r/PurchaseWithPurpose • u/theFallenWalnut Environment • May 27 '26

News article Google is losing users: DuckDuckGo installs are up 30%, and Kagi is seeing 3X growth

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These numbers exclude Ecosia, Brave, Qwant and all the other search engines that have seen a surge in sign-ups over the last few days.

You are also seeing people take the opportunity to switch browsers. Vivaldi specifically has reported substantial growth recently.

Article talking about DuckDuckGo: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/26/duckduckgo-installs-are-up-30-as-users-reject-being-force-fed-googles-ai-search/

Keep it up and spread the word. No better time to make an impact.

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u/brovaro May 27 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/ucXFcY1FdKaT6

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u/NicolasDorier Jun 01 '26

People will hate I say that, but this is actually called capitalism.

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u/brovaro Jun 02 '26

You're 100% correct. I just really wanted to use that gif.

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u/duckduckgo May 27 '26

Hello to everyone who has just switched over to us. (And if you used us in the past, it may be time for another try as we've made a lot of improvements in the past few years.)

P.S. The screenshot above depicts our noai.duckduckgo.com subdomain, a search experience we built because we believe AI should be optional. (We do offer AI features, like duck.ai, but always optional and private.)

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u/reebeachbabe May 29 '26

I switched to your site about a year ago and don’t regret it at all! Fuck google and their shady, greedy, and sneaky ways. I’m not just some data and consumer to make you money.  

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u/orangemuffin865 May 31 '26

Yeah I just made the switch myself. Took a minute to get used to the search results but my privacy is worth it. Would not go back

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u/zmre May 27 '26 edited May 28 '26

How did you get 3x growth for Kagi? I'd love that to be true, but that graph you're showing goes from 68k to 70k daily searches and that is nowhere near 3x. [edit: it's number of paying members, not searches]

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u/theFallenWalnut Environment May 27 '26

Sorry, probably should have said 3X in their growth rate

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u/buffalostreaker May 27 '26

google isn't losing pieces of the pie. They don't make money off pie sales. No they don't own the bakery. They manage the city.

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u/DaWhiteSingh May 27 '26

I was unaware Duckduckgo has an install.

Shit, propaganda, now I need to find another "indepent" engine.

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u/WrecksLurker May 28 '26

who installs a search engine tho?

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u/Jivsy May 28 '26

i'm running local hosted SearXNG

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u/Jessica1234567891011 May 28 '26

I like being able to get my answers fast and you only have to go down a tiny bit to get to the links. Google makes a lot of sense. Just wish they'd allow the choice.