Brave Search passes 2.5 billion queries in its first year, and debuts Goggles feature that allows users to choose their own search rankings | Brave
Private, independent search engine exits beta phase on its first anniversary, with innovative features that help users de-Google their search
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Additionally, it's launching Goggles (beta),
“Today we’re releasing Goggles to alter the way search has traditionally been done and to put users in charge at last. The world is too diverse for a single ranking, so Goggles opens search ranking and filtering transparently for everyone to use, share, and improve.”
Added: Its estimated that Google carries out 5 billion queries per day.