Search engine DuckDuckGo—which emphasises protecting a searcher's privacy—has carried out more than 30 million direct searches in a single day , achieving the milestone twice in a single day . DuckDuckGo claimed 3.5 billion searches per day in January , a figure set to double by the end of the year . Image: Despite its robust growth, the company is dwarfed by several rivals, not least behemoth Google , which notches up more than 30 million searches one week , as well as Yahoo and Ian Clark / Flickr .
Search engine DuckDuckGo—which emphasises protecting a searcher's privacy—has carried out more than 30 million direct searches in a single day , achieving the milestone twice in a single day . DuckDuckGo claimed 3.5 billion searches per day in January , a figure set to double by the end of the year . Despite its robust growth, the company is dwarfed by several rivals, not least behemoth Google , which notches up more than 30 million searches one week , as well as Yahoo and Ian Clark / Flickr .