Have you been wondering how many internet browser sessions can you have open at one time?
Browsing the internet, clicking links, opening a new tab and a new browser window are all the things that make up everyone’s browsing session.
The sessions add up pretty quickly with all those tabs and windows.
As regular as all those activities seem, it might leave you wondering how many internet browser sessions can be open at one time.
This article explores answers to multiple possible internet browsing scenarios and the limitations that come with individual browsers.
Table of Contents
How many internet browser sessions can you have open at the same time?
How many tabs is too much?
What happens when you have too many tabs or browsing sessions open at one time?
We explore all that here.
Browser limits
There’s a term in the tech world for those who do not mind opening a ton of tabs in their web browser.
They are called “tab junkies,” and they do so without regard for system resources or anything else as long as the pages keep loading.
If you’re a tab junkie or you know someone who is, the good news is you are allowed to be “reckless” as long as you are surfing the web on specific browsers.
Some browsers have done away with tab limits and thus allow you to be extravagant with your tab opening.
Check out what some of your favorite browsers allow below.
Google Chrome
Google Chrome has no limits on the number of tabs you can open in the browser.
The average user opens between 10 and 20 tabs simultaneously, although there are reports that speed and responsiveness became slower.
In a test of how many tabs could be open at one time using a user-generated code, the results showed as many as 9,000 tabs.
Of course, that is not recommended at all, but it shows how much the Chrome browser allows you to do.
Apple Safari
The Safari browser at one time had an open tab cap of 30 tabs.
Even though that seemed more than what any moderate user should need at a time, Apple grew with the times and lifted the cap in 2016 with the release of the iOS 10.
Users reported that the Safari browser could open unlimited tabs but more recently, after the iOS 14 update, was established a tab limit of 500 tabs.
Microsoft Edge
There are no reports concerning the number of open tabs allowed on Microsoft Edge at one time.
For the Windows default browser, Microsoft’s support team, however, recommends a maximum of 50 tabs to reduce the strain on system resources.
That looks like a pretty generous number for any moderate user.
What happens when too many tabs are open?
To maintain objectivity, we won’t be making too many predictive submissions but always remember that anything can happen when you have too many tabs open.
Not one thing is the result of opening too many tabs, but there are possibilities of many things happening.
What are they, and how do you fix them if they occur?
The significant slowdown is, first of all, inevitable, especially if you are loading graphics-laden web pages or loading video and gaming pages.
The components of each webpage determine how much computer resources it uses up.
Therefore, be informed that running multiple tabs beyond what can be termed moderate can slow down your browsing experience.
Another thing you are likely to experience is a frozen browser when it gets too clogged up with tabs.
In some cases, the browser shuts down unexpectedly in the middle of browsing, losing site data and everything you were doing in the closed tabs.
In a nutshell, running too many browser sessions at one time continuously causes a real drag on your system’s resources.
Now, if you’re thinking about what you can do to fix the problems that may arise from having too many internet sessions open at one time, there are a few fixes.
The best fix that we often recommend is to close some tabs.
But we realize that not everyone can afford to do this, and then, we ask, what if the browser shuts down unexpectedly?
Not being an agent of doom, but these things happen.
You don’t want to be that person who loses 30 tabs because they refused to close some of them or manage them properly.
If your work requires opening multiple open tabs, you can opt for one of the many browser tab managers and organizers available as extensions for some browsers.
They usually allow you to change the orientation of these tabs in your browser, while some extensions help you snooze tabs that you aren’t using actively but want to keep open.
Which internet browser uses up the most RAM?
The only reason there are limitations to how many browsing sessions you can have open at one time is that loading web pages consume your computer’s RAM.
This is different from the RAM allocation that the browser itself is running on.
So, which browser is more RAM-intensive than others?
Chrome uses up more RAM than Internet Explorer, but the difference isn’t by a wide margin.
Chrome browser has extensions that help you save on RAM with its task manager and other impressive features like pausing unused tabs to free up system resources.
Firefox also has similar features for using your computer’s memory as it keeps memory usage to around 20 MB.
It’s important to note that computer usage varies from person to person, and while one person has only their browser running, another might have other programs running alongside their browser.
If one user closes all other programs except for web browsers on a computer that handles multiple processes effectively, then running many browsing sessions at one time may not be so much of a problem.
Thus, personal preference and computer ability are important factors to consider when thinking about how many tabs can be open at the same time.
Wrap Up
Being someone who runs multiple browsing sessions or tabs isn’t entirely bad in itself. The ultimate takeaway is to know what comes with it.
If you’re going to open many tabs or browser sessions, you should be aware of the possible consequences.
If you’re okay with putting a strain on your system’s resources, go ahead.
But we recommend that you get an organizer or browser extension to keep your open tabs running without using up system resources or storage space.
How many browser sessions are open at one time, and how do you ensure efficiency on your computer?
Do you really need many of them at the same time?
If so, there’s also another great solution if you really need it: you can use two different browsers simultaneously.
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