Recent Chromium updates have focused heavily on performance, privacy, and visual synchronization across devices. 1. Real-Time Algorithm Improvements
Cognitive psychology suggests that humans process information in groups of three more efficiently than groups of two or four. A 3x3 grid creates a balanced, square focal point on the New Tab page, reducing the need for the user to scan horizontally across four items. chrome newtab mostvisited9 updated
A site visited ten times this week will typically rank higher than one visited twenty times last month. Recent Chromium updates have focused heavily on performance,
For developers and advanced users, the "Most Visited" feature is exposed via the chrome.topSites API. This API allows extensions to access the list of top sites that are displayed on the new tab page. To use it, the extension's manifest must include the topSites permission. A 3x3 grid creates a balanced, square focal
The default number of tiles displayed on the new tab page has historically been eight, and as of 2026, there is no native Chrome setting to increase this limit. If you need access to more than eight top sites, you will need to rely on third-party extensions from the Chrome Web Store that replace or enhance the default NTP, offering layouts with more tiles.