Brave Search statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Brave Search with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the AI search engine category. In October 2026 it got about 7.4 million visits from Google, 67% more than a year ago.
Below: visits over two years, where the visitors live, how often people search its name, its Google position for each category search and its links and rating.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report and Ahrefs · not a ranking
Brave Search
brave.comPrivate web search engine that adds AI-written answers with sources to results.
- Listed in
- AI search engine
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 7.4M
- +67% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 165K
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 90
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 63.1K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Brave Search
Brave Search got 7,375,610 visits from Google search in October 2026, 67% more than a year ago and 8% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was November 2024, with 8,330,506.
- Visits, October 2026
- 7,375,610 worldwide
- US visits
- 299,142 (-7% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 8,330,506 in November 2024
WorldVisits a month from Google to brave.com, worldwide
Source: DataForSEO, estimated visits from Google search, to October 2026.
USVisits a month from Google, United States
Source: DataForSEO, United States, to October 2026.
2Where the visitors live
41% of Brave Search’s visits come from India, followed by United States, Canada and United Kingdom.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 713,320 | 41% |
| United States | 697,926 | 40% |
| Canada | 79,271 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 65,921 | 4% |
| Germany | 56,935 | 3% |
| Brazil | 46,435 | 3% |
| Australia | 45,685 | 3% |
| France | 29,693 | 2% |
Country
- India
- Visits from Google
- 713,320
- Share
- 41%
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 697,926
- Share
- 40%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 79,271
- Share
- 5%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 65,921
- Share
- 4%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 56,935
- Share
- 3%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 46,435
- Share
- 3%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 45,685
- Share
- 3%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 29,693
- Share
- 2%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Brave Search
People in the US typed “brave search” into Google 165,000 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 3,350,000 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "brave search", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Brave Search sits on Google
Brave Search is not in Google's top 100 for "ai search engine", and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts brave.com at 271.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai search engine” | not in the top 100 | 271 | 10 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 271
- Sites measured
- 10
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates brave.com 90 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 63,080 domains linking to it (55,929 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 90 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 63,080 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI search engine statisticsThe AI search engine market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
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This page monitors Brave Search with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.