

Microsoft released Edge in 2015 with Windows 10 and Xbox One. These two browsers and many others are constantly battling for market share. Most of Google Chrome’s source code is based on Chromium, a free, open-source software project from Google.

( Source: Backlinko)Ĭhrome was initially built to run on Windows and was later released for Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android. Today, it has a 65.27% market share, while Internet Explorer has fallen to just 0.61%. Google Chrome overtook Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox within a few years to become the market leader. Before its release, Edge’s precursor Internet Explorer (IE) reigned supreme with a peak market share of 95%. The most popular browser in the world was born in 2008.
