14 DAY TRIAL // Edge is Microsoft's big bet in the browser world and the newest rival to Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, and it seems that at least until now, adoption of the application is going really well.
Data provided by Net Applications for the month of September 2015 indicates that Edge currently has a market share of 2.40 percent, and although that might seem to be a really small share, it's not. And you'll see why in a second.
Chrome and Firefox performance
First of all, let's see the market share of Edge's rivals.
Net Applications claims the number one browser currently on the market is Internet Explorer 11 with 25.26 percent, followed by Google Chrome 45 with 15.25 percent. IE8 is next with 11.71 percent, while Firefox 40 is fourth with 7.58 percent.
Overall, Internet Explorer is leading the market with 51.59 percent, followed by Chrome with 29.86 percent, and Firefox with 11.46 percent. Apple's very own Safari takes the fourth position with a share of 5.08 percent.
Microsoft's Edge is left behind not necessarily because it's not as good as its rivals (although a number of improvements are clearly needed), but due to the fact that it's currently available only on Windows 10, Redmond's new operating system launched just two months ago.
This means that Edge reaching a share of 2.40 percent in just two months on the market is quite decent performance, and figures are very likely to be improved significantly in the coming months not only thanks to the fact that more people get to install Windows 10 but also as a result of the updates that Microsoft is preparing for the app.
Extensions, for example, are in the pipeline for Edge browser, and this is one of the key features that would position it as a better rival to Chrome and Firefox. The update is expected to launch sometime in the next couple of months, so fingers crossed for as many improvements as possible to the default Windows 10 browser.