Mozilla Firefox takes fourth place with 9.18 percent.

Google Chrome continues to hold first place with an overwhelming 65.38 percent of the market. With the new update, users can personalise their multi-profile experience with the ability to create a customised list of sites for automatic profile switching in Microsoft Edge.Microsoft Edge is on the verge of overtaking Safari as the world’s second most popular desktop browser, web analytics service StatCounter reports (via TechRadar).Īccording to the data, Microsoft Edge is now used on 9.54 percent of desktops worldwide, a mere 0.3 percent behind Apple’s Safari, which stands at 9.84 percent. The company said that this is a browsing mode in Microsoft Edge where browser security takes priority, giving users an extra layer of protection when browsing the web.Īdministrators can apply group policies to end-user desktops (Windows, macOS, and Linux) to help protect against in-the-wild exploits (also referred to 0-days), Microsoft said in a blogpost. 43 of its Edge browser that brings a host of new features, including a new browsing mode that prioritises security. In Asia Safari’s 5.41 percent market share trails behind Edge’s 7.46 per cent.

Meanwhile in Europe, Edge has already surpassed Safari, taking 10.9 per cent of the market compared to Safari’s 9.95 per cent. While Edge appears to be set to overtake Safari on a global scale, in North America, Safari is in a stronger position, being used on 16.87 per cent of desktops compared to Edge’s 11.93 per cent market share. Google Chrome still holds the top spot at 65.38 per cent, with fellow challenger Mozilla Firefox now trailing with 9.18 per cent.

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