In order to provide the best ranking DDG would need to track beyond their results page and see if the persons' question is actually answered. For a privacy-foc

In order to provide the best ranking DDG would need to track beyond their results page and see if the persons' question is actually answered. For a privacy-focussed search engine that's a very hard goal to achieve without betraying their core value prop. Google can do that through - Google analytics - Chrome - Youtube embeds - Google DNS cache - Android DNS - Tracking repeat searches - Tracking similar searches - Google fonts Every other player is just so far behind it's unlikely we'll see anybody beat google in their core desktop and mobile search but there are certainly niches that can be attacked. The reality is that satisfying all privacy concerns and building a great search engine are not compatible.