The Brave browser has reached an all-time milestone: 101 million monthly active users worldwide, with more than 42 million daily active users. This growth, of about 2.5 million net new users per month in the last two years, confirms the global commitment to a faster, safer and more privacy-friendly internet.
The most important features of this browser are:
- It is based onChromium. Chromium is the «engine» (the foundation) and Brave is a finished and reinforced browser with privacy, AI, and built-in utilities.
- It provides rewards based on the user’s browsing by paying for a proprietary cryptocurrency called BAT (Basic Attention Token). You can earn BAT tokens by watching privacy-friendly ads and then use those tokens to support content creators or trade them. You can also use those tokens to convert them into other cryptocurrencies such as Etherium or Bitcoin.
- Enhanced protection. Brave blocks ads, trackers, third-party cookies, fingerprinting, and other tracking threats by default. All of this is managed from an interface that allows you to customize what you want to block. As a curiosity, it blocks all YouTube.com ads.
Browser ecosystem
Since its launch, Brave has built a privacy ecosystem by default. In addition to the browser, it has Brave Search, an independent search engine with almost 20,000 million annual queries and 15 million AI-generated responses every day, as well as tools such as Brave Shields, Brave VPN, Brave Wallet and Brave Leo, its built-in AI assistant that does not store or share conversations.
This strategy has positioned Brave as a real alternative to the tech giants, combining speed (up to 3 times faster than other browsers) with advanced protection against trackers, cookies, and fingerprinting.
Enterprise-level Brave
In the enterprise space, Brave Ads offers privacy-friendly advertising for leading brands such as Amazon, Ford or eBay, while the Brave Search API powers search engines and AI applications with real-time data. In addition, with Brave Premium, users can access enhanced versions of services such as VPN, Brave Talk, and Brave Leo.
Brendan Eich, CEO and co-founder of Brave, says that the 100 million users are «more than a growth milestone – they represent a movement for a better web that puts users first.» With its current products and upcoming developments in AI and privacy, Brave continues to lead this change.
