---
title: "Microsoft Edge: search popularity worldwide"
description: "Microsoft Edge is a web browser. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-edge"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Microsoft Edge: search popularity worldwide

Microsoft Edge is a web browser. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Brand**: Microsoft Edge
- **Owned by**: Microsoft
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among web browsers**: 4%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Web browsers | 6 | 4% | 823K |

- [Web browsers](/demand/global-en/categories/web-browsers)

## How has branded search demand for Microsoft Edge changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft Edge worldwide held steady at 823K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Edge’s estimated Share of Search among web browsers worldwide peaked at 4.6% in February 2026 and was lowest at 3.4% in December 2025.

## How did search popularity change for web browsers worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Firefox gained estimated Share of Search among web browsers worldwide, from 14.1% to 16.3%.
- In September 2026, Opera gained estimated Share of Search among web browsers worldwide, from 9.4% to 10.9%.
- In September 2026, Brave lost estimated Share of Search among web browsers worldwide, from 25.7% to 24.4%.
- In September 2026, Google Chrome lost estimated Share of Search among web browsers worldwide, from 25.7% to 24.4%.
- In September 2026, Safari lost estimated Share of Search among web browsers worldwide, from 21% to 19.9%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Web browsers | 823K | 4.1% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Web browsers | 823K | 4.3% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Web browsers | 673K | 3.4% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Web browsers | 823K | 4% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Web browsers | 823K | 4.6% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Web browsers | 823K | 4.2% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Web browsers | 823K | 4.6% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Web browsers | 823K | 4.3% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Web browsers | 823K | 4.4% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Web browsers | 823K | 4.4% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Web browsers | 823K | 4.2% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Web browsers | 823K | 4% | 6 |

## How is Microsoft Edge measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Microsoft Edge’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “microsoft edge”

## Which web browsers compete with Microsoft Edge?

- [Brave](/demand/global-en/brands/brave): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/brave-vs-microsoft-edge
- [Google Chrome](/demand/global-en/brands/google-chrome): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/google-chrome-vs-microsoft-edge
- [Safari](/demand/global-en/brands/safari): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-edge-vs-safari
- [Firefox](/demand/global-en/brands/firefox): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/firefox-vs-microsoft-edge
- [Opera](/demand/global-en/brands/opera): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-edge-vs-opera

## Who owns Microsoft Edge?

Microsoft Edge is owned by Microsoft. Brandwave also tracks Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Ads, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Advertising, Microsoft Authenticator, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Bookings, Microsoft Clarity, Microsoft Designer, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Translator, Microsoft Visio, Minecraft, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, Power Automate, Power BI, SharePoint, Xbox and Xbox Game Pass, owned by the same company, worldwide.

- [Microsoft](/demand/global-en/companies/microsoft): Owns 35 tracked brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who owns Microsoft Edge?

Microsoft Edge is owned by Microsoft. Brandwave also tracks Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Ads, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Advertising, Microsoft Authenticator, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Bookings, Microsoft Clarity, Microsoft Designer, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Translator, Microsoft Visio, Minecraft, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, Power Automate, Power BI, SharePoint, Xbox and Xbox Game Pass, owned by the same company, worldwide.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Microsoft Edge: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-edge

This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-edge. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.