Microsoft Edge overtakes Safari, Mozila and Opera in market share

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Published onFebruary 2, 2024

published onFebruary 2, 2024

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Surprisingly, the report published by Statcounter in January 2024 shows how Microsoft Edge managed to get ahead of Safari, Mozilla, and Opera in worldwide desktop browser market share. This might show that there is a growing popularity in the browser. Yet, Chrome remains the one with the highest market share.

Which browser should I pick in 2024?

Statcounter report

To simplify theStatcounter report, we listed the browsers based on their market share percentage.

It is interesting how much Apple Safari fell behind in a matter of months. At the same time, we are surprised that Opera and Mozilla are surpassed by Microsoft Edge in market share, given how many unique features they have. However, Microsoftforces users to use Edgeand the Bing search engine by using them as defaults for the search feature. In addition, Microsoft made it harder toswitch from Edge.

It is easy to see why Edge managed to rise in rankings. After all, it comes with Windows, it is accessible, it is not as resource-hungry as Chrome, and it uses Chromium. Surprisingly, it even performs quite well.

Is Edge better than Safari?

Microsoft Edge has more customization options and extensions. The browser is somewhat better than Safari for Windows devices. However, for Apple devices, Safari is better optimized and more efficient. Ultimately, it mostly depends on your device type.

By the way, if you are a gamer, we recommendOpera GX. It has a lot of great features like gaming news, discounts, and sales, and it even tells you which platform offers free games.

We tested most of the browsers available, so if you’ve got time, check out the list featuringthe best browsers for all devices.

Which browser are you currently using and why? What do you think of Edge? Share your thoughts in the comments, we are eager to hear them.

Sebastian Filipoiu

Sebastian is a content writer with a desire to learn everything new about AI and gaming. So, he spends his time writing prompts on various LLMs to understand them better. Additionally, Sebastian has experience fixing performance-related problems in video games and knows his way around Windows. Also, he is interested in anything related to quantum technology and becomes a research freak when he wants to learn more.

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Sebastian Filipoiu

Sebastian is a content writer with a desire to learn everything new about AI and gaming.

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Microsoft Edge overtakes Safari, Mozila and Opera in market share#

Which browser should I pick in 2024?#

Is Edge better than Safari?#