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| Will Edge beat Firefox in 2021? |
Over the past few months, Microsoft has focused on developing the new Edge browser by supporting and improving new features, and with the browser's rapidly growing user base, its proximity to Firefox appears to be paying off. . Firefox ranks third in web browser rankings and is expected to overtake Firefox by 2021. This will be a major leap for Microsoft in the web browser market.
According to current data from Statcounter, Edge is expected to soon overtake rival Firefox in the rankings (currently its total share is 3.98%, Edge's share is 2.85%).
However, compared to Microsoft's browser, the number of Firefox browsers has remained largely unchanged over the past twelve months, as Edge has grown steadily since April, and then if it continues to grow at this rate, until the beginning of 2021 in the year, people generally think that it It will overtake Firefox.
Currently, Edge is the fastest growing web browser. In the past six months alone, its market share has grown from 0.44% to 2.85%, with the largest increase occurring between June and July.
The increase in the user base is due to Microsoft's renewed marketing efforts. However, we also found that the company has made major improvements to the browser to make it compatible with the experience users can expect from everything. Modern web browser.
Microsoft introduced a number of new browser upgrade programs over the past few months, including: a secure text authoring tool, a built-in price comparison tool, a simple screenshot feature, a vertical marker feature, and new features announced in the previous version: Start the upgrade function . Startup boost If you launch the browser via a hyperlink in the taskbar, on the desktop, or in other applications (such as Word documents), this may speed up the browser startup.
It should be noted that the Edge browser is still far behind Google (Chrome) (66.12% market share) and Apple (Safari) (17.24% market share), but Edge browser has the experience and its stability growth may encourage Microsoft to make further improvements and features. And try to fill the void in the coming years.