[songshuu]

Every, and I do mean EVERY, time Brave hits the front page people like to crap on them

... and yet they keep growing.

The more interesting conversation to have is if the growth is linear or early exponential.

[an_opabinia]

> and yet they keep growing.

They're obviously making up their numbers, probably by 10-100x.

Steam is somewhere between 95-105m real MAU, and publishes only real numbers on its games. I know lots of Steam users, many more than 5. I know zero Brave users. Really, there's no way it is anywhere near as popular as they claim.

> "The average CTR (click-through rate) for a Brave Ads campaign is 9%, well above the industry average of just 2%"

Again, another huge red flag. There's nothing special about Brave browser. It just means there is some adversary, like bots, clicking ads, or they are lying.

I'm sure people will downvote this, or talk about whom they know uses Brave. Whatever. I would love to see a real audited number here.

[ekianjo]

> Steam is somewhere between 95-105m real MAU, and publishes only real numbers on its games. I know lots of Steam users, many more than 5. I know zero Brave users. Really, there's no way it is anywhere near as popular as they claim.

Alternative explanation: you live in a bubble.

[wegi]

I know more Brave than Steam users. Maybe not everyone lives in your social Circle and in the U.S.A.

Or maybe anecdotes do not tell the whole story.

[1123581321]

This reasoning reminds me of a friend who said Tesla is going out of business because “no one knows anyone with a Tesla.” :)

[throwaway2245]

Personally speaking, I know more people who own a Tesla than use Brave browser.

[gerbler]

I use Brave exclusively on mobile (so do 5 other people I know, with various levels of tech literacy).

It's fast and blocks ads - that's quite a draw.

[rchaud]

For me, it's the fact that there is a toggle button on mobile allowing you to turn off scripts and third party cookies. That's great UX.

Ublock origin is an extension, so accessing the options menu feels a bit janky on mobile as the options are shown in default HTML styling, and you need a couple more clicks to turn off scripts.

[viridian]

No one I know voted for Nixon.

[ketamine__]

Many have admitted that they don't understand how Brave works.

[seibelj]

Anytime any good news related to cryptocurrency / blockchain is posted, the trolls come out from under their bridges. HN is very anti-crypto, it’s hard to get unbiased commentary here.