Enterprise browser adoption reaches 25% of enterprises by 2025
Gartner predicts that by 2025 a quarter of enterprises will have deployed a dedicated enterprise browser or browser management layer as their primary end-user security control.
Market & Threat Data
Why the browser became the attack surface.
Data on where breaches happen, what attackers target, and how the market is responding.
Market Context
A category moving fast.
Gartner, IDC, and breach data converge on the same conclusion: the browser is the primary attack surface and the next security control plane.
Browser extensions responsible for over 30% of data leaks by 2026
Gartner warns that uncontrolled browser extensions will account for more than 30% of enterprise data leakage incidents within the next two years, a gap browser-native DLP directly addresses.
Phishing and web-based attacks remain the top initial-access vectors
The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report consistently ranks phishing and browser-delivered malware as primary breach entry points, making the browser layer the highest-value place to apply controls.
Key Statistics
Quantifying the browser security gap.
of enterprises projected to deploy enterprise browsers by 2025 (Gartner)
of enterprises had dedicated browser security controls as of 2023, highlighting the adoption gap (Gartner)
of enterprise data leaks attributed to browser extensions by 2026 (Gartner)
of breaches involve web applications as the initial attack vector (Verizon DBIR)
Adoption Curve
Enterprise browser deployment by year.
Projected enterprise browser adoption as a percentage of all enterprises, based on Gartner research.
Projected Adoption, % of Enterprises
Source: Gartner prediction for enterprise browser adoption.
Threat Pressure
Where breaches originate.
Verizon DBIR data on initial access vectors highlights the web browser as the dominant channel for credential theft, phishing, and malware delivery.
Initial Access Vectors, % of Breaches
Source: Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Percentages indicate incidents involving each vector.