{"id":1111086,"date":"2026-01-29T12:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sfs9dA2XxCRzbbJovxP5E5"},"modified":"2026-01-29T12:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:48:09","slug":"somehow-some-way-edge-has-over-30-market-share-in-the-us-on-windows-and-has-taken-share-for-over-3-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/somehow-some-way-edge-has-over-30-market-share-in-the-us-on-windows-and-has-taken-share-for-over-3-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Somehow, some way, Edge has over 30% market share in the US on Windows\u2014and has taken share for over 3 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>For years now, whenever I get my grubby little mitts on a shiny new Windows system, the first thing I do is open up Edge\u2014and download my preferred browser instead. For many, this little post-set-up ritual is at least as old as Mozilla Firefox. Jokes at the expense of Microsoft&#8217;s own homegrown internet browser solutions are nothing new, but Edge may be enjoying the last laugh.<\/p>\n<p>During Microsoft&#8217;s Q2 2025 earnings call, chairperson and CEO Satya Nadella revealed, &#8220;Edge surpassed 30% market share in the US on Windows and has taken share for 15 consecutive quarters&#8221; (via <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/4753157-microsoft-corporation-msft-q2-2025-earnings-call-transcript\">Seeking Alpha<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Which seems wild, right? Do some folks just\u2026 not download an alternate browser? <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/microsofts-latest-trick-to-get-you-using-bing-is-disguising-it-as-google\/\">Am <em>I<\/em> the weird one for not particularly liking Edge?<\/a> [I&#8217;m the outlier, I <em>really<\/em> like Edge, -Dave]<\/p>\n<p>It is perhaps a touch premature for me to disappear headlong into a crisis of conscience. Nadella went on to explain some of this success, saying, &#8220;The investments we have made in improving our ad rates are paying off and advertisers increasingly see our network as an essential platform to optimize [return on investment].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Edge\u2014and by extension Bing\u2014is proving itself a real contender for any business that wants to ensure eyes on their products, and Microsoft is reaping the financial benefits of that. When you consider, for just one example, how cluttered Google Search has become\u2014especially with the prioritised <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/we-dont-have-to-live-like-this-you-can-set-chrome-to-default-to-googles-new-nonsense-free-web-search-which-also-completely-bypasses-that-awful-ai-answer-box\/\">AI summary slumped over the top of many search results<\/a>\u2014you can maybe start to understand the appeal of Bing.<\/p>\n<p>Nadella further detailed the growth, sharing, &#8220;Search and News advertising revenue ex-TAC increased 21% and 20% in constant currency, ahead of expectations driven by usage from a third-party partnership. Growth continues to be driven by rate expansion and healthy volume growth in both Edge and Bing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To completely switch tracks from business brain back to the PC gamer train, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/game-assist-hits-stable-release-so-you-can-now-use-it-to-pin-videos-in-game-without-setting-microsoft-edge-as-your-default-browser\/\">Edge&#8217;s Game Assist<\/a> also comes in clutch for achievement hunters everywhere. While I personally prefer to deploy a second screen to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/adventure\/infinity-nikki-codes-active-redeem\/\">feed my current Infinity Nikki obsession<\/a>, many others will no doubt have the monitor space to justify pinning a video guide in the corner of their game.<\/p>\n<p>Bearing in mind last year&#8217;s news of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/Google-should-sell-chrome-and-more-recommends-US-DoJ\/\">US Department of Justice&#8217;s proposed remedies<\/a> to break up <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/browsers\/google-being-pushed-to-sell-off-chrome-is-likely-a-good-thing-but-dont-cheer-on-the-decision-just-yet\/\">Google&#8217;s monopoly over search<\/a>, the rise of Edge is perhaps no surprise. That said, I&#8217;m not exactly cheering on another <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/microsoft-gaming-s-post-acquisition-bloodletting-continues-as-650-more-staff-are-set-to-be-laid-off-for-sustainable-future-growth\/\">massive corporation in Microsoft<\/a> either.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"ac73a138-9820-4300-bd0f-d93f78cf5fa4\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Best gaming monitor\" data-dimension48=\"Best gaming monitor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"SAyqU8xPQfHL3HdHoEZazc\" name=\"1646306788.jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/somehow-some-way-edge-has-over-30-market-share-in-the-us-on-windows-and-has-taken-share-for-over-3-years.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-gaming-monitor\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"ac73a138-9820-4300-bd0f-d93f78cf5fa4\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Best gaming monitor\" data-dimension48=\"Best gaming monitor\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>Best gaming monitor<\/strong><\/a>: Pixel-perfect panels.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-high-refresh-rate-monitor-for-gaming\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best high refresh rate monitor<\/strong><\/a>: Screaming quick.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-4k-monitors-for-gaming\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best 4K monitor for gaming<\/strong><\/a>: High-res only.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-4k-tv-for-gaming\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best 4K TV for gaming<\/strong><\/a>: Big-screen 4K PC gaming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-pcs\/somehow-some-way-edge-has-over-30-percent-market-share-in-the-us-on-windows-and-has-taken-share-for-over-3-years\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For years now, whenever I get my grubby little mitts on a shiny new Windows system, the first thing I do is open up Edge\u2014and download my preferred browser instead. For many, this little post-set-up ritual is at least as old as Mozilla Firefox. Jokes at the expense of Microsoft&#8217;s own homegrown internet browser solutions are nothing new, but Edge may be enjoying the last laugh. During Microsoft&#8217;s Q2 2025 earnings call, chairperson and CEO Satya Nadella revealed, &#8220;Edge surpassed 30% market share in the US on Windows and has taken share for 15 consecutive quarters&#8221; (via Seeking Alpha). Which seems wild, right? Do some folks just\u2026 not download an alternate browser? Am I the weird one for not particularly liking Edge? [I&#8217;m the outlier,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/somehow-some-way-edge-has-over-30-market-share-in-the-us-on-windows-and-has-taken-share-for-over-3-years\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1111087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[10918,66],"class_list":["post-1111086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-gaming-pcs","tag-hardware"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Somehow, some way, Edge has over 30% market share in the US on Windows\u2014and has taken share for over 3 years | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For years now, whenever I get my 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