How to set Google as default search engine on Edge

Bing is the default search engine of the Microsoft Edge web browser. However, Bing has not been able to surpass Google in terms of accuracy, popularity and user preference, especially in Vietnam. If you are a regular user of the Edge browser to surf the web, but want to set Google as default search engineyou can follow the steps in the article below.

Why should you change the default search engine on Edge?

Microsoft Edge is the default web browser that uses Bing as its search engine, developed by Microsoft and they have equipped Bing with many features and utilities to compete with Google. No one can confirm that Bing will surpass Google in the near future, but it cannot be denied that Bing also has all the advantages that Google possesses.

Statistics on all platforms (mobile, tablet, desktop) as of June 2023 globally, excluding China, show that Google Search accounts for 90.7% of the market share in the search engine market. In the “Other” category, the largest engine is South Korea’s Naver with 0.48% market share.

However, most search engine algorithms rely on past user data to inform their current algorithm version. Google, with a market share 5 to 6 times larger than Bing, has a lot more data to analyze and use for its algorithms.

This means that even if Bing uses the same algorithms as Google, their search results are still worse because they have less data. Therefore, the results when I search with Bing are still not as good as Google. It is only suitable for English, but Vietnamese at the moment is not very accurate.

How to set Google as default search engine on Edge

Step 1: On the Edge browser interface, click on the three dots icon located in the top right corner of the screen > In the menu that appears, select Settings.

Step 2: In the settings interface, select Privacy and services in the list on the left.

Then you scroll down to the bottom of the right content and select 'Address bar and search'.

Step 3: In the Search engine used in the address bar section, select Google instead of Bing.

After changing the search engine, go back to the Edge browser homepage and try typing a keyword into the address bar. You should see search results displayed by Google, instead of Bing.

Epilogue

So, you know how set Google as default search engine on Edge browser simply and quickly. Hope this article will be useful for you. Wish you apply it successfully!