Brave Private Web Browser, VPN Downloads & RevenueBrave Private Web Browser, VPN · Google Play
Brave Private Web Browser, VPN gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Brave Private Web Browser, VPN is #11 in Communication Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 23 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperBrave Software
CategoryCommunication
PriceFree
Released
Installs100M+
Rating★ 4.8 (4M)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Brave Private Web Browser, VPN update history & changes
Last change · 30 events since 12 Oct 2016Full timeline ↓🔎Top 10 for “vpn”🔎Top 10 for “rapido”📦Updated to version 1.98.60📦Updated to version 1.98.63📈Entered the top 10📈Entered the top 10 in 2 charts🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Released on Google Play
Full timeline · 30 events
- 🔎Brave Private Web Browser, VPN reached Top 10 for “vpn”#10 in Brazil search · popularity 96
- 🔎Brave Private Web Browser, VPN reached Top 10 for “rapido”#10 in Mexico search · popularity 92
- 🔎Brave Private Web Browser, VPN reached Top 10 for “free vpn”#10 in United Kingdom search · popularity 93
- 🔎Brave Private Web Browser, VPN reached Top 10 for “psiphon”#10 in United Arab Emirates search · popularity 97
- 📦Brave Private Web Browser, VPN updated to version 1.98.60In this release we:
Improved top sites. You can now long-press the top sites widget on the new tab page to switch between displaying your favorites or frequently visited websites.
Made several general stability improvements.
Upgraded to Chromium 156.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know.… more - 📦Brave Private Web Browser, VPN updated to version 1.98.63In this release we:
Improved top sites. You can now long-press the top sites widget on the new tab page to switch between displaying your favorites or frequently visited websites.
Made several general stability improvements.
Upgraded to Chromium 156.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know.… more - 📈Brave Private Web Browser, VPN entered the top 10Top Free · Communication · IN
- 📈Brave Private Web Browser, VPN entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Free · Communication · SE · Top Free · Communication · TH
- 📈Brave Private Web Browser, VPN entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Free · Communication · BR · Top Free · Communication · NL
- 📈Brave Private Web Browser, VPN entered the top 10Top Free · Communication · DE
- 📦Brave Private Web Browser, VPN updated to version 1.97.57In this release we:
- Made further improvements to video playback.
- Made several general stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 155.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know.… more - 📦Brave Private Web Browser, VPN updated to version 1.97.59In this release we:
- Made further improvements to video playback.
- Made several general stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 155.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know.… more - 📈Brave Private Web Browser, VPN entered the top 100 in 9 chartsTop Free · All Apps · ES · Top Grossing · Communication · MX · Top Free · Communication · NL · Top Grossing · Communication · NL · +5 more
- 📈Brave Private Web Browser, VPN entered the top 10 in 3 chartsTop Free · Communication · ES · Top Free · Communication · MX · Top Free · Communication · TW
- 🔎Brave Private Web Browser, VPN reached Top 10 for “search”#5 in Germany search · popularity 65
- 📦Brave Private Web Browser, VPN updated to version 1.97.56In this release we:
- Made further improvements to video playback.
- Made several general stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 155.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know.… more - 📦Brave Private Web Browser, VPN: now updating weekly4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 🔎Brave Private Web Browser, VPN reached Top 10 for “vpn”#10 in Canada search · popularity 96
- 📦Brave Private Web Browser, VPN updated to version 1.96.60In this release we:
- Introduced a setting to disable tab groups, making it easier to customize your browser. This can be found at settings → tabs and tab groups. Initially this will not be available to all users. It will be rolled out in phases.
- Made further improvements to picture-in-picture video playback.
- Made several look and feel design improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 154.… more - 📦Brave Private Web Browser, VPN updated to version 1.96.61In this release we:
- Introduced a setting to disable tab groups, making it easier to customize your browser. This can be found at settings → tabs and tab groups. Initially this will not be available to all users. It will be rolled out in phases.
- Made further improvements to picture-in-picture video playback.
- Made several look and feel design improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 154.… more - 🔎Brave Private Web Browser, VPN reached Top 10 for “search”#4 in France search · popularity 67
- 📈Brave Private Web Browser, VPN entered the top 100Top Free · All Apps · FR
- 📈Brave Private Web Browser, VPN new best rank in the overall chart: #58Top Free · All Apps · JP
- 📈Brave Private Web Browser, VPN entered the top 10 in 5 chartsTop Free · Communication · CA · Top Free · Communication · FR · Top Free · Communication · GB · Top Free · Communication · IT · +1 more
- 🔎Brave Private Web Browser, VPN reached Top 10 for “search”#8 in Italy search · popularity 67
- 🔎Brave Private Web Browser, VPN reached Top 10 for “search”#10 in India search · popularity 60
- 🆕Brave Private Web Browser, VPN first spotted by AppInsiderUnited States
- 📦Brave Private Web Browser, VPN updated to version 1.96.59In this release we:
- Introduced a setting to disable tab groups, making it easier to customize your browser. This can be found at settings → tabs and tab groups. Initially this will not be available to all users. It will be rolled out in phases.
- Made further improvements to picture-in-picture video playback.
- Made several look and feel design improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 154.… more - 📦Brave Private Web Browser, VPN version 1.95.104In this release we:
- Introduced support for dynamic colors. When enabled the color scheme in Brave will match the Android system color palette. This can be found at settings → appearance.
- Improved our rating prompts. You can now opt-out of future prompts.
- Made several improvements to large screen layouts.
- Made several general stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 153.… more - 🆕Brave Private Web Browser, VPN released on Google Play
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.8 ★
4M ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#11
Communication FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
25.8k
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Brave Private Web Browser, VPN at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A privacy-focused web browser with built-in ad blocking, VPN, and AI assistant features, targeting users seeking secure and fast internet browsing. The app consistently ranks in the top 10 for free communication apps across major markets including the US, UK, and Japan, while also appearing in grossing charts in Australia and the UK.
Similar apps: Mozilla Firefox, DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser, Opera
Brave Private Web Browser, VPN on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.brave.browser
Publisher
Brave Software, Inc.
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v1.97.59, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
0
Permissions
40
Full permission listProSee plans
Brave Private Web Browser, VPN downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Brave Private Web Browser, VPN's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Brave Private Web Browser, VPN before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Ad-led
How Brave Private Web Browser, VPN makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchasesAds
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
Japan
South Korea
Australia
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Spain
Canada
Italy
Brazil
India
Mexico
Taiwan
Russia
Indonesia
Netherlands
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Sweden
VietnamApps near Brave Private Web Browser, VPN on the chart
Communication Free, around #11.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
4M ratings
Measured
Ratings
4M
Measured
Written reviews
99k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
25.8k
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
181
Google Play
Recent ratings
5.0★
vs 4.8★ lifetime
Recent written reviews
4.6★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
87/100
top 1% of Communication apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Brave Private Web Browser, VPN
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally praise Brave for its effective ad-blocking and privacy features, often citing it as a superior alternative to Chrome. However, recent updates have caused significant frustration due to bugs affecting pinned shortcuts, navigation controls, and video playback stability.
Mostly positive (89% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for few ads, and speed. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates.
What people like
- Ads: “it is best for ad blocker”
- Speed & performance: “Fast, smooth, and privacy-focused”
- Useful: “very useful and powerful browser!!!!”
- Privacy & data: “Fast, smooth, and privacy-focused”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “What kind of bug is itttt”
- Updates: “The newest update on 10/29/26”
- Speed & performance: “gömmer undan taps även fast jag bett den att ej göra det”
- Features & content: “Add option to send feedback within the app”
About Brave Private Web Browser, VPN
Browse 3X faster on Brave Browser. Get a lightning fast, safe and private web browser with AI, Adblock, and VPN.
Loved by over 100 million users, Brave has AI assistant Brave Leo, Firewall + VPN, Brave Search, and night mode.
NEW App Features
✓ Brave Leo: AI assistant
✓ Firewall + VPN
✓ Brave Search. Private, independent search engine. No profiling
✓ Night Mode. Easily read in low light.
Additional Features
✓ Free built-in Adblock
✓ Private internet browser with pop-up blocker
✓ Saves data and battery
✓ Sync Bookmarks securely
✓ Free tracking protection
✓ Https Everywhere (for security)
✓ Script Blocker
✓ Private bookmarks
✓ Browsing history
✓ Recent and private tabs
✓ Import/export bookmarks from/to another browser
✓ Blocks cookie consent notifications by default
✓ Removes tracking codes when you copy URLs
Supports Android 7 and above.
🤖 NEW: AI ASSISTANT
Meet Brave Leo, the smart, free AI assistant in your browser. Ask answers, get answers, translate languages, and more. Leo doesn't record or share your chats, or use them for model training.
🔎 Brave Search
Brave Search is the only global-scale search engine built with privacy at its core. Brave Search doesn't profile you, and it's independent of Big Tech.
🙈 Private Browsing
Enjoy fast, secure, private browsing. Get free ad blocker, anonymous browsing history, personalized private search, and private tabs. Browse the internet without saving your history.
🚀 Browse Faster
Brave is a fast web browser! Brave reduces page loading times, improves web browser performance and blocks ads infected with malware.
🔒 Privacy Protection
Be protected with leading privacy and security features such as HTTPS Everywhere (encrypted data traffic), script blocking, cookie blocking, and private incognito tabs. All other browsers fall short of the level of the privacy and security protection that Brave provides. Global Privacy Control enabled by default to assert your legal rights to not be tracked online.
🏆 Brave Rewards
With your old web browser, you paid to browse the internet by viewing ads. Now, Brave welcomes you to the new internet. One where your time is valued, your personal data is kept private, and you actually get paid for your attention.
About Brave
Our mission is to protect your privacy online by making a safe, fast, and private browser while growing ad revenue for content creators. Brave aims to transform the online ad ecosystem with micropayments and a new revenue-sharing solution to give users and publishers a better deal.
To learn more about Brave Web Browser, please go to www.brave.com.
Questions/support?
Contact us at http://brave.com/msupport. We love hearing from you.
Terms of Use: https://brave.com/terms-of-use/
Privacy Policy: https://brave.com/privacy/
Download the best private web browser app for Android today! Securely browse the internet with confidence.
Loved by over 100 million users, Brave has AI assistant Brave Leo, Firewall + VPN, Brave Search, and night mode.
NEW App Features
✓ Brave Leo: AI assistant
✓ Firewall + VPN
✓ Brave Search. Private, independent search engine. No profiling
✓ Night Mode. Easily read in low light.
Additional Features
✓ Free built-in Adblock
✓ Private internet browser with pop-up blocker
✓ Saves data and battery
✓ Sync Bookmarks securely
✓ Free tracking protection
✓ Https Everywhere (for security)
✓ Script Blocker
✓ Private bookmarks
✓ Browsing history
✓ Recent and private tabs
✓ Import/export bookmarks from/to another browser
✓ Blocks cookie consent notifications by default
✓ Removes tracking codes when you copy URLs
Supports Android 7 and above.
🤖 NEW: AI ASSISTANT
Meet Brave Leo, the smart, free AI assistant in your browser. Ask answers, get answers, translate languages, and more. Leo doesn't record or share your chats, or use them for model training.
🔎 Brave Search
Brave Search is the only global-scale search engine built with privacy at its core. Brave Search doesn't profile you, and it's independent of Big Tech.
🙈 Private Browsing
Enjoy fast, secure, private browsing. Get free ad blocker, anonymous browsing history, personalized private search, and private tabs. Browse the internet without saving your history.
🚀 Browse Faster
Brave is a fast web browser! Brave reduces page loading times, improves web browser performance and blocks ads infected with malware.
🔒 Privacy Protection
Be protected with leading privacy and security features such as HTTPS Everywhere (encrypted data traffic), script blocking, cookie blocking, and private incognito tabs. All other browsers fall short of the level of the privacy and security protection that Brave provides. Global Privacy Control enabled by default to assert your legal rights to not be tracked online.
🏆 Brave Rewards
With your old web browser, you paid to browse the internet by viewing ads. Now, Brave welcomes you to the new internet. One where your time is valued, your personal data is kept private, and you actually get paid for your attention.
About Brave
Our mission is to protect your privacy online by making a safe, fast, and private browser while growing ad revenue for content creators. Brave aims to transform the online ad ecosystem with micropayments and a new revenue-sharing solution to give users and publishers a better deal.
To learn more about Brave Web Browser, please go to www.brave.com.
Questions/support?
Contact us at http://brave.com/msupport. We love hearing from you.
Terms of Use: https://brave.com/terms-of-use/
Privacy Policy: https://brave.com/privacy/
Download the best private web browser app for Android today! Securely browse the internet with confidence.
What's new in 1.98.63
In this release we:
Improved top sites. You can now long-press the top sites widget on the new tab page to switch between displaying your favorites or frequently visited websites.
Made several general stability improvements.
Upgraded to Chromium 156.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know.
Improved top sites. You can now long-press the top sites widget on the new tab page to switch between displaying your favorites or frequently visited websites.
Made several general stability improvements.
Upgraded to Chromium 156.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know.