Some people have complained before that Microsoft uses various methods to forcefully promote Microsoft Edge, but the market share does not seem to have changed much. As a result, it will be slapped in the face by Microsoft this time. According to the latest data from Statcounter, Microsoft Edge’s desktop browser market share has increased by 1% compared with December 2023.
Although the current market share of Edge is still far behind Chrome, it is already a very good result to grow by 1% in one month. Of course, this may not be the result of forced promotion, or it may be that with the built-in AI function of Microsoft Edge, many users are indeed attracted.
The latest statistics show that Microsoft Edge’s market share at the end of January 2024 was 12.96%, an increase of 1% from the end of December 2023; Chrome fell 0.39% from the end of December 2023, but its current market share is still as high as 64.84%, which is the highest among other browsers. multiples of the total device market share.
Ranked third is Apple Safari. Although the desktop platform is Safari’s weak platform, Safari also has a share of 8.83%, a slight decrease of 0.13% month-on-month. Ranked fourth is Mozilla Firefox. Firefox’s share has not been much for a long time. The big changes are all around 7%. It is currently 7.57%, a slight decrease of 0.05% month-on-month. Opera browser ranks fifth, with a current share of 3.23%, a month-on-month decrease of 0.57%. This decline is still a bit large.
So what is the market share of these browsers on mobile platforms?
On mobile phones, Chrome also has a 64.74% share; followed by the Safari browser, with a 25.07% share; the third is Samsung Browser, with a 4.39% share; the fourth is Opera, with a 2.15% market share; Fifth is UC Browser, with a share of 1.36%. The presence of the Firefox browser on mobile phones is very weak, and there are currently no more detailed statistics.
