Brave Search
Data confidence: HighPrivacy-first search engine with AI features. Independent index.
Founded by: Brendan Eich, Brian Bondy
Brave Search has a Developer Momentum Index of 14, ranking #140 of 262 companies. Key metrics include 21.8K GitHub stars.
Developer Adoption
Developer Adoption
Developer ecosystem metrics, 30-day window
Active Contributors Trend
github contributors remained stable at 5 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github contributors |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 5 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 5 |
Key Signals
Developer Community Metrics
Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.
30-Day Trends
GitHub Stars
GitHub Stars grew from 21,330 to 21,835 (+2.4%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github stars |
|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | 21,330 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 21,333 |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 21,395 |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 21,410 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 21,598 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 21,657 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 21,686 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 21,692 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 21,697 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 21,707 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 21,728 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 21,730 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 21,748 |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 21,771 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 21,786 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 21,791 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 21,799 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 21,809 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 21,816 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 21,832 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 21,835 |
HN Mentions
HN Mentions grew from 13 to 26 (+100.0%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 13 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 10 |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 9 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 14 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 14 |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 14 |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 13 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 17 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 17 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 20 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 18 |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 18 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 18 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 18 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 20 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 20 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 20 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 23 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 24 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 23 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 25 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 26 |
According to AI-Buzz, Brave Search has 5 active contributors in 30 days, ranks #3 in AI Search for HN discussion share (out of 13 tracked with 6.2% of HN discussion), with 0% positive developer sentiment (25 HN comments analyzed), with 27 commits/week (steady).
Source: https://www.ai-buzz.com/companies/brave-search?utm_source=citation&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cite_this_data
Metrics derived from public APIs (HN Algolia, GitHub, npm/PyPI). Sentiment classified by AI. See methodology for details →
About
About
Description
Privacy-first search engine with AI features. Independent index.
Estimated Company Size
101 - 250 employees
Website
brave.comDetails
Founded
2021
Description
Brave Search offers private search with AI-powered answers. Independent search index (not Google). Growing user base focused on privacy. Part of Brave browser ecosystem.
Data Confidence
ExcellentReflects profile completeness, metric freshness, and signal coverage.
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