
Despite this, the experiences of searching in both are fairly similar. According to Statcounter’s most recent count, Google has around 93% of the market share, compared to just 2.8% for Microsoft Bing. Right now, Google Search is winning comfortably on sheer popularity. Microsoft Edge wins here if security and performance are key concerns of yours. Comparatively, Google Chrome blocked 88%.

In a test that lasted 23 days, Edge managed to block 96% of socially-engineered malware attacks thrown at it – from malicious links to pop-ups. In a test carried out by NSS Labs, an independent company offering cybersecurity guidance, Microsoft Edge blocked a whole bunch more malware downloads and phishing attacks than its Google rival. Microsoft Edge also performs better on the security front.

So, that’s Edge offers a speedier time for you and your browsing than Chrome. Neither was as fast as Apple’s Safari but that’s for a different browser fight-themed article.

Internet security specialists Avast ran a series of tests to uncover the speediest web browser, and Edge won out against Chrome. If you care about speed, Microsoft Edge wins… but not by much.
