What is the most private search engine?

DuckDuckGo is the easiest private search engine. It does not build a profile of you and shows the same results to everyone. Startpage shows Google's results without the tracking. Kagi is a paid search engine with no ads that many people find gives better results than Google.

Sites last checked 15 Oct 2026. How we test

Our pick

DuckDuckGo

Our pick

Free, no tracking profile, set as default in one click.

Free Web, Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone No ads · No trackers

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DuckDuckGo homepage on a phone — DuckDuckGo on a phone, captured 15 Oct 2026

Also good

Startpage

Good

Google results without the tracking.

Free Web No ads · No trackers

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Kagi

Good

Paid search with no ads. You are the customer.

Paid Web No ads · No trackers

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Google Search

Good

The biggest index, the most ads and tracking.

Free Web No ads · No trackers

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