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title: "Microsoft Edge vs Safari: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Edge or Safari? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web browsers set worldwide. 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."
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# Microsoft Edge vs Safari: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Edge or Safari? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web browsers set worldwide. 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

- **Compared**: Microsoft Edge and Safari
- **Competitive set**: Web browsers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Microsoft Edge Share of Search**: 4%
- **Safari Share of Search**: 19.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Edge or Safari?

- In September 2026, Safari had more branded searches than Microsoft Edge among web browsers worldwide. Safari was estimated to have 4.1M branded searches compared to Microsoft Edge’s 823K, and held a 19.9% Share of Search versus Microsoft Edge’s 4%.
- Safari was ahead of Microsoft Edge in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Edge’s estimated Share of Search among web browsers worldwide moved from 4.1% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 823K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Safari’s estimated Share of Search among web browsers worldwide moved from 16.8% to 19.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.4M to 4.1M.

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

- In September 2026, Safari lost estimated Share of Search among web browsers worldwide, from 21% to 19.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Microsoft Edge estimated searches | Microsoft Edge Share of Search | Microsoft Edge rank | Safari estimated searches | Safari Share of Search | Safari rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 823K | 4.1% | 6 | 3.4M | 16.8% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 823K | 4.3% | 6 | 3.4M | 17.4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 673K | 3.4% | 6 | 4.1M | 20.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 823K | 4% | 6 | 4.1M | 19.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 823K | 4.6% | 6 | 3.4M | 18.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 823K | 4.2% | 6 | 4.1M | 20.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 823K | 4.6% | 6 | 3.4M | 18.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 823K | 4.3% | 6 | 4.1M | 21.5% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 823K | 4.4% | 6 | 4.1M | 22% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 823K | 4.4% | 6 | 4.1M | 22% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 823K | 4.2% | 6 | 4.1M | 21% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 823K | 4% | 6 | 4.1M | 19.9% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **Microsoft Edge**: Measured on the search term “microsoft edge”.
- **Safari**: Measured on the search term “safari”.

- [Microsoft Edge profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-edge)
- [Safari profile](/demand/global-en/brands/safari)
- [All web browsers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/web-browsers): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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

### Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Edge or Safari?

In September 2026, Safari had more branded searches than Microsoft Edge among web browsers worldwide. Safari was estimated to have 4.1M branded searches compared to Microsoft Edge’s 823K, and held a 19.9% Share of Search versus Microsoft Edge’s 4%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Microsoft Edge vs Safari: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-edge-vs-safari

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