DuckDuckGo
Also known as DDG, Duck Duck Go, duck.com, duckduckgo.com
DuckDuckGo: privacy-focused online search engine. Documented as operating a Tor onion service.
Availability
Intermittent
Recent checks succeeded only some of the time.
- Last observed responding
- Last checked
- Status set by
- Automated checks
- Latest evidence
- Official clearnet page check
Availability refers to the operator's official clearnet page. The hidden-service endpoint is not contacted.
Identity confidence
Medium
Independent sources exist, but identity continuity has not been independently confirmed.
- Supports confidence: Independent sources: 3
- Supports confidence: Recently observed
- Supports confidence: No unresolved identity conflicts
- Weakens confidence: Identity cannot be independently confirmed
- Weakens confidence: Status changes in 30 days: 3
Availability and identity are assessed separately. A responding endpoint does not show that it is operated by the entity it claims to be. Why this matters
Official addresses
- Official websiteduckduckgo.com Source: Wikidata
- Onion addressDuckDuckGo Searchduckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onionSource: Real-World Onion Sites · Opens in Tor Browser only.
As published by the operator or by a trusted directory. Lookalikes exist: compare an address with the operator's own site before relying on it.
What it is
DuckDuckGo is described by Wikidata as “privacy-focused online search engine”, classified there as search engine. Wikipedia's editors list it among services that operate, or have operated, a Tor onion service, which is why it appears in this directory.
Its recorded inception date is 2008. It also maintains an official clearnet website, which is what automated availability checks on this profile refer to.
Where an official address is on file it is shown on this profile with its source; compare it with the entity's own site before relying on it.
Availability history
Share of automated checks that received a response each day, over the last 90 days. This measures reachability only.
Status history
Every change of status, who made it and on what evidence.
- IntermittentRecent automated checks succeeded only part of the time.Set automatically · Evidence: Automated probes
- Observed onlineRecent automated checks all received a response.Set automatically · Evidence: Automated probes
- UnknownImported from a public source. Availability has not been checked yet.Set automatically · Evidence: Wikipedia and Wikidata
Timeline
Founded or launched
Inception date recorded in Wikidata.
Impersonation and scam reports
Only reports confirmed by a reviewer are listed. A report describes lookalikes of this entity; it is not a statement about the entity itself.
No confirmed reports. That is an absence of reports, not a guarantee that no impersonators exist.
Evidence history
The most recent accepted observations. Each records whether something responded and, separately, whether identity was assessed.
| When | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Official clearnet page check | No responseIdentity: Not assessedConnection failed | Not assessed | Official clearnet page checkAutomated check |
| Official clearnet page check | No responseIdentity: Not assessedConnection failed | Not assessed | Official clearnet page checkAutomated check |
| Official clearnet page check | RespondedIdentity: Not assessedHTTP 200 | Not assessed | Official clearnet page checkAutomated check |
| Official clearnet page check | RespondedIdentity: Not assessedHTTP 200 | Not assessed | Official clearnet page checkAutomated check |
| Official clearnet page check | RespondedIdentity: Not assessedHTTP 200 | Not assessed | Official clearnet page checkAutomated check |
Times are UTC.
References
Independent sources this profile relies on.
- DuckDuckGo — Wikidata item Q12805Wikidata · Archive · accessed Oct 5, 2026
- DuckDuckGo — WikipediaWikipedia · Community · accessed Oct 5, 2026
- DuckDuckGo — official websiteDuckDuckGo · Official statement · accessed Oct 5, 2026 · not independent
- Real-World Onion Sites — Search EnginesAlec Muffett · Community · accessed Oct 5, 2026
Reviews
Opinions from readers, published after a moderator has read them. They are not findings by WikiHidden.
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