Chrome populates your New Tab Page using an automated, internal database file known as Top Sites . This file scores and ranks every URL you visit based on localized metrics, ensuring your data remains entirely private on your device. The priority rank depends heavily on four specific scoring factors:
As of the latest Chrome versions:
Expand the Most Visited grid beyond Chrome's standard 8-10 tile limit. chrome newtab mostvisited9 updated
Many third-party productivity tools, security suites, or minimalist utilities take complete control over the NTP canvas. Navigate to chrome://extensions/ in your address bar and temporarily toggle off your active extensions to verify if a conflicting program is suppressing your grid. New Tab Redirect - Chrome Web Store
The primary scoring factors dictating your top shortcuts include: Chrome populates your New Tab Page using an
: Clicking links and navigating deeper within a domain boosts its prominence. Historically, Chrome constrained this view strictly to an
The algorithm periodically refreshes these tiles. If you stop visiting a site and start visiting another, the new site will eventually replace the old one [1]. Historically, Chrome constrained this view strictly to an
At the bottom right of a New Tab page, click Customize Chrome . Under “Shortcuts,” select My shortcuts or Most visited sites. Google Help How to Enable Most Visited Sites Shortcut On Google Chrome
Launch Google Chrome and press Ctrl + T (Windows) or Cmd + T (Mac) to clear the screen and open a .
For years, the most visited section was a simple tally of your local history. The updated "mostvisited9" logic moves away from raw click counts toward "relevance scoring." Chrome now considers: Recency of use over total lifetime clicks.
If your grid suddenly goes blank, Chrome's local history database may have suffered a minor corruption, or your browser cache was cleared.
