--- title: "Brave Search vs Phind: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Brave Search or Phind 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/brave-search-vs-phind" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Brave Search vs Phind: Which is searched more? Is Brave Search or Phind 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**: Brave Search and Phind - **Competitive set**: AI search engines - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Brave Search Share of Search**: 22.5% - **Phind Share of Search**: 0.05% ## Is Brave Search or Phind more popular in search? - In September 2026, Brave Search had more branded searches than Phind among AI search engines worldwide. Brave Search had about 4.1 million branded searches, while Phind had 9,900. Brave Search made up 22.5% of all AI search engine searches we track, and Phind accounted for 0.05%. - Brave Search was ahead of Phind in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - 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. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Phind’s share of searches among AI search engines worldwide moved from 0.12% to 0.05%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 9.9K. ## 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. Phind 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 Phind worldwide fell 80% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Brave Search estimated searches | Brave Search Share of Search | Brave Search rank | Phind estimated searches | Phind Share of Search | Phind rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.7M | 6.6% | 2 | 49.5K | 0.12% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 2.7M | 8.3% | 2 | 49.5K | 0.15% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 2.7M | 11.2% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.14% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 2.7M | 12.6% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.1% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 2.7M | 12.7% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.08% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 3.4M | 14.4% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.1% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 3.4M | 14.5% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.08% | 6 | | May 2026 | 3.4M | 17.1% | 2 | 14.8K | 0.08% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 3.4M | 20% | 2 | 12.1K | 0.07% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 2.7M | 19% | 2 | 9.9K | 0.07% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 3.4M | 22.2% | 2 | 9.9K | 0.07% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 4.1M | 22.5% | 2 | 9.9K | 0.05% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Brave Search’s and Phind’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. - **Brave Search**: Measured on the search term “brave search”. - **Phind**: Measured on the search term “phind”. - [Brave Search profile](/demand/global-en/brands/brave-search) - [Phind profile](/demand/global-en/brands/phind) - [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 Brave Search or Phind more popular in search? In September 2026, Brave Search had more branded searches than Phind among AI search engines worldwide. Brave Search had about 4.1 million branded searches, while Phind had 9,900. Brave Search made up 22.5% of all AI search engine searches we track, and Phind accounted for 0.05%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Brave Search vs Phind: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/brave-search-vs-phind This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/brave-search-vs-phind. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.