{"id":1820,"date":"2017-12-12T14:04:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T14:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2017-12-12T14:04:07","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T14:04:07","slug":"early-returns-on-firefox-quantum-point-to-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/2017\/12\/12\/early-returns-on-firefox-quantum-point-to-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Returns on Firefox Quantum Point to Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we set out to launch Firefox Quantum earlier this year, we knew we had a hugely improved product. It not only felt faster &#8212; with a look and feel that tested off the charts &#8212; it was measurably faster. Thanks to multiple changes under the hood, we doubled Firefox\u2019s speed while using 30% less memory than Chrome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In less than a month, Firefox Quantum has already been installed by over 170M people around the world. We\u2019re just getting started and early returns are super encouraging. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a look at the top initial indicators we are seeing for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2017\/11\/14\/introducing-firefox-quantum\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firefox Quantum since our launch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>Our biggest release to date.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Firefox Quantum is Firefox\u2019s fastest path to 100M+ profiles and half a billion daily hours of use on a new release in recent memory &#8211; a product of both seamless release and strong uptick in new profiles. And, millions of users are still getting their first introduction to Firefox Quantum every day.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b>More users are coming from Chrome. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve seen a 44% growth in downloads from people who are using the Chrome browser compared to the same time last year.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b><b><b><b>Mobile is growing too. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our four core mobile apps are experiencing strong growth resulting from the launch of Firefox Quantum. Firefox for iOS and Android has shown a 24% lift in installs, and Firefox Focus for Android and iOS showed a 48% lift in installs.<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b><b><b><b>The Add-ons ecosystem remains strong<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Over 1,000 Firefox Quantum-ready extensions have been added to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">addons.mozilla.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since Firefox Quantum was released<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/screenshots.firefox.com\/\">Screenshots is a breakout hit<\/a>. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s seeing very strong early traction. Users have taken over 30 million screenshots since the feature launched<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in late September.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-11-15-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search31.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1866\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-11-15-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search31-600x113.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-11-15-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search31-600x113.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-11-15-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search31-252x47.png 252w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-11-15-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search31-768x144.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-11-15-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search31.png 1176w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-12-10-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1929\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-12-10-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search1-600x134.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-12-10-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search1-600x134.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-12-10-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search1-252x56.png 252w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-12-10-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search1-768x172.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-12-10-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search1.png 1176w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-12-4-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1924\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-12-4-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-12-4-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search1.png 588w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-12-4-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search1-252x56.png 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-11-15-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search23.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1858\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-11-15-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search23-600x134.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-11-15-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search23-600x134.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-11-15-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search23-252x56.png 252w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-11-15-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search23-768x172.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/Screenshot-2017-11-15-firefox-AND-screenshots-OR-screenshot-Twitter-Search23.png 1176w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Developer Support for Firefox Quantum: \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved browser speed and stability, as well as high quality developer tools are giving developers more reasons to try and continue to use Firefox developer tools. Since the September 26th developer edition of Firefox Quantum was released, we saw a 10% increase in daily use of developer tools and a 53% increase in Developer edition downloads.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Here\u2019s what the world is saying about Firefox Quantum:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Social media Is buzzing. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the fun part was reading what new users had to say, the data<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also showed a significant positive shift in sentiment across Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Tumblr, YouTube, and blogs.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/pasted-image-0.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1933\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/pasted-image-0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/pasted-image-0.png 550w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2017\/12\/pasted-image-0-252x105.png 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2017\/11\/14\/fast-for-good-launching-the-new-firefox-into-the-world\/\"><b>Our Ads are taking off<\/b><\/a><b>. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We took a unique approach to marketing the new Firefox browser, where we focused on what it feels like \u2014 and even sounds like \u2014 to use our blazingly fast new browser. They came to life in television spots and promoted videos with our \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=4&amp;v=fiWy9lTQcKA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wait Face<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8r_5Gu9pgJI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reggie Watts video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which, combined, had more than half a billion impressions, and a third of those views are from start to finish.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Firefox in the news. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve received an overwhelming amount of positive coverage for the new Firefox browser. We\u2019ve seen hundreds of headlines across the globe from Wired\u2019s \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/firefox-quantum-the-browser-built-for-2017\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ciao, Chrome: Firefox Quantum Is The Browser Built for 2017<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201d to El Pais\u2019 \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/tecnologia\/2017\/11\/14\/actualidad\/1510678510_931245.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firefox wants to reinvent browsers with Quantum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d and Usbek &amp; Rica\u2019s \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/usbeketrica.com\/article\/firefox-quantum-on-a-l-impression-d-etre-de-retour\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firefox Quantum: \u2018We\u2019re back\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re incredibly heartened by the positive response since the launch. We\u2019ll continue to watch these numbers, and plan to check back in the new year with an update!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we set out to launch Firefox Quantum earlier this year, we knew we had a hugely improved product. It not only felt faster &#8212; with a look and feel &hellip; <a class=\"go\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/2017\/12\/12\/early-returns-on-firefox-quantum-point-to-growth\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,8807,131005,4498,66],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}