![]() ![]() Statistically speaking, that is.My exact thought process. And then they use it to install Google Chrome. ![]() Possibly to include just one usage: Microsoft Edge auto-runs whenever you first install Windows 10 or upgrade to a new version of Windows 10. There is no way that 330 million people are actively using Microsoft Edge, not as a web browser.Īll I can conclude is that the software giant is stretching the bounds of what “active” means. But even then, we’re looking at 170 million “users” at most, about half Microsoft’s figure. I’m willing to allow, since we have no data for this, that this functionality could (generously) lead to up to double the usage. Less cynically, one other thought does occur: Microsoft also uses Edge as the default PDF reader in Windows 10. Google Chrome, by the way, controls between 54.99 and 63.58 percent of web browser usage. And then they use it to install Google Chrome. And even if you believe the higher of the numbers from these two most credible of web analytics firms, Edge is nowhere near 330 million active users.Īll I can conclude is that the software giant is stretching the bounds of what “active” means. See how this works? There is no way that everyone’s math is right. And from 5.26 percent to 5.66 percent over the same time period, according to Netmarketshare. It went from 3.01 percent in October 2016 to 3.95 percent today, according to StatCounter. Both StatCounter and Netmarketshare show the same basic trend: Edge usage has barely changed in one year. Too, let’s look at Microsoft’s claim that it more than doubled Edge usage since 2016. So if there really are 1.5 billion desktop users, then Edge accounts for only 84.9 million of them. Netmarketshare-which I (and, by the way, Microsoft) trust-says that Edge now accounts for 5.66 percent of all desktop web browsing. So if there really are 1.5 billion desktop users, then Edge accounts for only 59.25 million of them. Stat Counter-which I don’t personally trust, but again, we’re giving Microsoft the benefit of the doubt here-claims that Microsoft Edge commands just 3.95 percent of web browser usage on the desktop. If we look at any web analytics firm’s data you care to mention, you never see Microsoft Edge with 20 percent usage share. If there are 1.5 billion people using PCs worldwide, then that means that more 1/5th of them are using Microsoft Edge. The higher number helps Microsoft’s case here. The last time Microsoft provided a figure, it was 1.5 billion. I believe the figure is lower than that-much lower, like closer to 1.0 billion-but whatever. The reason I know it’s not true is that it’s not even remotely possible that this many people are using Microsoft Edge.įor starters, we’ll assume that there are still 1.5 billion people using PCs worldwide. But it’s not just my impression or opinion. With Microsoft continuing to use its months-old 500 million figure for active Windows 10 devices, this 330 million figure suggests that over two-thirds of all Windows 10 users are somehow “actively” using Microsoft Edge. Not if by “active devices” you mean “people using Edge on a PC to browse the web.” “Microsoft Edge users are active on 330 million monthly devices. The official Microsoft Edge Dev account on Twitter reiterated the claim: ![]()
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