In the beginning of every month, we check out the newest findings from Statcounter to be taught extra about what’s going on with the Home windows and desktop browser market. On the Home windows aspect, we’ve got Home windows 11 climbing to a brand new all-time excessive and even overtaking Home windows 10 in some international locations. On the desktop browser market, although, issues are a bit completely different.

Statcounter experiences that in February 2025, Microsoft Edge managed to get to 13.9% of the desktop browser market, a brand new all-time excessive (+0.11 factors enhance). 12 months-over-year development is fairly modest, and within the final 12 months, Edge gained only one.14 factors, staying beneath the 14% mark all the yr.

To nobody’s shock, Google remains to be the uncontested king of the desktop and cellular market. Its overwhelming market share of 65.55% declined by 0.21 factors in February 2025, with no indicators of any of its opponents getting nearer any time quickly, despite the fact that the US authorities pushes Google to dump Chrome.

Third within the desktop browser market is Apple with Safari on macOS. It has 8.65%, and over the past month, its market share dropped by 0.19%. Firefox is fourth with 6.36% (+0.1 factors). Its market share may see a rise within the coming months as Google and Microsoft are actually shutting down Manifest V2-based extensions, similar to uBlock Origin. In response, Mozilla printed a weblog put up wherein it promised to maintain MV2 extensions to provide customers extra alternative and freedom, though it too isn’t free from different controversies.

Opera is the fifth hottest desktop browser, with a market share of two.91% (-0.01 level). Not like Microsoft Edge, which tries to maintain its customers with shady tips, Opera is making an attempt to reinvent the wheel with some fascinating concepts, just like the lately launched Opera Air with a deal with well-being and leisure.

1. Google Chrome – 65.55% (-0.21 factors)
2. Microsoft Edge – 13.9% (+0.11 factors)
3. Apple Safari – 8.65% (-0.19 factors)
4. Mozilla Firefox – 6.36% (+0.1 level)
5. Opera – 2.91% (-0.01 level)

You will discover extra details about the desktop browser market share worldwide on the official Statcounter web site.