24.10.4.753 (October 4, 2024; 4 months ago (2024-10-04)[1]) 24.12.2.460 (December 5, 2024; 2 months ago (2024-12-05)[2]) Yandex Browser (Russian: Яндекс Браузер) is a freeware web browser[5] developed by the Russian technology corporation Yandex that uses the Blink web browser engine and is based on the Chromium open source project.

[6][7] The browser also uses Opera Software's Turbo technology to speed web browsing on slow connections.

Distinguishing features of the Yandex Browser include the following: Protect active security technology scans files and website for viruses, blocks fraudulent webpages, protects passwords and bank card details, and keeps online payments safe from theft.

[16] According to Douglas J. Leith, a computer science professor at Trinity College, Yandex Browser not only sends a hashed hardware identifier to Yandex, but also every letter typed in the address bar and every URL visited by the user.

[17] Yandex was created by Ilya Segalovich and Arkady Volozh while working for Arcadia in 1993.

That year, Yandex created a separate search engine for blogs, that no longer exists.

[18] According to LiveInternet [ru] analytics, Yandex Browser reached 2.3% market share in Russia two months after its release.

[19] As of June 2022, Yandex Browser held 16.47% market share in Russia.