How does DuckDuckGo make money?

How does DuckDuckGo make money?

DuckDuckGo makes money in two simple ways: Advertising and Affiliate Marketing. Advertising is shown based on the keywords typed into the search box. Affiliate revenues come from Amazon and eBay affiliate programs. When users buy after getting on those sites through DuckDuckGo the company collects a small commission.

Does DuckDuckGo have ads?

First, like Reddit users, DuckDuckGo users are wary of ads. That doesn't mean they hate ads, but they are using DuckDuckGo because of other advertisers' bad behavior. So pay attention to your messaging and your own website targeting settings. Second, DuckDuckGo runs their ads through the Bing / Yahoo! Search Network.

What is Duck com?

The Duck.com domain was previously owned by Google, after it acquired On2 Technologies (previously known as The Duck Corporation) back in 2010. Duck.com was just one of the thousands of sites owned by Google, which has anywhere from several hundred to several thousand individual domains in its possession.