HotBot
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Website type | Search engine |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | HotBot Limited |
| Website | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | May 27, 1996 |
| Current status | Working |
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launch_date. Replace with launched.HotBot is a Canadian web search engine owned by HotBot Limited, whose key principal is Kristen Richardson. The search engine was initially launched in North America in 1996 by Wired magazine. During the 1990s, it was one of the most popular search engines on the World Wide Web. The domain was sold in 2016 and was used for other unrelated purposes for several years. Hotbot search engine was relaunched in 2022 under new ownership and with a different technology.