DuckDuckGo

Non-EuropeanSearch engines

Score

1/5

Non-European owner.

DuckDuckGo is a web search engine launched in 2008 and operated by Duck Duck Go, Inc. The company is based in Paoli, Pennsylvania, United States, and is majority-owned by its founder Gabriel Weinberg and team members.

What we know

Owner

Gabriel Weinberg, United StatesNon-European

Founder control

Headquarters

Paoli, United StatesNon-European

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Ownership chain

  1. DuckDuckGo
  2. Duck Duck Go, Inc.Brand ownerUnited StatesNon-European

Sources

  1. DuckDuckGoOwnership · 2 October 2026
  2. DUCKDUCKGO UK LIMITED (15952220) persons with significant controlCompanies House · Ownership · 2 October 2026
  3. Impressum und TransparenzangabenDuckDuckGo · Headquarters · 2 October 2026

Last verified on 2 October 2026.

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