DuckDuckGo: Difference between revisions

[[wikipedia:DuckDuckGo|'''DuckDuckGo''']] is an American software company focused on online privacy, and was founded in 2008 by Gabriel Weinberg.<ref> https://duckduckgo.com/about ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260221003758/https://duckduckgo.com/about Archived])</ref> They are well-known for their search-engine, but they also made [[wikipedia:DuckDuckGo_Private_Browser|a web browser]].    

DuckDuckGo had removed/de-ranked certain content, raising concerns about the extent of its unrestricted search results.<ref> https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgo-to-down-rank-sites-associated-with-russian-disinformation ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251219094650/https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgo-to-down-rank-sites-associated-with-russian-disinformation Archived])</ref><ref> https://torrentfreak.com/duckduckgo-removes-pirate-sites-and-youtube-dl-from-its-search-results-220415/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260213130023/https://torrentfreak.com/duckduckgo-removes-pirate-sites-and-youtube-dl-from-its-search-results-220415/ Archived])</ref>

DuckDuckGo primarily generates revenue through showing ads in the search results. The advertisements are only indicative of the keywords used in the search.<ref> https://umatechnology.org/the-truth-about-duckduckgo-monetization/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250904213253/https://umatechnology.org/the-truth-about-duckduckgo-monetization/ Archived])</ref> In addition to this, DuckDuckGo also earns income from subscription fees paid to access its Privacy Pro feature.<ref> https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy-pro ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260111074925/https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy-pro Archived])</ref> This subscription sells DuckDuckGo VPN, Personal Information Removal, Identity Theft Restoration, and Advanced AI models.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weinberg |first=Gabriel |date=4 Sep 2025 |title=The DuckDuckGo subscription now includes more advanced AI chat models, along with VPN & more |url=https://spreadprivacy.com/ai-subscription/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 Nov 2025 |website=spreadprivacy.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260103124138/https://spreadprivacy.com/ai-subscription/ |archive-date=3 Jan 2026}}</ref>

According to Statista, DuckDuckGo takes up around 2% of the U.S. search engine market. More prevalent search engines such as [[Google]], and to a lesser degree, [[Bing]], take up most of the search engine market.<ref>https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220046/duckduckgo-search-engine-market-share-by-region/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251124230236/https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220046/duckduckgo-search-engine-market-share-by-region/ Archived])</ref> However, when compared to other privacy-focused search engines DuckDuckGo is one of the most prevalent.<ref>https://www.cloudwards.net/search-engine-statistics/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250914154000/https://www.cloudwards.net/search-engine-statistics/ Archived])</ref>