DuckDuckGo

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo duckduckgo.com

The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.

Wikidata: privacy-focused online search engine

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

Top 1K In English

02 · Privacy

What DuckDuckGo tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

20 of the 60 sites closest to DuckDuckGo match.

1. 01
   Startpage.com startpage.com English No trackers

   privacy-focused online search engine

   • nginx
   • NS1
   • Zendesk
   • DocuSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace

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2. 02
   Brave brave.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

   The browser that puts you first | Brave

   The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile. Download now to enjoy a faster ad-free browsing experience that saves data and battery life by blocking tracking software.

   • Apple Business
   • Microsoft 365
   • Stripe
   • Zendesk
   • Amazon SES
   • Amazon Web Services

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3. 03
   Google google.com Top 100 German No trackers

   Google

   search engine by Google LLC

   • Apple Business
   • DocuSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Google Web Server
   • Meta Business Suite

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   Mojeek mojeek.com English No trackers

   Mojeek

   Mojeek is a web search engine that provides unbiased, fast, and relevant search results combined with a no tracking privacy policy.

   • Fastmail
   • jQuery

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   Qwant qwant.com English No trackers

   Qwant - The search engine that values you as a user, not as a product

   Fast, reliable answers and still in trust: Qwant does not store your search data, does not sell your personal data and is hosted in Europe.

   • Apple Business
   • Microsoft 365
   • Slack
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Notion

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6. 06
   Microsoft Bing bing.com Top 100 English No trackers

   Search - Microsoft Bing

   Search with Microsoft Bing and use the power of AI to find information, explore webpages, images, videos, maps, and more. A smart search engine for the forever curious.

   • Microsoft 365
   • NS1
   • Azure DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Meta Business Suite

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7. 07
   Lycos lycos.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   Home – Lycos

   search engine and web portal

   • Bootstrap
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Tag Manager
   • jsDelivr

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8. 08
   Firefox firefox.com Top 1K English No trackers

   Firefox: The fast, private browser that keeps you safe — Firefox.com

   The independent browser that has your back. Firefox blocks trackers, has a free built-in VPN, puts you in control of AI, and never sells your personal data.

   • Zendesk
   • Akamai Edge DNS
   • Amazon SES
   • Fastly
   • Google Cloud
   • Google Search Console

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   Vivaldi vivaldi.com English 1 tracker

   Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser

   It’s a web browser. But fun. It comes with a bunch of clever features built-in. It’s super flexible and does not track you. Get the Vivaldi browser for desktop, mobile, and your car!

   • Bing Webmaster Tools
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • jQuery
   • Matomo
   • PHP

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    Yandex yandex.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    Yandex — fast Internet search

    Yandex finds anything: webpages, images, music, good. Solve any problem — from everyday to a scientific one. Search by text, voice or image.

    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Yandex Mail
    • Yandex Metrica

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    Ghostery ghostery.com English No trackers

    Ghostery Ad Blocker | Best Free Ad Blocker & Privacy Tool | Ghostery

    Take back control of your online privacy with Ghostery. The #1 privacy suite that gives you the power to block ads, stop trackers, and much more.

    • Microsoft 365
    • Zendesk
    • Brevo
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Google Search Console
    • PHP

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    Mozilla mozilla.org Top 100 English No trackers

    Mozilla - Internet for people, not profit (US)

    We’re working to put control of the internet back in the hands of the people using it.

    • Microsoft 365
    • OpenAI
    • Zoom
    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • Fastly

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    Opera opera.com Top 100 English 1 tracker

    Opera Web Browser | Faster, Safer, Smarter | Opera

    Faster, safer and smarter than default browsers. Fully-featured for privacy, security, and so much more. Get the faster, better Opera browser for free.

    • Apple Business
    • OpenAI
    • Adobe
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager
    • Google Workspace

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    Yandex Search ya.ru Top 1K Russian 1 tracker

    Яндекс — быстрый поиск в интернете

    Яндекс, найдётся всё: сайты, изображения, музыка, товары. Решайте любые задачи — от повседневных вопросов до научной работы. Можно искать текстом, голосом или по картинке.

    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Yandex Mail
    • Yandex Metrica

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    yandex.uz Top 10K Russian 1 tracker

    Яндекс — быстрый поиск в интернете

    Яндекс, найдётся всё: сайты, изображения, музыка, товары. Решайте любые задачи — от повседневных вопросов до научной работы. Можно искать текстом, голосом или по картинке.

    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • GlobalSign
    • Yandex Mail
    • Yandex Metrica

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    Statcounter statcounter.com Top 10K 1 tracker

    Web Analytics Made Easy - Statcounter

    StatCounter is a simple but powerful real-time web analytics service that helps you track, analyse and understand your visitors so you can make good decisions to become more successful online.

    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Search Console
    • jQuery
    • PHP

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    Shodan shodan.io Top 10K English No trackers

    Shodan Search Engine

    Search Engine for the Internet of Things

    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Font Awesome
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace

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    Privacy Badger privacybadger.org English No trackers

    Privacy Badger | Fight hidden tracking with EFF

    open source privacy-enhancing web browser extension

    • nginx
    • Google Search Console

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    AdGuard adguard.com Top 10K English No trackers

    AdGuard Ad Blocker — block ads, popups, and trackers

    AdGuard is the best way to get rid of annoying ads and online tracking and protect your computer from malware. Make your web surfing fast, safe and ad-free

    • Apple Business
    • Zendesk
    • Amazon SES
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console

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    Simple Analytics simpleanalytics.com English No trackers

    Simple Analytics

    Run Simple Analytics alongside GA4 to compare observed website traffic. Book a demo to plan a free 30-day proof of concept.

    • OpenAI
    • Google Search Console
    • Nuxt
    • Simple Analytics
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Vue.js

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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles DuckDuckGo’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones DuckDuckGo uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what DuckDuckGo adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.