It’s almost the end of the year and Microsoft has today published some stats about the usage of its Edge browser globally in the year 2023. Although Edge isn’t exactly the most popular browser right now, the Redmond tech firm regularly adds new features to it in order to entice new customers. Now, Microsoft has shared some statistics that may attract more users to try out its web browser.
In a blog post, Microsoft has highlighted that Edge customers have engaged in over 1.9 billion Copilot chats. This is encouraging since the tech giant is looking to integrate its AI copilot software in almost all aspects of your online life. In the same vein, Microsoft has also revealed that 1.8 billion AI-generated images have been created through Edge; this is an area that the company has been regularly making advancements in. Security is at the forefront for Microsoft’s browser too. 127 million phishing attacks were blocked by Edge during 2023, which equates to stopping four phishing attacks every second on average.