Microsoft Edge has nearly toppled a major rival in the desktop browser war

The browser wars proceed to rage unabated as the newest figures place Microsoft Edge on the verge of surpassing Apple's Safari providing in relation to desktop market share.According to information from web analytics service StatCounter, Microsoft Edge is now used on 9.54% of desktops worldwide, simply behind Safari at 9.84%.

As you might have guessed, Google Chrome nonetheless holds the prime spot at 65.38%, with fellow challenger Mozilla Firefox now trailling in behind with 9.18%.

Microsoft Edge or Safari?

While Edge could also be catching as much as Safari worldwide, in North America it is a completely different story, as Apple's browser is used on 16.87% of desktops in comparison with Edge's 11.93% market share.In Europe and Asia although, Edge has already leapfrogged Safari at 10.9% and seven.46% respectively with Apple's browser used on 9.95% of desktops in Europe and simply 5.41% in Asia.Since Safari is the default browser on Apple's iPhone and iPad, it has a 26.71% of cellular market share worldwide which nonetheless pales in comparability to Chrome's 62.06% market share on each iOS and Android.Although Microsoft Edge has been downloaded over 10 million instances on the Google Play Store and the app has 4.6 stars on Apple's App Store, the browser is not even listed in StatCounter's cellular market share rankings.

Edge Legacy vs Chromium Edge

While Chromium-based Edge was launched in 2020, Microsoft initially created Edge Legacy for Windows 10 and the firm's alternative for Internet Explorer was unveiled again in 2015. Before then, it was recognized by its codename “Spartan” in reference to Halo's Master Chief.Even although Edge Legacy solely lasted a brief whereas, Microsoft did port the browser to each Android and iOS in 2017 and included the capacity to sync the browser with Windows 10 desktops. In March of final yr although, Microsoft ended assist for Edge Legacy earlier than changing its outdated browser with Chromium-based Edge as a part of a cumulative month-to-month safety replace.Following the launch of its model new Edge browser, the software program big has continued to replace it with new options and performance together with Vertical Tabs, Collections, Web Capture and more. These efforts could not have dethroned Chrome however they've definitely taken away market share from Safari at the least on desktop.

If you have not given Edge a strive but or solely have expertise with Edge Legacy, there's by no means been a higher time to check out Microsoft's browser. For those who managed to snag an Xbox Series X, Edge even runs on Microsoft's console and can be utilized to stream video games with Nvidia GeForce Now.