DuckDuckGo down? Current outages and solutions
DuckDuckGo seems to be online
How to fix problems with DuckDuckGo
Start with the outage graph above. Search rarely goes down completely; more often one feature - images, maps, news - stops while the rest works.
- Try a plain text search to see whether the core still works
- Check another DuckDuckGo service to gauge how wide the problem is
- Clear your browser cache and cookies, then open DuckDuckGo again
- Try DuckDuckGo on mobile data instead of Wi-Fi, or the other way round
- Try without being signed in
- Restart your device - it clears more temporary faults than it has any right to
Frequently asked questions about DuckDuckGo
Search works but images do not. Is that an outage?
Yes, a partial one. The parts are run separately and fail separately.
Everything is slow rather than broken.
Degraded performance is the usual first sign. It often resolves without ever becoming a full outage.
How do I know if DuckDuckGo is down for everyone?
Look at the outage graph above. A sudden spike in reports means the problem is on the DuckDuckGo side and there is nothing to fix at your end. A flat graph points at something local - your connection, your device, or your account.
DuckDuckGo is down. What can I actually do?
When the reports are widespread, waiting is the honest answer - the search engine is being restored by people who already know about it. Before you settle in, it is worth checking your internet connection and reloading DuckDuckGo once, because that rules out the handful of causes that look identical from your side.
Why is DuckDuckGo working for other people but not for me?
Outages are often partial. They can hit one region, one platform, or one group of accounts while everything else carries on. Your own connection, an old app version or a cached login can also produce a problem only you can see.