No. Private or incognito mode does not, by itself, make you anonymous online. Its main purpose is to limit the browsing information retained on your device.
Mozilla says Firefox's private mode does not conceal your IP address or make your activity anonymous. Google likewise explains that websites and organizations managing your network may still observe activity in Chrome's Incognito mode.
The distinction is between local records and online visibility. Chrome removes temporary cookies and site data when the Incognito session ends, but downloaded files and saved bookmarks remain. These limits do not mean private browsing has no benefit; they mean it is not an anonymity guarantee.
Private browsing reduces local browsing records. It does not make your online activity invisible.
Mozilla
Mozilla explains that private browsing limits locally saved information but does not hide the user's IP address or make activity anonymous to websites and internet providers.
Based on: Mozilla
Google states that websites and organizations managing the network may observe activity in Incognito mode, despite its limits on information saved to the device.
Based on: Google
Chrome removes temporary site data when the Incognito session ends, but retains downloaded files and saved bookmarks.
Based on: Google
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