These numbers exclude Ecosia, Brave, Qwant and all the other search engines that have seen a surge in sign-ups over the last few days.
You are also seeing people take the opportunity to switch browsers. Vivaldi specifically has reported substantial growth recently.
Article talking about DuckDuckGo: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/26/duckduckgo-installs-are-up-30-as-users-reject-being-force-fed-googles-ai-search/
A website to help you start your own journey: https://purchasewithpurpose.io/
Keep it up and spread the word. No better time to make an impact.


They all primarily use Bing, so the results are pretty similar.
If French or German happens to be your first language, Ecosia & Qwant have been collaborating on an EU-centric search index to deliver better localized results, starting with those two markets.
Otherwise, it’s kindof a wash.