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Brave Tops 100 Million Users as Privacy Platform Scales Search and AI

EU browser choice rules lifted iOS installs in Europe by 50%, signaling rising demand for privacy-by-default tools.

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Brave browser surpasses 100 million monthly active users

Overview

  • Brave reported 101 million monthly active users in September and 42 million daily users.
  • Brave Search handled about 1.6 billion queries last month and now serves over 15 million AI-generated answers per day.
  • About 8% of Brave Search queries came from Chrome users, showing adoption beyond the Brave browser.
  • The service added roughly 2.5 million net new users per month over the past two years, indicating steady momentum.
  • Apple’s iOS 17.4 browser choice changes in the EU drove a 50% jump in daily iOS installs, while premium offerings such as Brave VPN are nearing 100,000 subscribers.