Global search. Search engines without restrictions: three little-known search engines in comparison Full search

As expected, Google took first place in the world rankings. His share is more than 70% of search queries from residents from all over the world. Moreover, a third of all google.com traffic comes from US citizens. In addition, Google is the most visited website in the world. The average daily duration of use of the Google search engine is 9 minutes.

The advantage of the Google search engine is the absence of unnecessary elements on the page. Just a search bar and the company logo. Chip are animated pictures and browser games dedicated to popular and local holidays.

2. Bing

Bing - search engine from Microsoft, dating back to 2009. From that moment on, it became a mandatory attribute of smartphones running Windows OS. Bing is also distinguished by minimalism - in addition to the header with a list of all Microsoft products, the page contains only a search bar and the name of the system. Bing is most popular in the USA (31%), China (18%) and Germany (6%).

3. Yahoo!

Third place went to one of the oldest search engines - Yahoo. The bulk of users also live in the USA (24%). It seems that the rest of the world is deliberately avoiding the help of search robots... The search engine is also popular in India, Indonesia, Taiwan and the UK. In addition to the search bar, on the Yahoo! offers a weather forecast in your region, as well as global trends in the form of a news feed.

4. Baidu

A Chinese search engine that has gained notoriety in Russia. Due to its aggressive policy and lack of translation into Russian or English, extensions of this search engine are perceived as viruses. It is very difficult to completely remove them and get rid of pop-up windows with hieroglyphs. However, this site is fourth in the world by attendance. 92% of its audience are Chinese citizens.

5. AOL

AOL is an American search engine whose name stands for America Online. Its popularity is significantly lower than that of previous systems. Its heyday was in the 90s and 00s. Almost 70% of AOL's audience are residents of the United States.

6.Ask.com

This search engine, dating back to 1995, has quite unusual interface. She perceives all requests as questions and offers answer options in accordance with the search results. This is somewhat reminiscent of the Answers.Mail service. However, it is not amateur answers that are included in the search results, but full-fledged articles. For last year the site has lost about 50 positions in the world ranking of the most popular Internet resources and today ranks only 104th.

7.Excite

This search engine is unremarkable and similar to a lot of other sites. It offers users a lot of services (such as News, Mail, Weather, Travel, etc.) The site's interface also evokes memories of the web of the 90s and, one might assume, has changed little since then.

8.DuckDuckGo

The developers immediately warn that this search engine does not track your actions online. Nowadays, this is a significant argument when choosing a search engine. The site design is made in a modern manner, uses bright colors and funny pictures. Unlike other search engines, the “duck search engine” has been translated into Russian. Over the past year, the site has gained about 400 positions and in March 2017. is ranked 504th in the Alexa popularity rankings.

9. Wolfram Alpha

A distinctive feature of this search is the variety of auxiliary services designed for queries related to certain knowledge. That is, in the search results you will not see links to posts on social networks or articles from the yellow press. You will be offered specific numbers and verified facts in the form of a single document. This browser is ideal for schoolchildren and students.

10. Yandex

Search engine, the most popular in Russia and the CIS countries. In addition, about 3% of the site's audience are residents of Germany. The site is remarkable a large number services for all occasions (music, radio, public transport schedules, real estate, translator, etc.) The resource also offers large selection individual website design, as well as customizing widgets. Yandex ranks 31st in the world in popularity, having lost 11 positions over the past year.

With the rise of censorship and surveillance, alternatives to Google and Yandex are becoming more and more interesting to users. We will tell you about three no-holds-barred search engines that do not collect personal information about you, but, on the contrary, protect your privacy.

Startpage: The World's Most Discrete Search Engine

Startpage.com calls itself "the world's most discrete search engine." Since 2016, the service has been merged with the Ixquick website. As proof of the security of its search, Startpage.com bills itself as the only search engine with an EU privacy certificate.

Startpage.com promises not to store user IP addresses and, according to the service,does not use cookies for tracking. Additionally, Startpage.com is accessible from the Tor network.The search engine servers are located in the Netherlands.

The site has a convenient feature:Search results can be viewed using the Proxy option, which encrypts the connection to the corresponding web page using a proxy server. Thus, this is a real search engine without restrictions: you can safely view what your provider blocks.

Search proxies: Startpage easily bypasses Yandex.DNS blocking

Search proxies are the main feature of Startpage, which make it a search engine without censorship. If you need to search without blocking, this service is for you.

DuckDuckGo: anonymous search engine from the USA

DuckDuckGo - the most widely used safe alternative Google with over ten million searches per day.Even though the search engine's servers are located in the US, DuckDuckGo.com still offers some interesting features.

When searching through DuckDuckGo.com, your IP address will not be saved. The system alsoDoes not use cookies for tracking.DuckDuckGo uses HTTPS encryption. You can also enter a query into a search engine via the Tor network. In addition, you can use various topics to customize the display of the search page.

You cannot open websites through a proxy here. But taking into account the fact that the system is outside the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation, it is not subject to, for example, the “right to be forgotten” in the sense in which it is understood in our country.The search results may not be perfect, but they are still quite useful.

The right to be forgotten: DuckDuckGo finds sites with compromising evidence blocked in the Russian Federation. Google - news only

This service is more suitable for those who primarily value anonymity and search without tracking. Or for those who want to find information excluded from search results in the Russian Federation. However, we should warn you: in Russia, DuckDuckGo has become a partner of Yandex, so you can expect everything.

notEvil: Internet search that doesn't exist

The notEvil search engine allows you to search the Internet using the anonymous Tor network. To do this, you do not need to install any additional software(although it will be needed in order to open search results).

This search engine allows you to search on the so-called darknet - that part of the Internet that is usually inaccessible to the average user. Due to lockdowns, people are gradually moving into it useful services, for example, to download content.

Most Tor web search engines shamelessly make money from advertising: you get results from Tor, and a handful to boot advertisements and tracking as a gift. notEvil fundamentally does not do this. It is clear that we are not talking about IP tracking and the use of cookies here at all.

notEvil: helps you find things in Tor that may not exist on the Internet

The site will be useful for those who want to get acquainted with the contents of the invisible Internet; hardcore anonymity guaranteed. By the way, we recommend that you immediately save the link to your bookmarks - URLs in the “Tor-to-web” category are very unfriendly in terms of remembering.

Anonymous search engines as a safe alternative to Google

All three search engines do not log your IP address or use cookies for tracking purposes. Encryption using HTTPS is provided by all named providers.

The DuckDuckGo search engine showed the best search results in the test, and you will receive guaranteed security when choosing an alternative search engine with the Startpage.com system. EU data protection certification confirms that the search engine stands by its promise of search anonymity. NotEvil, in turn, is useful for searching the darknet.

At first glance, it may seem that only Yandex can be better than Google, and even that is not a fact. These companies invest huge amounts of money in innovation and development. Does anyone really have a chance not only to compete with the leaders, but also to win? Lifehacker's answer: “Yes!” There are several search engines that have succeeded. Let's look at our heroes.

What is this

This is a fairly well-known open source search engine. Servers are located in the USA. In addition to its own robot, the search engine uses results from other sources: Yahoo! Search BOSS, Wikipedia, Wolfram|Alpha.

The better

DuckDuckGo positions itself as a search engine that provides maximum privacy and confidentiality. The system does not collect any data about the user, does not store logs (no search history), and the use of cookies is as limited as possible.

DuckDuckGo does not collect or share personal information from users. This is our privacy policy.
Gabriel Weinberg, founder of DuckDuckGo

Why do you need this

All major search engines are trying to personalize search results based on data about the person in front of the monitor. This phenomenon is called the “filter bubble”: the user sees only those results that are consistent with his preferences or that the system deems as such.

DuckDuckGo creates an objective picture that does not depend on your past behavior on the Internet, and eliminates thematic advertising from Google and Yandex based on your queries. With DuckDuckGo it's easy to search for information on foreign languages: Google and Yandex by default give preference to Russian-language sites, even if the request is entered in another language.

What is this

"" is a Russian metasearch system developed by Moscow State University graduates Viktor Lavrenko and Vladimir Chernyshov. It searches through the indexes of Google, Bing, Yandex and others, and also has its own search algorithm.

The better

Searching through the indexes of all major search engines allows you to generate relevant results. In addition, Nigma divides the results into several thematic groups (clusters) and invites the user to narrow the search field, discarding unnecessary ones or highlighting priority ones. Thanks to the “Mathematics” and “Chemistry” modules, you can solve problems directly in the search bar math problems and query the results of chemical reactions.

Why do you need this

Eliminates the need to search for the same query in different search engines. The cluster system makes it easy to manipulate search results. For example, Nigma collects results from online stores into a separate cluster. If you do not intend to buy anything, then simply exclude this group. By selecting the “English-language sites” cluster, you will receive results only in English. The Mathematics and Chemistry modules will help schoolchildren.

Unfortunately, the project is not currently being developed, as the developers have transferred their activity to the Vietnamese market. Nevertheless, “Nigma” is not only not outdated yet, but in some things it still gives Google a head start. Let's hope development resumes.

What is this

not Evil is a system that searches the anonymous Tor network. To use it, you need to go to this network, for example, by launching a specialized browser of the same name. not Evil is not the only search engine of its kind. There is LOOK (the default search in the Tor browser, accessible from the regular Internet) or TORCH (one of the oldest search engines on the Tor network) and others. We settled on not Evil because of the clear allusion to Google itself (just look at the start page).

The better

It searches where Google, Yandex and other search engines are generally closed.

Why do you need this

The Tor network contains many resources that cannot be found on the law-abiding Internet. And as government control over the content of the Internet tightens, their number will grow. Tor is a kind of Network within the Network: with its social networks, torrent trackers, media, trading platforms, blogs, libraries and so on.

YaCy

What is this

YaCy is a decentralized search engine that works on the principle of P2P networks. Each computer on which the main software module is installed scans the Internet independently, that is, it is analogous to a search robot. The results obtained are collected into a common database that is used by all YaCy participants.

The better

It’s difficult to say whether this is better or worse, since YaCy is a completely different approach to organizing search. The absence of a single server and owner company makes the results completely independent of anyone's preferences. The autonomy of each node eliminates censorship. YaCy is capable of searching the deep web and non-indexed public networks.

Why do you need this

If you are a supporter of open source software and a free internet, not subject to influence government agencies and large corporations, then YaCy is your choice. It can also be used to organize a search within a corporate or other autonomous network. And even though YaCy is not very useful in everyday life, it is a worthy alternative Google from a search process perspective.

Pipl

What is this

Pipl is a system designed to search for information about a specific person.

The better

The authors of Pipl claim that their specialized algorithms search more efficiently than “regular” search engines. In particular, the priority sources of information are profiles social networks, comments, lists of participants and various databases where information about people is published, such as databases of court decisions. Pipl's leadership in this area is confirmed by assessments from Lifehacker.com, TechCrunch and other publications.

Why do you need this

If you need to find information about a person living in the US, then Pipl will be much more effective than Google. The databases of Russian courts are apparently inaccessible to the search engine. Therefore, he does not cope so well with Russian citizens.

What is this

Another specialized search engine. Looking for various sounds(house, nature, cars, people, etc.) in open sources. The service does not support queries in Russian, but there is an impressive list of Russian-language tags that you can search for.

The better

The output contains only sounds and nothing extra. In the search settings you can set the desired format and sound quality. All sounds found are available for download. There is a search for sounds by pattern.

Why do you need this

If you need to quickly find the sound of a musket shot, the blows of a suckling woodpecker, or the cry of Homer Simpson, then this service is for you. And I chose this only from the available Russian-language queries. On English the spectrum is even wider. But seriously, a specialized service requires a specialized audience. But what if it comes in handy for you too?

The life of alternative search engines is often fleeting. Lifehacker asked the former about the long-term prospects of such projects general director Ukrainian branch of the Yandex company Sergei Petrenko.

As for the fate of alternative search engines, it is simple: to be very niche projects with a small audience, therefore without clear commercial prospects or, conversely, with complete clarity of their absence.

If you look at the examples in the article, you can see that such search engines either specialize in a narrow but popular niche, which, perhaps, has not yet grown enough to be noticeable on the radars of Google or Yandex, or they are testing an original hypothesis in ranking, which is not yet applicable in regular search.

For example, if a search on Tor suddenly turns out to be in demand, that is, results from there are needed by at least a percentage of Google’s audience, then, of course, ordinary search engines will begin to solve the problem of how to find them and show them to the user. If the behavior of the audience shows that for a significant proportion of users in a significant number of queries, results given without taking into account factors depending on the user seem more relevant, then Yandex or Google will begin to produce such results.

“Be better” in the context of this article does not mean “be better at everything.” Yes, in many aspects our heroes are far from Google and Yandex (even far from Bing). But each of these services gives the user something that the giants of the search industry cannot offer.

It's no secret that the largest search engines in the world are Google, Yandex, Yahoo, Bing, etc. - collect mass various information by search queries. And there are no guarantees that, at the request of authorities, they will not transfer this data to third parties. And here you don’t have to be a criminal or paranoid, it’s enough just that this prospect is basically unpleasant and no one wants data about them to be tracked by strangers. The second point that also needs to be mentioned is censorship and restrictions on search sites: the systems apply various filters and prohibitions. For example, filters for eroticism and cruelty, restrictions from Roskomnadzor, filters from the search engine itself. To get away from it all and find necessary information without restrictions, without filters and, especially, without registration - you can use third-party search engine sites without censorship. Fortunately, there are many of them on the Internet. I'll give you my top five.

1.DuckDuckGo

The most popular search among the unpopular ones 😉 is DuckDuckGo.com. It is rightfully considered the most advanced “second-class” search engine. Many eminent computer publications consider it the best alternative to Google. “Duck” search (Duck is “duck” in English) is even set as the default search on some web browsers. For example, SRWare Iron. Here the site administration declares the complete safety of user data, since the servers do not store information about the search queries of their users. Of course, it is clear that in some ways the developers can be disingenuous and some part of the data about requests in DuckDuckGo is sold to advertisers - it is a commercial organization, and it is necessary to make a profit. In addition, the entire system runs on the Amazon platform, which cooperates with the American authorities. But you won’t get absolute guarantees anywhere now, and therefore you can only trust the administration that this search engine site is uncensored. Moreover, there was no reason to distrust them yet. But DuckDuckGo is 100% without restrictions and filters - search for whatever your heart desires!

2. Qwant

An excellent independent search service of French origin with its own site indexing system. Its main feature is the anonymity of entered web requests: neither the requests themselves, nor user IP addresses, nor any other data are recorded. This fact more or less guarantees that the search will work without censorship. The French search engine QWant.com works relatively quickly. In addition, his work is constantly being improved. It is worth mentioning separately that some famous hackers provide advice on anonymity and security for its developers.

3. Unbubble

The site unbubble.eu is a truly effective search service, neutral to restrictions in different countries. This search engine is uncensored and does not use filters, which makes it easy to search for photos, anime, hentai, etc. It’s worth mentioning separately that unbubble is not an ordinary site, but a metasearch site. What does it mean? It does not have its own index; instead, the results of other search engines are used in combination. That is, in fact, it provides the opportunity to use all strengths Internet search leaders. The site does not use cookies and does not store user data. And to prevent their interception, encryption is used.

4. Ixquick

Another metasearch tool with a simple and user-friendly interface. It was the first to delete data about its users and has not collected it since 2006. Ixquick.com provides access to all the “goodies” of the Google system and at the same time completely ensures anonymity using a cryptographic algorithm. The user's IP is removed from the database after 48 hours. However, due to the same Ixquick Search Engine crypto-system, processing requests takes much longer than expected. But for everything in this world you have to pay. Waiting is not the biggest price to pay for the absence of restrictions and anonymity.

5. YaCy

The site search.yacy.net is a German search engine that allows you to relatively quickly, and most importantly, successfully search for films, clips, videos and photos without censorship. It is being developed by YaCy. It runs in the cloud and is not tied to any restrictions or filters such as Roskomnadzor, etc. Its data is stored in a distributed form, which means no one can track your request. In addition, this anonymous search engine has no registration and no advertising. The downside here is the same as with Ixquick - it takes a very long time to process requests. But there's nothing you can do about it. The anonymous Tor network is also slow. So this is common problem all such systems.

6.StartPage

The pseudo-search engine StartPage.com is essentially just a proxy service for sending queries to good old Google. But this is precisely what makes it an anonymous search engine without censorship, because it does not record your IP and browser data, and therefore does not transmit it further, masking the request.

7. Tryndex

Tryndex is a Russian search engine without filters or restrictions. Despite the fact that its main focus is searching for advertisements, it is excellent at searching for music, videos and games without restrictions. This search site has Belarusian, Ukrainian and Kazakh mirrors. Unfortunately, there is no information about user anonymity. In addition, there are advertisements on it. Unfortunately, this is the only such large service in Russia.

GLOBAL SEARCH

(global search) An operation in the processing of text by a computer in which it scans the entire text in order to track every instance of a particular word or phrase being mentioned in it in order to automatically replace it with the specified word or phrase.

Business. Dictionary. - M.: "INFRA-M", Publishing House "Ves Mir". Graham Betts, Barry Brindley, S. Williams and others. General editor: Ph.D. Osadchaya I.M.. 1998 .

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