Perform a search in the address bar using the search engine you want to set as your default. To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge:

However, you can change the default search engine to any site that uses OpenSearch technology. Apple's Safari browser during the same time saw a decrease in market share, going from 10.11% to 9.62%.Keeping Bing as your default search engine provides an enhanced search experience in the new Microsoft Edge, including direct links to Windows apps, relevant suggestions from your organization if you’re signed in with a work or school account, and instant answers to questions about Windows. In March 2021, the browser had a global market share of 8.03%, while in April 2022, there was growth to 10.07%. As a disclaimer, these statistics are just for desktop browsers.īut globally, it would appear that Microsoft Edge has grown over the past year. In Europe, we see a bigger shake up on the with Firefox taking the number two spot with 12.58%, Microsoft Edge coming in close with 11.75%, and Safari in fourth place with 9.34%.

When accounting for just the United States, Safari comes in with 17.09% and Microsoft Edge at 12.54%. As mentioned previously, the top spot is held by Google's Chrome browser, dominating with a worldwide market share of 66.64%.Īlthough this is quite interesting, things change quite a bit when shifting regions.

The former with 10.07% and the latter with 9.61%. According to Statcounter, Microsoft Edge has by a small margin, increased its worldwide market share to overtake Apple's Safari browser.

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