Brave is a web browser & search engine with one main focus: It blocks trackers and ads by default.
Launched in March 2021, Brave has quickly attracted privacy-conscious users.
Today, it has over 67 million monthly active users.
So, how significant is Brave in the search engine market?
Here’s a summary of what you’ll find out on this page:
- Key Brave Browser Stats
- Brave Search daily queries
- Brave Search monthly queries
- Brave Search annual queries
- Brave Browser daily active users
- Brave Browser monthly active users
- Brave Browser market share
- Brave Browser app downloads
- Brave Browser user demographics
- How many people work at Brave Software
Key Brave Browser Stats
- On average, Brave Search processes 14.1 million search queries per day.
- Brave Browser has over 25.3 million daily active users.
- In 2022, Brave Search reported a total of 2.5 billion processed search queries in the previous 365 days.
- All-time mobile downloads of the Brave Browser app exceed 100 million.
- Brave has 175 employees working remotely across 5 different continents.
Brave Search daily queries
On average, Brave Search processes 14.1 million search queries per day. Over 411.7 million queries are made each month.
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Brave.comBrave Search monthly queries
in May, Brave Search reported a total of 411.7 million monthly search queries. The monthly volume of search queries grew by 10.67% compared to the month before.
On average, Brave Search's monthly search volume increased by 14.41% each month in 2022.
Here’s a table showing the monthly number of searches on Brave Search since 2021:
Date | Searches |
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Jun 2021 | 8.1 Million |
Jul 2021 | 34.5 Million |
Aug 2021 | 44.4 Million |
Sep 2021 | 57.3 Million |
Oct 2021 | 80.8 Million |
Nov 2021 | 151.7 Million |
Dec 2021 | 189.8 Million |
Jan 2022 | 241.3 Million |
Feb 2022 | 280.9 Million |
Mar 2022 | 343.3 Million |
Apr 2022 | 372.8 Million |
May 2022 | 411.7 Million |
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Brave Search annual queries
In May 2022, Brave Search reported a total of 2.5 billion processed search queries in the previous 365 days.
In comparison, other search engines such as DuckDuckGo took over 4 years to hit that mark, and Google took over 1 year.
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Brave.comBrave Browser daily active users
Brave Browser has 25.3 million daily active users. The daily active users has increased by 21.58% over the previous year, up from 20.81 million users in January 2023.
The average number of daily active users on Brave Browser has grown 17.07x since January 2019.
We’ve charted Brave Browser's daily active users since November 2018:
Date | Daily Active Users |
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November 2018 | 1 Million |
January 2019 | 1.4 Million |
July 2019 | 2.4 Million |
January 2020 | 3.8 Million |
July 2020 | 5.7 Million |
January 2021 | 8.6 Million |
July 2021 | 11.9 Million |
January 2022 | 16 Million |
July 2022 | 19.35 Million |
January 2023 | 20.81 Million |
July 2023 | 22.38 Million |
January 2024 | 25.3 Million |
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Brave BatBrave Browser monthly active users
Brave Browser has 67.18 million monthly active users. The average number of monthly active users on Brave has grown 13.19% since last year.
Here's a table showing the monthly active users on Brave Browser since July 2019:
Month | Monthly Active Users |
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July 2019 | 6 Million |
January 2020 | 11.8 Million |
July 2020 | 16.7 Million |
January 2021 | 25.4 Million |
July 2021 | 34.4 Million |
January 2022 | 54.5 Million |
July 2022 | 59.58 Million |
January 2023 | 57.55 Million |
July 2023 | 59.35 Million |
January 2024 | 67.18 Million |
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Brave BatWith 67.18 million monthly active users, Brave Browser claims over 1% of the worlds browser market share.
Brave Browser app downloads
Brave offers mobile browsing apps for both iOS and Android.
The Brave Browser for iPhone users was downloaded over 800,000 times in January 2024 alone.
The Android app received even more downloads. It was installed over 2 million times with all-time downloads exceeding 100 million.
Brave Browser user demographics
Approximately 74.69% of Brave Browser users are male compared to 25.31% female. In comparison, Google Chrome's userbase is 61.67% male vs 38.33% female.
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Enterprise Apps TodayHow many people work at Brave Software
Brave has 175 employees, working remotely across 5 different continents. 115 are located in the United States, 49 in Europe, 28 in Asia, 11 in South America, and 8 in Africa.
Here's a table of the employee distribution:
Location | Number of Employees |
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U.S | 115 |
Europe | 49 |
Asia | 28 |
South America | 11 |
Africa | 8 |
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Zoom InfoConclusion
Brave's rise reflects a clear trend: users are choosing privacy and efficiency.
Its impressive user numbers and search volumes show a growing preference for secure, ad-free browsing.
As Brave continues to grow, it signals a broader move towards safeguarding online privacy.