DuckDuckGo
 Logo used since 2023 | |
Screenshot  Screenshot of the DuckDuckGo homepage as of 2026 | |
Website type | Search engine |
|---|---|
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Headquarters | 20 Paoli Pike, Paoli, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Area served | Worldwide, except for North Korea, Indonesia and China |
| Owners | Duck Duck Go, Inc. |
| Founder | Gabriel Weinberg |
| CEO | Gabriel Weinberg |
| Key people | Steve Fischer (CBO) |
| Website | duckduckgo |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional to use @duck.com email address and DuckDuckGo subscription |
| Launched | September 25, 2008 |
| Current status | Active |
| Written in | Perl, JavaScript, Python |
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