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Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is growing fast
« on: September 16, 2020, 11:22:57 PM »
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Re: Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is growing fast
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2020, 10:16:43 AM »
Might grow a bit faster now: the new iOS 14 lets you set your choice of browser as default and DDG Privacy Browser is one of the choices.

Just like Google became synonymous with "search engine" 2 decades ago, DDG is becoming synonymous with "privacy" which is a very good position to be in.
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Re: Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is growing fast
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2020, 02:09:16 AM »
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Re: Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is growing fast
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2020, 11:09:12 AM »
> elimination

BoL, I'm guessing that whole auction thing will probably get the sack from the EU regulators the next time they look at it.
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Re: Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is growing fast
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2020, 12:03:18 PM »
No one seems to like it, particularly DDG
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Re: Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is growing fast
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2020, 02:55:50 PM »
Quote from: BoL on September 29, 2020, 12:03:18 PM
No one seems to like it, particularly DDG

Google's whole point was to flip the bird to the EU regulators.  I hope they had their fun, because the EU can eventually box Google into a corner,  and/or go after Google's control of Android itself although it might take a long while.
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Re: Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is growing fast
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Re: Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is growing fast
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2021, 10:02:48 PM »
On some sites I see them >= referrals than Bing. They've got an appreciable share for sure. Question is where do they go from here?
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Re: Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is growing fast
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2021, 10:58:47 PM »
> where do they go from here?

I read somewhere: DDG sees themselves, currently, as an internet privacy company, not as a search engine company. (They say.) The search engine is just one of many tools towards privacy.  This might explain why they have not created a real serious crawler to build their own index.

I could see them moving next into either privacy focused messenger service or social network.  However both require registration which becomes a problem. 

I don't think Microsoft will refuse to renew the search feed deal with DDG.  DDG's success helped convince everyone else to use/buy Bing results and Microsoft is reportedly making a profit on this plus sticking it to Google so it's all win-win for MS.
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Re: Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is growing fast
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2021, 01:24:39 PM »
DuckDuckGrowth over the last 12 months: 50M+ app downloads, 55% search traffic increase, #2 search engine on mobile in the U.S., Canada, Australia, the Netherlands & more.

https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgrowing/

That #2 search engine on mobile caught my attention.  Sure you can be a poor second to Google and still be #2, but it's the fact that they are bumping Bing from the second slot that seems telling to me.  I think that DDG privacy browser app might be the key.

All these rankings could change overnight if Apple releases their own search engine on iOS.  Apple's been real quiet.
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