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HOW DOES DUCKDUCKGO MAKE MONEY?

We make our money from private ads on our search engine. On other search
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WHAT DOES GOOGLE KNOW ABOUT ME?

Not only does Google keep your search history forever by default, their trackers
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WHY USE DUCKDUCKGO INSTEAD OF GOOGLE?

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should be. And that’s just the beginning — by using DuckDuckGo you also escape
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HOW DO DUCKDUCKGO SEARCH RESULTS COMPARE TO GOOGLE’S?

DuckDuckGo search gives you truly private search results without tradeoffs in
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search history on DuckDuckGo, you escape the filter bubble of manipulated
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IS DUCKDUCKGO AN “UNFILTERED” SEARCH ENGINE?

Unlike some other search engines, we don’t alter search results based on
someone’s previous search history. In fact, since we don’t track our users we
don’t have access to search histories at all! Those other search engines show
you results based on a data profile about you and your online activity
(including your search history), and so can be slanted towards what they think
you will click on the most based on this profiling. This effect is commonly
known as the search filter bubble, but using DuckDuckGo can help you escape it.

This does not mean our search results are generally “unfiltered” because, for
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possible results down to a ranked order of just a handful. In other words, a
search engine has to use algorithms programmed by people to determine what shows
up first in the list of results, what shows up second, and so on. Otherwise, for
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IS DUCKDUCKGO OWNED BY GOOGLE?

No, we are not and have never been owned by Google. We have been an independent
company since our founding in 2008 and, unlike some other search engines, we
don’t rely on Google’s results for any of our search results. You may notice
that we offer a Google Chrome extension and a Google Android app, but these are
also not in partnership with Google and actually aim to protect you from
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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN USING DUCKDUCKGO AND INCOGNITO MODE?

It is a myth that you can’t be tracked while using so-called “Incognito” mode.
In fact, Incognito mode mainly just deletes information on your computer and
does nothing to stop Google from saving your searches, nor does it stop
companies, Internet service providers, or governments from being able to track
you across the Internet. By contrast, DuckDuckGo search is completely anonymous
and if you add our app & extension on top, we help keep you private when
browsing off of search results.

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HOW POPULAR IS DUCKDUCKGO?

We don’t track our users, so it’s actually impossible for us to know how many
users in total are using our products. However, we are able to make an estimate
based on the number of searches we get per month. Our best guess — over 50
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