Known as a 'Bang' or 'Bang Search', adding a space and a shortcut letter, or a word in some cases makes it easy for the user to search a huge number of other websites, over 13,000 currently. Adding !w finds matching results on Wikipedia. In the DuckDuckGo search box, adding !g to the end of any search directs that query to Google's search engine. Perhaps this challenge is what inspired DuckDuckGo to make it super-easy to try its search engine while keeping Google and other search engines just two keystrokes away. The dominance of Google makes it difficult for competitors like DuckDuckGo to win over new users. However, you can also use a plugin to integrate DuckDuckGo into your existing browser. If you want to use DuckDuckGo on your computer, you need to open it in a browser like Chrome. Related: Worried About Privacy? Set DuckDuckGo As Your Default Search Engine DuckDuckGo is only available as a web browser, meaning you can’t install it on your desktop or laptop. Several competing search engines still operate in some form but in a world where Googling has now become synonymous with searching, it's clear where the majority of searches happen. Google wasn't the first internet search engine but it became the most popular one soon after its beta launch in 1998, overtaking previous leading solutions from Yahoo, HotBot, Excite, and others.

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