UC Browser

2004 – present Active

89

Chinese mobile browser from Alibaba (UCWeb), long No. 1 on mobile in India and Indonesia, banned in India in 2020.

Facts

Developer

UCWeb (Alibaba Group)

Website

www.ucweb.com

Current engines

U3 (Blink)WebKit (iOS)

Former engines

Proprietary

Derived from

Chromium

Current platforms

AndroidiOSWindows

Former platforms

Java MESymbianBlackBerryWindows Mobile

Details

Java ME (original version, 2004), Symbian S60, BlackBerry (including BB10) and Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile: discontinued; Android, iOS (Chinese App Store) and Windows (Desktop version offered on ucweb.com) still available

Popularity

89/100

Lineage

Derived browsers (2)

UC Browser Mini, UC Turbo

Key versions

1. Apr. 2004
   UCWEB (Java ME)Launched as a Java ME application for mobile phones.[1]
2. Apr. 2013
   9.0U3UC Browser 9.0 for Android and Java; UC Browser 2.0 for iPad with an improved U3 engine (WebGL).[2]
3. July 2013
   9.2Launch of the UC+ open platform (WebApp store, add-ons) on Android.[1]
4. June 2014
   AlibabaUCWeb is acquired by Alibaba Group.[1]
5. June 29, 2020
   India banThe Indian government bans UC Browser along with other Chinese apps.[1]
6. Aug. 17, 2023
   6.0.1308.1016 (Windows)Latest version listed for Windows.[1]
7. Mar. 20, 2026
   15.1.2.1388 (Android)Latest Android version listed; Android remains the main platform.[1]

Version sources: [1] UC Browser (Wikipedia en), [2] digit.in

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UC_Browser
2. https://www.ucweb.com