Do you use just one search engine?

[NeoMetallix]

I stopped using Google search and all Google products due to privacy concerns. I found LOTS of different search engines. Most are meta search engines which take results anonymously from the big ones but some have their own results.

My main ones are:
Brave Search

Brave Search

Search the Web. Privately. Truly useful results, AI-powered answers, & more. All from an independent index. No profiling, no bias, no Big Tech.

search.brave.com

Presearch

Presearch

Presearch is a decentralized search engine, powered by the community.

presearch.com

SearX (this can be self-hosted relying on no big tech or paid servers)

searx

searx - a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine

searx.thegpm.org

But there are MANY more! Mojeek, SwissCows, Metager to name a few.

 

[MamaFrankie]

I use DuckDuckGo. I hate Google because it is a greedy corporate.

 

[NeoMetallix]

I use DuckDuckGo. I hate Google because it is a greedy corporate.

DuckDuckGo is a good one too, infinitely better than Google. Lol

 

[DrLeftover]

Startpage - Private Search Engine. No Tracking. No Search History.

Search and browse the internet without being tracked or targeted. Startpage is the world's most private search engine. Use Startpage to protect your personal data.

www.startpage.com

and... when it works....

Qwant

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.

www.qwant.com

It's French, so it spends a lot of time NOT working!


The only thing I use the terrible G search for is the maps. They are the best and most reliable out there now that expedia has tanked.

 

[PGen98]

I use DuckDuckGo and a self-hosted SearxNG container.

 

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i use google

 

[MrDawn]

i use google

lol same. I don't care. I learned long ago that there's no privacy on the Internet. That's just an illusion.

 

[NeoMetallix]

lol same. I don't care. I learned long ago that there's no privacy on the Internet. That's just an illusion.

Sure but Google blacklists things and artificially suppresses and highlights things. I don't trust I'm getting all the information with just one.

 

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lol same. I don't care. I learned long ago that there's no privacy on the Internet. That's just an illusion.

same here so true

 

[Shortie]

I believe at the moment mine is set to use Bing when I search for anything and that is set by default. I have never thought to look for a new one that is not a top name company such as Google.

DuckDuckGo does sound interesting though so I may check that one out.

 

[Malevolent]

To some degree, I just use Reddit these days.

 

[Kyng]

I use Google on my PC, but I use Ecosia on my phone.

 

[Crys]

Google too.

 

[ExplorerEvan]

Google has been the search engine I have used for many years now and never thought to change to any other as I have never had issues using Google.

DuckDuckGo is one I keep hearing about though and does seem to be popular.

 

[Black Angel]

I use both Duckduckgo and Google, I use DDG for primarily everything, but Google has them beat on images, I often get better results for icons and sites that have them on Google than I do DDG..

 

[Cpvr]

I use google and I use bing. There’s some days where I’ll use duckduckgo though.

 

[ElegantAura]

Google
But on my phone, I use more than one.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Usually just google. Sometimes I try using the other ones but I never stick to it.

 

[Juneberry]

I think I mostly use 3 search engines:

Ecosia (I like the idea of planting trees during my searches)
Duck Duck Go (for certain browsers/safety moments)
Google (when I'm lazy on my phone)

I've used Bing on my old PC too, but that was mostly 'cause it was the automatic one for my browser at the time. Once I switched browsers and remembered how to adjust the defaults, I switched to Ecosia and Google primarily. xD

 

[MrDawn]

Usually just google. Sometimes I try using the other ones but I never stick to it.

Same. I tried using Duck Duck Go and Yahoo more often, but like you said, I couldn't stick with it. It's just more convenient to use Google.