333:
79:
34:
252:
43:
215:
Brave Search
Premium: users can optionally create an account with Brave Search Premium to support Brave Search directly. As of April 2023 Brave Search is an ad-free website, but it will eventually switch to a new model that will include ads and premium users will get an ad-free experience. User data
320:
only when users opt in through the Web
Discovery Project (WDP). The project is a methodology and system developed by Brave Software, Inc. which collects data generated by their users while claiming to protect users privacy and anonymity. Users can opt in at any time while using the search engine by
207:
or (on an opt-in basis) client-side from Google. According to Brave, the index was kept "intentionally smaller than that of Google or Bing" in order to help avoid spam and other low-quality content, with the disadvantage that "Brave Search is not yet as good as Google in recovering
227:. When a user searches and scrolls down, if available a discussions section will be there, and it will contain various forums where and the user can click one to see an answer from a user from an online community.
186:
In June 2022, Brave Search ended its beta stage and was fully released. In addition to the launch, the new
Goggles feature was added, allowing users to apply their own rules and filters to search queries.
203:. As of May 2022, it covered over 10 billion pages and was used to serve 92% of search results without relying on any third-parties, with the remainder being retrieved server-side from the
140:
Brave Search is a search engine developed by Brave
Software, Inc. and released in Beta in March 2021, following the acquisition of Tailcat, a privacy-focused search engine from
638:
504:
477:
410:
285:
321:
modifying their settings. No account is required for this function. As of 2022, data from the WDP was used to inform the ranking of search results.
144:. Brave Search aims to use its independent index to generate search results. However, the user can allow the Brave browser to anonymously check
662:
356:
612:
262:
714:
303:
709:
346:
271:
69:
223:
Discussions: a feature that shows conversations related to the search query, such as comments on the website
220:
won't be collected from its users by default. A premium account will be required for opt-in data-collection.
237:
that automatically responds to some search queries, aided by content from web pages in the search results.
434:
281:
704:
267:
151:
In
October 2021, Brave Search was made the default search engine for Brave browser users in the
351:
234:
78:
8:
129:
17:
555:
277:
230:
Goggles: a feature that allows users to apply their own rules and filters to a search.
563:
58:
505:"Brave's privacy-focused Google alternative lets you customize your search rankings"
332:
195:
Brave search has various features designed to enhance users' searching experience:
587:
338:
317:
458:
160:
698:
567:
164:
152:
145:
125:
530:
128:
developed by Brave
Software, Inc., and is the default search engine for the
217:
200:
204:
382:
617:
180:
209:
251:
33:
16:
This article is about the search engine. For the web browser, see
176:
224:
168:
156:
42:
172:
141:
689:
435:"Brave's privacy-focused search engine is available in beta"
556:"Privacy-First Browser Brave Is Launching a Search Engine"
478:"Brave browser replaces Google with its own search engine"
411:"Brave browser replaces Google with its own search engine"
72:.brave4u7jddbv7cyviptqjc7jusxh72uik7zt6adtckl5f4nwy2v72qd
613:"Brave Search is adopting AI to answer your queries"
328:
696:
266:, potentially preventing the article from being
286:reliable, independent, third-party sources
77:
32:
499:
497:
304:Learn how and when to remove this message
528:
280:by replacing them with more appropriate
263:too closely associated with the subject
697:
494:
475:
408:
376:
374:
372:
316:Brave Search implements some level of
610:
404:
402:
663:"What is the Web Discovery Project?"
639:"What is the Web Discovery Project?"
524:
522:
520:
357:List of search engines by popularity
245:
553:
369:
13:
399:
241:
14:
726:
683:
517:
380:
588:"Web Discovery Project Overview"
347:Comparison of web search engines
331:
261:may rely excessively on sources
250:
41:
655:
631:
604:
529:Brereton, Dmitri (2022-05-06).
383:"What is Brave Search Premium?"
580:
547:
469:
451:
427:
1:
531:"Interview with Brave Search"
362:
7:
324:
190:
10:
731:
611:Mehta, Ivan (2024-04-17).
476:Porter, Jon (2021-10-20).
409:Porter, Jon (2021-10-20).
199:Brave Search uses its own
135:
47:Screenshot of Brave Search
15:
715:Internet privacy software
111:
93:
85:
64:
52:
40:
31:
459:"Google fallback mixing"
710:Internet search engines
352:List of search engines
132:in certain countries.
99:; 3 years ago
235:large language model
148:for the same query.
112:Current status
28:
18:Brave (web browser)
26:
314:
313:
306:
130:Brave web browser
119:
118:
59:Web search engine
722:
677:
676:
674:
673:
659:
653:
652:
650:
649:
635:
629:
628:
626:
625:
608:
602:
601:
599:
598:
584:
578:
577:
575:
574:
551:
545:
544:
542:
541:
526:
515:
514:
512:
511:
501:
492:
491:
489:
488:
473:
467:
466:
463:search.brave.com
455:
449:
448:
446:
445:
431:
425:
424:
422:
421:
406:
397:
396:
394:
393:
378:
341:
336:
335:
309:
302:
298:
295:
289:
254:
246:
233:Answer with AI:
107:
105:
100:
81:
76:
73:
71:
45:
36:
29:
25:
730:
729:
725:
724:
723:
721:
720:
719:
695:
694:
686:
681:
680:
671:
669:
661:
660:
656:
647:
645:
637:
636:
632:
623:
621:
609:
605:
596:
594:
586:
585:
581:
572:
570:
554:Burgess, Matt.
552:
548:
539:
537:
527:
518:
509:
507:
503:
502:
495:
486:
484:
474:
470:
457:
456:
452:
443:
441:
433:
432:
428:
419:
417:
407:
400:
391:
389:
379:
370:
365:
339:Internet portal
337:
330:
327:
318:data collection
310:
299:
293:
290:
275:
255:
244:
242:Data collection
193:
138:
103:
101:
98:
68:
55:
48:
24:
21:
12:
11:
5:
728:
718:
717:
712:
707:
705:Brave Software
693:
692:
685:
684:External links
682:
679:
678:
654:
630:
603:
579:
546:
516:
493:
468:
450:
426:
398:
367:
366:
364:
361:
360:
359:
354:
349:
343:
342:
326:
323:
312:
311:
258:
256:
249:
243:
240:
239:
238:
231:
228:
221:
213:
192:
189:
161:United Kingdom
137:
134:
117:
116:
113:
109:
108:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
66:
62:
61:
56:
53:
50:
49:
46:
38:
37:
22:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
727:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
702:
700:
691:
688:
687:
668:
664:
658:
644:
640:
634:
620:
619:
614:
607:
593:
589:
583:
569:
565:
561:
557:
550:
536:
532:
525:
523:
521:
506:
500:
498:
483:
479:
472:
464:
460:
454:
440:
436:
430:
416:
412:
405:
403:
388:
387:Brave Browser
384:
377:
375:
373:
368:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
344:
340:
334:
329:
322:
319:
308:
305:
297:
287:
283:
279:
273:
269:
265:
264:
259:This section
257:
253:
248:
247:
236:
232:
229:
226:
222:
219:
214:
211:
206:
202:
198:
197:
196:
188:
184:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
165:Google Search
162:
158:
154:
153:United States
149:
147:
143:
133:
131:
127:
126:search engine
123:
114:
110:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
75:
67:
63:
60:
57:
51:
44:
39:
35:
30:
23:Search engine
19:
690:Brave Search
670:. Retrieved
666:
657:
646:. Retrieved
642:
633:
622:. Retrieved
616:
606:
595:. Retrieved
591:
582:
571:. Retrieved
559:
549:
538:. Retrieved
534:
508:. Retrieved
485:. Retrieved
481:
471:
462:
453:
442:. Retrieved
438:
429:
418:. Retrieved
414:
390:. Retrieved
386:
315:
300:
291:
276:Please help
260:
218:IP addresses
194:
185:
150:
139:
122:Brave Search
121:
120:
86:Registration
54:Type of site
27:Brave Search
179:(replacing
171:(replacing
163:(replacing
699:Categories
672:2022-06-24
648:2022-06-24
624:2024-05-03
618:TechCrunch
597:2022-06-24
573:2022-03-10
540:2023-02-16
510:2022-06-24
487:2022-01-16
444:2022-01-16
420:2022-01-16
392:2022-06-24
363:References
278:improve it
268:verifiable
216:including
181:DuckDuckGo
104:March 2021
97:March 2021
568:1059-1028
482:The Verge
415:The Verge
282:citations
212:queries."
210:long-tail
201:web index
535:dkb.blog
439:Engadget
325:See also
294:May 2023
205:Bing API
191:Features
94:Launched
89:Optional
381:Brave.
272:neutral
177:Germany
136:History
102: (
643:GitHub
566:
225:Reddit
175:) and
169:France
157:Canada
146:Google
115:Online
74:.onion
70:search
667:Brave
592:Brave
560:Wired
173:Qwant
142:Cliqz
124:is a
564:ISSN
270:and
284:to
183:).
167:),
65:URL
701::
665:.
641:.
615:.
590:.
562:.
558:.
533:.
519:^
496:^
480:.
461:.
437:.
413:.
401:^
385:.
371:^
159:,
155:,
675:.
651:.
627:.
600:.
576:.
543:.
513:.
490:.
465:.
447:.
423:.
395:.
307:)
301:(
296:)
292:(
288:.
274:.
106:)
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
