--- title: "Andi vs Brave Search: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Andi or Brave Search more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI search engines set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/andi-vs-brave-search" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Andi vs Brave Search: Which is searched more? Is Andi or Brave Search more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI search engines set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Andi and Brave Search - **Competitive set**: AI search engines - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Andi Share of Search**: 0.81% - **Brave Search Share of Search**: 22.5% ## Is Andi or Brave Search more popular in search? - In September 2026, Brave Search had more branded searches than Andi among AI search engines worldwide. Brave Search had about 4.1 million branded searches, while Andi had 147,000. Brave Search made up 22.5% of all AI search engine searches we track, and Andi accounted for 0.81%. - Brave Search was ahead of Andi in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Andi’s share of searches among AI search engines worldwide moved from 0.47% to 0.81%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 192K to 147K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Brave Search’s share of searches among AI search engines worldwide moved from 6.6% to 22.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7M to 4.1M. ## Top AI search engines in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Brave Search appeared in all five answers. Andi did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Perplexity | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Brave Search | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | You.com | 3rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Komo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Andi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Phind | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about AI search engines - Asked ChatGPT "Which AI search engine should I use?": 1. Perplexity, 2. Brave Search - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI search engines?": 1. Perplexity, 2. Brave Search - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI search engine for answers instead of google?": 1. Perplexity, 2. Brave Search - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai search engine": 1. Perplexity, 2. Brave Search, 3. You.com - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai web search": 1. Perplexity, 2. Brave Search Not named in any answer: Komo, Andi and Phind. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for AI search engines worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Brave Search worldwide rose 49.3% over 12 measured months, from 2.7M to 4.1M in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Andi worldwide fell 23.4% over 12 measured months, from 192K to 147K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Andi estimated searches | Andi Share of Search | Andi rank | Brave Search estimated searches | Brave Search Share of Search | Brave Search rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 192K | 0.47% | 5 | 2.7M | 6.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 162K | 0.49% | 5 | 2.7M | 8.3% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 157K | 0.64% | 5 | 2.7M | 11.2% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 162K | 0.74% | 5 | 2.7M | 12.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 128K | 0.59% | 5 | 2.7M | 12.7% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 150K | 0.65% | 5 | 3.4M | 14.4% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 150K | 0.65% | 5 | 3.4M | 14.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 150K | 0.76% | 5 | 3.4M | 17.1% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 150K | 0.89% | 5 | 3.4M | 20% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 122K | 0.85% | 5 | 2.7M | 19% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 147K | 0.98% | 5 | 3.4M | 22.2% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 147K | 0.81% | 5 | 4.1M | 22.5% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Andi’s and Brave Search’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Andi**: Measured on the search terms “andi” and “andi search”, summed into one figure. - **Brave Search**: Measured on the search term “brave search”. - [Andi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/andi) - [Brave Search profile](/demand/global-en/brands/brave-search) - [All AI search engines worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-search-engines): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Andi or Brave Search more popular in search? In September 2026, Brave Search had more branded searches than Andi among AI search engines worldwide. Brave Search had about 4.1 million branded searches, while Andi had 147,000. Brave Search made up 22.5% of all AI search engine searches we track, and Andi accounted for 0.81%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Andi vs Brave Search: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/andi-vs-brave-search This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/andi-vs-brave-search. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.