When we have to search for something like a good restaurant near my place or a good school near my place, we simply type it on the search engines and results will appear. So, we can easily say search engine plays an important role in every individual life. One or another person is using a search engine for different-different purposes.
As we all aware of the fact that Google is the best and most popular search engine that is used around the world. Like Google, there are various other search engines also available in the market that provides all facilities just similar to Google.
So, if you want to try some other good search engines like Google. Check out the list mentioned below, it contains all the best and popular search engines that are available around the world.
Bing
Launched in 2009, Bing is the best search engine just like Google, developed by Microsoft. It offers various good services such as web, video, image, and map search products. Bing is the default search in Microsoft’s web browser and its origin is from Microsoft’s previous search engine- MSN Search, Windows Live Search and Live Search. Business owners can easily optimize their search results by adding their business details on it.
Yahoo
The search engine that manages to achieve the third position after Google and Bing is Yahoo. Founded in 1994, the search engine provides various good services such as Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Answers, Yahoo! Groups, and Yahoo! Fantasy Sports, etc.
Since 2014, it the default search engine for Firefox Browsers in the United States. As per October 2019 Alexa ranking, Yahoo positioned 10th in the world.
Baidu
Like Google, Baidu is also the best search engine that is mostly used in China. Founded in 2000 by Chinese entrepreneur Robin Li and Eric Xu, the search engine provides various good services such as Baidu Maps, Baidu encyclopedia, Baidu cloud storage, Baidu keyword discussion form, etc. As per the current Alexa Internet ranking, Baidu achieves the fourth position in the world.
Yandex
The fifth biggest search engine after Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Baidu is Yandex. It provides approximately 70 internet-related services such as eCommerce, navigation, mobile applications, transportation, online advertising, etc, in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The search engine was founded in 1997.
DuckDuckGo
In 2008, Gabriel Weinberg was founded a new search engine “DuckDuckGo”. Like Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other search engines, DuckDuckGo is also a popular search engine. It does not offer Chrome and Firefox but it brings an app and browser extension that prevent your online activities tracked by third-parties on mobile and desktop.
The search engine does not use cookies to follow users. Neither has it collected personal information of people, who use it. It hides the IP Address and provides the ability to search privately.
Ask
The question-answer focused E-business search engine Ask.com was founded in 1996 by Garrett Gruener and David Warthen. Previously known as Ask Jeeves, the search engine follows a question-answer format where you ask questions and it collects the data from different-different sources and provides you the best and quality answer.
WolframAlpha
Out of various search engines, WolframAlpha is different. This unique search engine does not provide a list of web pages and documents instead of this when you hit a query, it calculates the answer from external sources “curated data” and provides you a quality result. WolframAlpha was launched in 2009 as the best computational knowledge search engine.
Lycos
Founded in 1994 by Bob Davis, Lycos is the best and popular search engine that simply means wolf spider. Like Google, Yahoo, Bing, and others, Lycos also works in various areas such as email, web hosting, entertainment websites, social networking, etc. In May 2018, Lycos’ internet name was renamed Brightcom Group.
ChaCha
Human guided search engine ChaCha is the best search engine like Google, Baidu, and others. In this search engine when you ask a question or hit your query, it provides you free, real-time answers through its websites or by using its mobile app. Founded in 2006, the search engine word Cha is the Mandarin Chinese word that means to search.
Qwant
Launched in 2013, Qwant is the best French search engine that is available in 26 different languages. The search does not track user and does not personalize search results, to avoid trapping users in a filter bubble. The best of the search engine is its user-friendly homepage and Qwant junior portal for children. As per the 2019 report, Qwant is the 86th most visited search engine in France and 1625th in the world.
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