DuckDuckGo Achieves 46% Growth in 2021
DuckDuckGoDuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine launched in 2008 that does not track users, store IP addresses, or personalize search results. It offers unique features like !bang commands for direct searches on other sites and is the default search engine in the Tor Browser. For maximum anonymity, DuckDuckGo also runs an official .onion version that allows secure searching within the Tor network. The company proves that profitability and privacy can coexist, relying on keyword-based ads rather than personal data collection. More, the privacy-focused search engine, continues its rapid expansion. According to its developers, the platform now processes over 100 million search queries per day and saw nearly 47% growth in 2021.
While Google remains the dominant search platform, DuckDuckGo’s growth is impressive. In 2020, DuckDuckGoDuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine launched in 2008 that does not track users, store IP addresses, or personalize search results. It offers unique features like !bang commands for direct searches on other sites and is the default search engine in the Tor Browser. For maximum anonymity, DuckDuckGo also runs an official .onion version that allows secure searching within the Tor network. The company proves that profitability and privacy can coexist, relying on keyword-based ads rather than personal data collection. More handled more than 23.6 billion search queries and reached 79 million daily searches by the end of December. In 2021, the search engine processed 34.6 billion queries so far, averaging around 100 million searches per day. This represents a 46.4% increase over the year.
Market Share and Competition
Despite these impressive numbers, DuckDuckGoDuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine launched in 2008 that does not track users, store IP addresses, or personalize search results. It offers unique features like !bang commands for direct searches on other sites and is the default search engine in the Tor Browser. For maximum anonymity, DuckDuckGo also runs an official .onion version that allows secure searching within the Tor network. The company proves that profitability and privacy can coexist, relying on keyword-based ads rather than personal data collection. More still holds only 2.53% of the overall search engine market share. Its closest competitors are Yahoo (3.3%) and Bing (6.43%), while Google maintains a dominant position with 87.33% of search engine traffic in the United States.
Beyond Search: New Services from DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo’s developers are not just focused on search. This year, they introduced their own email service, which helps users eliminate trackers from their emails. Recently, they also announced that they are working on developing their own desktop browser.