Brave says that as of September 2021, their browser had almost 40 million monthly active users.Brave has announced that it will utilize its own search engine by default.However, Brave says that its search engine will maintain an open profile, which means it will appear as a search engine option in other browsers such as Edge or Mozilla, while simultaneously allowing other search engines in its own web browser.

For example, Brave Browser offers a built-in ad-blocker, anti-fingerprinting features, and the ability to connect to the Tor network for an even more private search experience. Brave is also touting the seamlessness offered by its eponymous search engine and browser as another reason for ditching Google. The ads that will be shown to users will reward them with a Basic Attention Token (BAT) that can either be redeemed or used as a tip for content creators or publishers. Down the road, Brave will let users choose between a paid search experience without any ads, and a free version with ads. Brave Search also looks to avoid algorithmic bias by implementing a community-supported approach to improve search results and create a ranking model.Īnother area where Brave Search ranks above Google Search is its no-ads policy, but this is a temporary move. In order to maintain transparency, Brave will show the percentage of results sourced from third parties via a “ Results Independence” metric. Moreover, some images will be pulled from Bing Search to better serve users, without compromising the privacy aspect. However, becoming a reliable search engine with an adequate amount of entries is no easy task, which is why the company will mix results from Google Search as well.

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