Lycos

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Lycos

Lycos lycos.com

Wikidata: search engine and web portal

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

Top 10K In English

02 · Privacy

What Lycos 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 Lycos match.

1. 01
   DuckDuckGo duckduckgo.com Top 1K English No trackers

   DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.

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

   • Apple Business
   • Microsoft 365
   • Next.js
   • nginx
   • NS1
   • OpenAI

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2. 02
   AOL aol.com Top 1K English No trackers

   News, Politics, Sports, Mail & Latest Headlines - AOL.com

   Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.

   • Google Search Console
   • Bing Webmaster Tools
   • Amazon CloudFront
   • Envoy
   • GlobalSign
   • Meta Business Suite

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3. 03
   Startpage.com startpage.com English No trackers

   privacy-focused online search engine

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

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4. 04
   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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5. 05
   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.

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

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6. 06
   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.

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

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7. 07
   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.

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

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8. 08
   MSN msn.com Top 100 English 1 tracker

   MSN

   collection of Internet sites by Microsoft

   • Google Search Console
   • Akamai
   • Azure DNS
   • Azure Front Door
   • Comscore
   • GlobalSign

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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.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Tag Manager
   • Adobe
   • Apple Business
   • Google Workspace
   • Meta Business Suite

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    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.

    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon SES
    • Apple Business
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Amazon CloudFront

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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!

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

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12. 12
    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.

    • Google Search Console
    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • Fastly
    • Google Cloud
    • Google Workspace

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13. 13
    Disqus disqus.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    #1 in audience engagement and community growth | Disqus

    More publishers trust us to engage, grow, and understand their audiences than any other. Build your on-site community with Disqus.

    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon SES
    • Atlassian
    • Dropbox
    • GlobalSign
    • HubSpot

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14. 14
    mail.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Free email accounts | Register today at mail.com

    Email how it is supposed to be: ✔ Free, simple and secure ✔ Manage multiple mail accounts in one place, from any device ✔ Sign up today!

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager
    • Meta Business Suite
    • nginx

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15. 15
    Hyvor® hyvor.com English No trackers

    HYVOR® - Independent Software Foundry

    Privacy-first website tools, crafted with care. Trusted by millions, from indie makers to enterprises.

    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Proton Mail
    • SvelteKit

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    InterServer trouble-free.net Top 10K English No trackers

    InterServer Privacy Policy

    InterServer provides world class web hosting, dedicated servers and internet services.

    • Bootstrap
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Font Awesome
    • jQuery

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    DreamHost dreamhost.com Top 1K English No trackers

    Web Hosting Built for Growth - DreamHost

    DreamHost offers domain names, web hosting, managed WordPress hosting, business email, and much more. 100% uptime guarantee, 24/7 support. Sign up today!

    • Cloudflare
    • Google Search Console
    • Fly.io
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Workspace
    • Microsoft 365

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    Registry charlestonroadregistry.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Expanding the online frontier | Google Registry

    More and more people make websites every day, but not everyone knows how to stay safe and secure online. Learn what you need to be aware of to keep your data safe online.

    • Google Tag Manager
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Workspace

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    AliDropship sellvir.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Portal Home - Hosting AliDropship

    • Apache HTTP Server
    • Font Awesome
    • Google Fonts
    • Yandex Mail
    • Yandex Webmaster

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    Pinduoduo pinduoduo.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Pinduoduo - Together, More Savings, More Fun

    Pinduoduo - Together, More Savings, More Fun

    • Next.js
    • nginx
    • React

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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Lycos’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Lycos 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 Lycos 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.