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Statcounter: Edge falls below 10%, Safari continues climbing
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Statcounter: Edge falls below 10%, Safari continues climbing by Taras Buria The first day of a new month means it is time for Statcounter's latest findings. The May 2023 report is now available with details about the most popular browsers and their market share changes. Click here to learn how Statcounter gathers its data. To no one's surprise, Google Chrome is still the number one go-to browser on most platforms. Its desktop variant holds a 66.02% share with minor fluctuations from month to month. In May 2023, Chrome lost 0.2 points. Apple's Safari, the only non-cross-platform desktop browser, is cementing its new place after taking over Microsoft Edge in April 2023. Safari's customer base increased from 11.89% to 12.79%, further gapping Microsoft Edge. The latter once again dipped below the 10% mark and reached a 9.91% share (-0.98 points). According to Statcounter, Edge is not the only browser having problems with increasing its market share. Firefox continues bleeding customers, and in May 2023, its share decreased from 5.59% to 5.28%. For reference, in July 2022, its market share was at 8%. Opera is the fifth most popular desktop browser, with a market share of 4.02% (+0.9 points). Finally, the honorable mention goes to Internet Explorer and its 0.45% share. Google Chrome - 66.02% (-0.2 points) Apple Safari - 12.79% (+0.9 points) Microsoft Edge - 9.91% (-0.98 points) Mozilla Firefox - 5.59% (-0.31 points) Opera - 4.02% (+0.9 points) And here is the mobile side of the market, where Google, Apple, and Samsung hold over 93% of users. Interestingly, Google Chrome lost a notable chunk of customers during the last three months. Safari, on the other hand, is experiencing a continuous spike. Google Chrome - 61.09% (-0.67 points) Apple Safari - 27.81% (+0.81 points) Samsung Internet - 4.97% (+0.14 points) Opera - 1.8% (-0.09 points) UC Browser - 1.54% (-0.17 points) You can find more information on the official Statcounter website. -
Statcounter: Safari is about to overtake Edge and become second-most popular desktop browser
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Statcounter: Safari is about to overtake Edge and become second-most popular desktop browser by Taras Buria The February 2023 report from Statcounter is now available with the latest details about the browser market. The most interesting change in the findings is Microsoft Edge risking losing its "second-most popular desktop browser" title to Apple's Safari. According to Statcounter, in February 2023, Google Chrome reached a 66.12% market share. Its overwhelmingly crushing numbers dropped just 0.29 points compared with January 2023. Microsoft Edge is second with 10.84% (-0.24), and Apple Safari is third at 10.14% (+0.83). Microsoft Edge used to keep a safe distance from its macOS rival, but now Safari is catching up. Firefox is not overtaking any browser soon as it has a more distant 6.84% share (-0.03). Finally, Opera closes the top 5 desktop browsers list with 3.21% (-0.2). Google Chrome - 66.12% (-0.29) Microsoft Edge - 10.84% (-0.24) Apple Safari - 10.14% (+0.83) Mozilla Firefox - 6.84% (-0.03) Opera - 3.21% (-0.2) There are no significant changes on the mobile side of the desktop market. Google Chrome and Apple Safari share almost 90% of the market, leaving the rest for Samsung Internet, Opera, UC Browser, and other less popular options. Microsoft Edge, unfortunately, remains too small to register on Statcounter's gauges, and integrating AI-powered Bing in Edge on Android and iOS is unlikely to help change the situation. Google Chrome - 66.08% (-0.7) Apple Safari - 23.97% (-0.45) Samsung Internet - 4.37% (-0.09) Opera - 1.71% (-0.06) UC Browser - 1.46% (-0.01) Finally, here is how the market looks like with desktop and mobile browsers combined: Google Chrome - 65.74% (+0.31) Apple Safari - 18.86% (+0.17) Microsoft Edge - 4.27% (-0.19) Mozilla Firefox - 2.92% (-0.09) Samsung Internet - 2.6% (-0.01) You can learn more about the Statcounter February 2023 browser report on the official website. Also, check out Statcounter's latest operating system report, where you will find interesting changes in Windows 10 and 11's shares. Note: Third-party reports are never 100% accurate. Learn how Statcounter gathers its data in the official FAQ. -
Statcounter: Microsoft Edge has slightly increased its market share in January 2023
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Statcounter: Microsoft Edge has slightly increased its market share in January 2023 by Taras Buria The January 2023 report from Statcounter is here with details about the mainstream browsers and their market shares. As usual, the market is slow, and there are no groundbreaking changes. Note: No report is 100% accurate, and you should take the stats with a grain of salt. Statcounter gathers its data from 1.5 million websites, so there is a margin of error. You can learn how Statcounter prepares its report in the official FAQ. Google Chrome was the most popular desktop browser in January 2023. It reached a 66.39% market share, gaining 0.25 points. Microsoft Edge also increased its customer base and climbed back past 11%—11.09% (+0.11 points). Meanwhile, Apple's Safari keeps its distance with a 9.33% market share (+0.32 points), and Mozilla Firefox is fourth with 6.87%. The latter is the only mainstream browser that demonstrated a notable dip—it lost 0.34 points compared with the previous month. Finally, Opera closes the top 5 desktop browsers lists with a 3.42% share and a +0.12 point increase in January 2023. Google Chrome - 66.39% (+0.25) Microsoft Edge - 11.09% (+0.11) Apple Safari - 9.33% (+0.32) Mozilla Firefox - 6.87% (-0.34) Opera - 3.42% (+0.12) On the mobile desktop browsers market, things are slightly more dynamic. Also, it misses Microsoft Edge as the company cannot figure out how to make users use its browser on Android and iOS. Edge's mobile market share is too small to appear in the report. Google Chrome - 65.35% (+1.04) Apple Safari - 24.45% (+0.9) Samsung Internet - 4.46% (-0.6) Opera - 1.78% (+0.14) UC Browser - 1.47% (-1.34) You can find more information about Statcounter's browser stats in the report available on the official website. The December 2022 report is available here. -
Microsoft Edge gained less than 2% market share in 2022
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Microsoft Edge gained less than 2% market share in 2022 by Taras Buria Statcounter has published its latest report, revealing information about different browsers on different platforms and operating systems. The overall picture has not changed—Google Chrome remains number one with out-of-reach share, while Edge, Safari, and Firefox continue fighting for the second place. Note: Statcounter's findings are not 100% accurate, so take reports like this with a reasonably-sized grain of salt. You can learn how Statcounter gathers its data in the official fact sheet. According to Statcounter, Chrome currently holds a 66.16% market share. In December 2022, Google's browser lost only 0.02 points (down from 66.18% in November 2022), which might be just a margin of error. Microsoft Edge is unsurprisingly the second most popular desktop browser with a much more modest 10.99% (-0.18 points). Safari is the only non-cross-platform browser in the report, and its macOS exclusivity makes it harder for Apple to push past its current market share. Statcounter claims Apple Safari currently holds 8.98% (-0.61 points). Firefox is fourth with 7.22% (+0.12 points), and Opera is fifth with 3.29% (-0.3 points). As we enter the unknowns of 2023, let's see browsers' shares compared to the previous years to spot year-over-year growths or declines. The overall picture did not change much for well-established players. Google Chrome has been stable in its 65-70% spot with periodical rises and dips, and the same applies to Apple Safari with its 9% market share. Firefox did experience a notable decrease in users from about 10% in early 2020 to the current 7.22%. Microsoft Edge shows that disrupting the desktop browser market is a tremendously difficult task even for Microsoft, with its 1+ billion active Windows devices capable of running Chromium-based Edge. Although Microsoft Edge keeps climbing, its year-over-year growth is less than 2%. Getting users to jump-ship from Chrome to Edge is hard, which explains why Microsoft sometimes resorts to not-so-user-friendly practices of imposing Edge using all sorts of annoying methods. You can find more details about the latest Statcounter monthly report on the official website. -
Microsoft Edge slowly gets more popular among users by Taras Buria Last month, for the first time since its introduction seven years ago, Microsoft Edge climbed past the 10% mark. Edge is now the second most popular browser, and in May 2022, it managed to increase its market share slightly. According to StatCounter, Microsoft Edge currently has a 10.11% global desktop browsers market share. In May 2022, the percentage went up by 0.04 points. Google Chrome was, is, and will be the most popular browser for quite a while. Its current market share is 66.1%, unreachable for any competitor in the foreseeable future. Apple's Safari is third with 9.16%, which is 0.46 points lower than in April 2022. Mozilla Firefox is fourth with 7.66%, and Opera closes the top 5 desktop browsers with 2.81%. Opera and Edge were the only two browsers that gained new users in May 2022. Interestingly, about 1.68% of users still use the almost-deceased Internet Explorer. Microsoft wants to change that and move every IE customer to the Edge browser by offering a dedicated IE mode. Here is a breakdown of the global desktop browser market: Google Chrome - 66.1% (-0.57) Microsoft Edge - 10.11% (+0.04) Apple Safari - 9.16% (-0.46) Mozilla Firefox - 7.66% (-0.21) Opera - 2.81% (+0.37) Google Chrome also crushes any competition on the mobile side, although Apple firmly holds a quarter of the market. Microsoft, which was quite late to the party with a mobile version of Edge, is nowhere to be found in the top 5 list: Google Chrome - 64.83% (+1.26) Apple Safari - 24.77% (-0.05) Samsung Internet - 4.84% (-0.06) Opera - 1.72% (-0.16) UC Browser - 1.25% (-0.16) Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and other developers try to attract new customers and maintain existing ones by pushing regular updates with new features. Google recently released Chrome 102 with PWA improvements; Mozilla pleased its customers by restoring the old downloads prompt in Firefox 101, and Microsoft shipped several bug fixes in Edge 102. Source: StatCounter
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Statcounter: Microsoft Edge is now the second most popular desktop browser
TarasBuria posted a topic in Front Page News
Statcounter: Microsoft Edge is now the second most popular desktop browser by Taras Buria A couple of days ago, Adduplex published its March 2022 report with the latest information about the Windows market. The data revealed that Windows 11 gained little to no users in March 2022, while the most recent Windows versions managed to increase their shares. Now March 2022 report from Statcounter shows that Microsoft Edge is steadily climbing and gaining more consumers. According to Statcounter, Microsoft Edge is now the second most popular desktop browser. In March 2022, Edge managed to overtake Apple's Safari and hit second place with a 9.65% market share (+0.05). Safari is third with 9.56% (-0.21%), and the almighty Chrome remains first with 67.29% (+2.4%). Google Chrome: 67.29% Microsoft Edge: 9.65% Apple Safari: 9.56% Mozilla Firefox: 7.57% Opera: 2.81% Things are different in the global market that combines mobile and desktop platforms. Google Chrome is still the king with an overwhelming share, and the mobile market grants Safari a comfortable second position, far from Microsoft Edge. Google Chrome: 64.53% (+1.75) Apple Safari: 18.84% (-0.46) Microsoft Edge: 4.05% (-0.01) Mozilla Firefox: 3.4% (-0.81) Samsung Internet: 2.82% (+0.05) Microsoft is a relatively new player in the mobile browser market, and it has a hard time rivaling Safari and Chrome. Also, Microsoft has no power to force users to switch to Edge on mobile, which is another reason why Android and iOS combined tank Microsoft's figures in the browser market. Still, Edge demonstrates healthy progress on desktop platforms. Besides, with Microsoft making changing the default browser in Windows 11 less frustrating, you can expect Edge to continue gaining more favor in the eyes of consumers. Source: Statcounter.