

Application driven design of Chrome attracted more and more people to try out the browser. Google Chrome is the most popular browser worldwide, with over 3.3 billion users. The browser’s privacy report shows how many and which cross-site trackers Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) stopped from accessing your information. Safari has implemented several privacy features to ensure its users' security. Apple developed browser is automatically installed on every iPhone and Mac computer. However, with enough work and steady progress, Microsoft Edge could just be a worthy competitor to Google’s browser at some point in the near future.Safari browser now has more than 1 billion users. Chrome has dominated the browser space for several years and it sits comfortably in first place. While Edge has risen to the second spot, it is still nowhere near the gigantic Chrome in terms of market share. On the other hand, it can be argued that the browser is in a much better place than it used to be years a go. One could simply point to Microsoft making it extremely hard to switch default browsers on Windows 11 until recently. For years Edge has struggled to find its place among the giants despite many prior efforts. Nonetheless, overtaking popular browsers like Firefox and Opera is a great accomplishment for Microsoft Edge.įor now, it is hard to point to the causes of Edge’s lead over the other browsers. It is also worth noting that Safari is limited to Apple’s ecosystem and the numbers in the chart only take desktop computers into account. Edge now has a 9.65% share in the desktop browser space as shown by the image. Edge on the other hand, has now overtaken the likes of Safari and Firefox.

This is not surprising as Chrome has kept this nearly 70% share for years. Microsoft Edge Userbase ComparisonĪs the image shows, Google Chrome is by far the most popular browser.

While the initial reception was lukewarm, it seems like the browser has slowly been creeping up the ranks.Īccording to figures from StatCounter for the month of March, Edge is now the second most popular browser right behind Google Chrome. With a new name and a more modern look, Microsoft Edge was created. However, back in 2015, Microsoft tried to reinvent the Internet Explorer. It became the browser that was often used to download a different browser upon a fresh Windows install. From the days of the Internet Explorer, it was deemed the slowest browser. Microsoft’s internet browser has always had a negative perception over the years.
