- Microsoft Edge fell to a market share of 10.37%
- Statcourter figures show that he has lost many users since May
- Meanwhile, Chrome was never more dominant with a share of 73.81%
Microsoft Edge continues to fall into popularity, and Google Chrome has not been more dominant for a long time, according to new statistics on desktop web browsers.
Statcounter figures for September 2025 show that Chrome now holds 73.81% of the overall browser market on PCS, and although Edge is still in second place, it flowed at 10.37% last month.
This represents a loss of 1.36% compared to last month, and a very worrying decrease since May 2025, when Edge had a market share of 13.64% according to the estimate of Statcounter (and of course, that’s just – an estimate). Things just seem to be going from bad to Microsoft here.
In September, Safari (third) also increased to 5.69% against 6.34%. Firefox is in fourth place on 4.45% and also increased from 4.93%, which all fueled chrome gains.
Analysis: Microsoft must rethink its browser strategy
It is a edge which is the clear loser here, however, and having lost almost 3.3% of his part of an office browser in the last five months is very bad news. Although this percentage figure may not look like this big affair, remember that it is a decrease of 3.3% compared to a high point of 13.64% this year – it is in fact a relative loss of a quarter of the browser user.
Can Microsoft afford to go back like that? No, absolutely not. More specifically: why is Microsoft’s share in the opposite direction like this? This is a good question, and I have an answer which is a speculation purely, but I think it is very likely that there is real: Microsoft is simply too arrogant with the edge.
Yes, I have already said, but the more the Edge browser is promoted in one way or another in Windows 11 (or even Windows 10), the more people are likely to be put off. When something is constantly pushed into your face over the years, the automatic reaction for many people is to start wary. Why is Microsoft so wanting to have EDGE used? Why does that tell me to make Edge my default browser? He is wary of distrust that there is something that does not go with the edge that he needs the support of this very nagging.
This could also be a source of discomfort for some that Microsoft granted a license to Windows 11 users in Europe to delete Edge (and stop linked harassment), due to data regulation – but no one else obtains this privilege.
Another possible reason why people leave Edge is a perception that the browser could be inflated with additional features that no one wants. It is a more delicate area, however, because more recently, Microsoft realized that it was a problem and promulgated rationalization measures. What Microsoft continues to do, however, is to add more IA capabilities – as part of its Drive Copilot AI Global – to the browser, which can be a stop for some. (Although in this case, I do not agree – there are really useful AI garnishes, at least in my book).
Thus, we could argue about the exact reasons, but my strong feeling is that the promotion of the edge is the deep cause of this exodus, and that the different advertisements and promotions of the navigator are a lot of feedback.
It seems to become clear enough that Microsoft must try a different approach – when what would you say to dismiss harassment and give users around the world the same choices concerning Edge? Okay, that means granting people the possibility of deleting it, and although uninstalled Edge to get more users may seem counter -intuitive, it is really a question of changing significant perception – and trusting that there is not a kind of “ agenda ” hidden with the browser.
Above all, it is a shame to see Edge fail as 2025 rolls, because it is actually a good browser – the best dog, in fact, in our overview of the best web browsers. Something is not going somewhere, then, so that it rushes as badly as the figures of Statcounter.
