April 2 news, the latest data from the research institute Statcounter, in March 2022, Microsoft Edge surpassed Safari as the second most popular desktop browser.
The market share of desktop browsers is as follows:
Google Chrome: 67.29%;
Microsoft Edge: 9.65%;
Apple Safari: 9.56%;
Mozilla Firefox: 7.57%；
Opera：2.81%。
Xiao Lei now uses both Chrome browser and Edge browser, because Xiao Lei will use two browsers when working on the screen, and after switching to full screen, it is easier to switch with different browsers.
There's also a big reason Ray keeps Edge in his computer because it has an Internet Explorer mode. In the past, there was only one way for individuals to use Internet Explorer, that is, it was used to log in to the official website of ICBC, but now that ICBC has an App, it will be much more convenient to use.
Although the ICBC App is very complicated, it is still barely usable, at least more convenient than the web page. Ray kept Edge in case an old site only supported Internet Explorer.
Edge, like Safari, is a system-owned browser, and their market share is positively correlated with the hardware/system market share. As more and more users use Win 11, they may be too lazy to download new browsers, and over time they may become accustomed to Using Edge. In addition, most users will register a Microsoft account, which also makes it easier for users to synchronize bookmarks and so on.
Edge also uses Google's Chromium kernel, Google is the most attentive in terms of browser software updates, Chrome will replace the new Chromium kernel at the first time, and other browsers are slower after all. In the context of the almost unified Windows browser of the Chromium kernel, Xiao Lei recommends Chrome.