- Microsoft Edge has fallen to a 10.37% browser market share
- Statcounter figures show that it has lost many users since May
- Meanwhile, Chrome has never been more dominant with a 73.81% participation
Microsoft Edge continues chopped in popularity, and Google Chrome has not been more dominant in a long time, according to new statistics on desktop web browsers.
Statcounter figures by September 2025 show that Chrome now has 73.81% of the general PCs browser market, and although Edge is still secondly, it sank 10.37% last month.
That represents a loss of 1.36% during the past month, and a very worrying fall since May 2025, when Edge had a market share of 13.64% according to the estatcounter estimate (and, of course, it is just that: an estimate). Things seem to go worse for Microsoft here.
In September, Safari (in third) also fell to 5.69% of 6.34%. Firefox is in fourth place in 4.45% and also decreased from 4.93%, all of which fed Chrome’s profits.
Analysis: Microsoft needs to rethink your browser strategy
However, it is the edge, which is the clear loser here, and having thrown almost 3.3% of the participation of its desk browser in the last five months is really bad news. While this percentage figure may not sound as a big problem, remember that it is a 3.3% drop in relation to a higher point of 13.64% this year, so it is actually a relative loss of a quarter of the browser’s user base.
Can Microsoft allow you to go back like this? No, absolutely not. More to the grain: Why is Microsoft the participation in reverse like this? That is a good question, and I have an answer that is purely speculated, but I think it is very likely that there is something really: Microsoft is simply too aggressive with Edge.
Yes, I said this before, but the more the edge browser is promoted in one way or another in Windows 11 (or in fact Windows 10), people are likely to be discouraged. When something constantly pushes in its face over the years, the automatic reaction for many people is to start suspecting. Why is Microsoft so interested in making Edge use? Why does it keep telling me to border my predetermined browser? The distrust that there must be something wrong with Edge that needs the support of this discomfort.
It could also be a source of discomfort for some that Microsoft has given a license to Windows 11 users in Europe to eliminate EDGE (and stop the annoying related to it), due to data regulations, but no one else obtains that privilege.
Another possible reason why people leave Edge is a perception that the browser could be swollen with additional characteristics that nobody wants. However, that is a more complicated area, because in more recent times, Microsoft has realized that this is a problem and has been promulgating rationalization measures. However, what Microsoft continues to do is add more AI capacities, as part of its general co -pilot AI unit, to the browser, which can be a detour for some. (Although in this case, I do not agree, there are some really useful the AI cuts, at least in my book).
Therefore, we could discuss the fixation of the exact reasons, but my strong feeling is that promoting the edge is the root cause of this exodus, and that the various ads and promotions for the browser are very delaying.
It seems to be clear enough that Microsoft needs to try a different approach, so what for triggering persecution and giving users around the world the same options regarding Edge? Okay, that means giving people the opportunity to eliminate it, and although Edge uninstall for more users may seem contradictory, it is really about changing perceptions, and generating confidence that there is not any type of ‘schedule’ hidden with the browser.
Above all, it is a shame to see failures on the edge when 2025 wheel forward, since it is actually a good browser: the upper dog, in fact, in our summary of the best web browsers. Something is very bad somewhere, then, so that it is stirred as bad as Statcounter figures indicate.
