started providing data for Android apps and games on Google Play Store as well.
For Developers
We provide friendly tools to analyze extension performance in each store, giving developers a chance to compete effectively in crowded marketplaces.
For Users & Organizations
We help users and organizations regain control by providing insights into risk factors associated with each extension, allowing quick identification of high-risk extensions.
How It Works
Since late 2020, we've been crawling browser extension stores daily to capture publicly available data. We track changes over time and analyze the data to identify anomalies, suspicious patterns, and derive insights from this extensive dataset.
A substantial portion of our data is freely available to the public, with additional detailed analytics accessible through paid subscriptions.