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DuckDuckGo

Cybersecurity · Philadelphia, United States · Founded 2008

DuckDuckGo is a pioneering Internet privacy company that aims to empower users to take control of their personal information online without making any compromises. Founded in 2008, DuckDuckGo offers a search engine that does not track users' search history, providing a private and secure browsing experience. The company operates in the online privacy market, which has seen significant growth due to increasing concerns over data security and privacy breaches. DuckDuckGo serves a diverse range of clients, including individual users who are concerned about their online privacy, tech-savvy consumers, and privacy advocates. The company also appeals to users who are disillusioned with traditional search engines that track and monetize user data. The business model of DuckDuckGo is straightforward yet innovative. Unlike other search engines that generate revenue by tracking user behavior and selling targeted ads, DuckDuckGo makes money through non-tracking advertising and affiliate partnerships. When users click on ads that are relevant to their search queries, DuckDuckGo earns revenue. Additionally, the company partners with e-commerce sites like Amazon and eBay, earning a commission when users make purchases through DuckDuckGo's search results. DuckDuckGo's commitment to privacy is further demonstrated through its educational initiatives. The company runs SpreadPrivacy.com, a platform where it publishes privacy education, tips, and original research. This not only helps in building trust with its user base but also positions DuckDuckGo as a thought leader in the privacy space. In summary, DuckDuckGo is setting a new standard of trust online by offering a private, secure, and user-friendly search engine. It serves privacy-conscious individuals and operates in the growing online privacy market. The company generates revenue through non-tracking ads and affiliate partnerships, ensuring that user privacy is never compromised. Keywords: Privacy, Search Engine, Non-tracking, Secure, User-friendly, Online Privacy, Revenue, Ads, Affiliate Partnerships, Education.

Valuation $100–500M
Revenue $100–500M
Headcount 100–500
Total funding $50–100M
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Investors

17 investors on DuckDuckGo's cap table

Sourced from Dealroom's funding history. Investor profile links are shown where available.

Series A 5 investors entered at this stage
Series B+ 12 investors entered at this stage
GP Bullhound
Brian Acton
Impact America Fund
Tim Berners-Lee
Mitch Kapor
Thrive Capital
HOF Capital
Quiet Capital
Avenir Growth Capital
Lux Capital
K5 Global
Bracket Capital

Global footprint

Where DuckDuckGo has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
34 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States34.3%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom17.1%
🇨🇦 Canada8.7%
🇪🇸 Spain8.7%
🇵🇱 Poland3.9%
Top 5 of 34 shown
Web traffic by country
690M monthly visits
across markets
🇺🇸 United States47%
🇩🇪 Germany8.7%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom5%
🇨🇦 Canada3.5%
🇮🇳 India3.2%
Top 5 markets shown

Talent graph

The shape of DuckDuckGo's talent

Dealroom maps DuckDuckGo's team person by person — pinpointing the standout operators and scoring them across the six dimensions investors underwrite. The counts and shape below are a public preview; the named individuals and exact scores live in the platform.

10 standout operatorsDealroom-flagged across the org
6 AI specialistsincl. 1 core researchers
486 employees mappedperson by person
DimensionScore
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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about DuckDuckGo

An AI-synthesized read of the highest-engagement posts about DuckDuckGo on X over the past 7 days. We rank by likes & retweets, ignore corporate channels, and surface the themes that broke out from real people.

Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…

Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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