“Brave Search has grown significantly since its release last June, with nearly 80 million queries per month. The company launched its search engine back in June as an alternative for more privacy-minded users.

An ad-free Premium version is in the works, however. There is one caveat, though: while at the moment Brave Search isn’t displaying ads, its free version should be ad-supported soon. However, if they prefer, they can choose another search engine by navigating to the browser’s search engine settings. With the latest update of its browser across its desktop, iOS, and Android versions, Brave will automatically offer Brave Search as the default search option to new users. RELATED READING: 3 ways to browse the web anonymously Most other major browsers should also support Brave’s search engine offering. While existing Brave users will keep the search engines they’ve previously chosen as default, they can set up Brave Search as their default option manually. Brave promised that more countries will see similar changes in the upcoming months. Meanwhile, France will switch from Qwant, whereas Germany will have DuckDuckGo replaced. The first countries to make the change are the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, where Google will be replaced by Brave Search as the default search engine.

Brave Search is built on top of an independent index, and doesn’t track users, their searches, or their clicks,” Brave revealed in a blog post announcing the switch. “Starting today, new Brave users will have the search functionality in the Brave browser powered by Brave Search, giving them the privacy and independence of a search/browser alternative to Big Tech. Brave Search will become the default search option for new users in the US, UK, Canada, Germany and France, with more countries to follow soonīrave, the company most widely known for its eponymous privacy-focused browser, has announced that it will replace Google and other search engines with its own Brave Search as the default search engine for new users.

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