Microsoft Edge is not making any major leaps in the desktop browser market, but, slow but steady, it continues to increase its share. According to the latest data, Edge is about to cross the 14% mark.
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The December 2023 report from Statcounter is out with new data about the most popular browsers. Microsoft Edge is getting closer to 12%, Safari takes a sudden dive, and Chrome fights back.
According to the November 2023 report from Statcounter, Microsoft Edge achieved its biggest market share to date. However, the browser is still far away from Google Chrome and even Apple's Safari.
Statcounter's July 2023 report is out with new numbers about browsers, operating systems, search engines, more. According to the latest findings, Edge remains the third most popular desktop browser.
According to Statcounter's February 2023 browser market report, Microsoft Edge is about to lose its "second-most popular desktop browser" title to Apple's macOS-only Safari browser.
Statcounter has released the January 2023 report with details about the mainstream browser. While the overall picture remains (and will remain) unchanged, all players have modest gains and losses.
Statcounter's monthly report is out, bringing new data about desktop browsers and operating systems. According to the latest findings, Edge did not gain much audience in December 2022.
The desktop browser market is a massive, slowly moving ship. However, some of the leading players continue demonstrating steady growth. Microsoft Edge, for example, now has more than 11% market share.
Statcounter's latest report shows that Microsoft has difficulty getting its browser past 11%. Although Edge is the second most popular desktop choice, its market share remains relatively unchanged.
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The latest data from Statcounter shows Microsoft Edge steadily climbing in an attempt to reach an 11% market share. Other browsers lost some points, leaving the overall picture unchanged.
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The latest data from Statcounter shows Microsoft Edge climbing steadily on the desktop browser market. In July 2022, Edge reached a 10.84% market share, up 0.2 points from 10.64% in June 2022.
Google has announced that Chrome on macOS is 20% faster than it was three months ago, according to Apple's own benchmarking software. Even back then, Chrome beat Safari fairly comfortably.
The latest report from StatCounter reveals that Microsoft Edge is slowly gaining more users. In May 2022, the browser reached a 10.11% market share, which is roughly 212 million users.
Google has proudly claimed that its latest Chrome version outperforms Apple's Safari on Mac in terms of speed. Interestingly, it has results from the company's own benchmarking software to prove this.
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