14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is betting big on Edge browser in Windows 10, and this is one of the reasons the company has become rather aggressive in its attempt to convince users to give it a try, but all these efforts seem to be failing due to the popularity of Google Chrome.
Fresh statistics provided by NetMarketShare for the month of February shows that Google Chrome still dominates the browser market on PCs despite a small decline.
Google Chrome dropped from 61.41% in January to 60.57% last month, but given its market share, this small decline shouldn’t be worrying in any way.
On the other hand, what’s more worrying is that Microsoft’s Edge has a hard time growing bigger, and this month’s statistics show that February was once again a month of struggle for the new Windows 10 default browser.
Edge the fourth browser on the desktop
Specifically, Edge currently has a share of just 4.38%, which makes it the fourth browser on the desktop in terms of market share, following Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox. Internet Explorer is no longer getting new features, but only security patches, as all the focus has been moved to Edge. Firefox has a market share of 10.94% for February.
Microsoft keeps improving Edge browser, but at the same time, the company’s approach to release improvements with every new major Windows 10 update appears to be dragging down its adoption.
The company only rolls out new features for Edge every time Windows 10 receives a major update, as it’s the case of the upcoming Redstone 4, whereas Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox are improved more frequently, typically once per month.
At one point, there were rumors that Microsoft Edge could be moved to the Microsoft Store for a faster update pace, but it appears that these plans have been abandoned for a reason that’s not yet known.