Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderA caveat: I stopped using StartPage after it sold to an advertisement firm and switched to https://lite.duckduckgo.com/ instead. The sale doesn't necessarily mean StartPage is any less private (because you can sell to an ethical advertising firm, why not) but something to keep in mind. Ref: https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/di5rn3/startpage_i...
A few other alternative search engines: Searx : https://searx.me Searx Instances : https://github.com/asciimoo/searx/wiki/Searx-instances Ecosia : https://www.ecosia.org DeuSu : https://deusu.org Also staying on topic, anyone remember Cuil? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuil
FWIW, Privacy One Group Ltd has "invested" in Startpage since January 2019. Privacy One Group Ltd is a separate entity operated by System1, an advertising company. Startpage does still seem to get regular 3rd party audits to keep everything in check though. More info on this can be found in this reddit thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/di5rn3/startpage_i...
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 254
- Total comments
- 138
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-11 | Startpage.com - the world's most private search engine | dgesang | 2 | 0 |
| 2013-12-13 | Startpage Search Engine: The world's most private search | llambda | 3 | 0 |
| 2014-02-05 | The World’s Most Private Search Engine | Mitt | 2 | 0 |
| 2017-01-29 | Startpage – private search engineFirst breakout | bryanrasmussen | 97 | 53 |
| 2018-12-23 | Startpage: Private search engine | keiferski | 4 | 0 |
| 2019-01-31 | Startpage: Anonymizing Proxy for Google Searches | xwvvvvwx | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-07-03 | Startpage - private search engine | galfarragem | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-12-25 | Google search alternative, privacy focused | tmartty | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-01-30 | The most private search engine | drukenemo | 2 | 1 |
| 2021-01-10 | Startpage.com: Privacy-oriented search engineBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | activatedgeek | 134 | 84 |
| 2023-12-10 | Startpage – Private Search Engine. No Tracking. No Search Advertising | keepamovin | 6 | 0 |