# Startpage

> Source: https://fuckyc.org/services/startpage/
> Website: https://www.startpage.com/
> Categories: Search engines
> KYC: none — No accounts on the public search endpoint.
> Status: active
> Jurisdiction: Netherlands (operator-disclosed)
> Fiat on-ramp: no
> Founded: 2006
> Open source: no
> Custodial: no
> Last verified: 2026-01-01

## Verdict

Startpage is the Google-results-with-no-Google-tracking option. Useful when you specifically want Google's index but not Google's profiling. The 2019 ownership change is the dominant operator-context caveat.

## Strengths

- Proxies Google results without passing the user-side query metadata to Google.
- Anonymous-View mode launches results pages through a built-in proxy.

## Caveats

- Index is Google-derived; the operator's privacy claim is about what *Startpage* passes upstream, not about Google's index itself.
- Operator ownership change (Privacy One Group / System1) in 2019 generated community debate; review the current corporate context.
- Facts need re-verification by operator (last seeded 2026-01).

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## What Startpage is

A search engine that fetches Google results on the user's behalf without identifying the user to Google.

## Threat-model fit

When Google's index is what you need but Google's profile is what you want to avoid.

## Sources

- [Startpage about](https://www.startpage.com/en/about-us/) — accessed 2026-01-01
- [Startpage privacy](https://www.startpage.com/en/privacy-policy/) — accessed 2026-01-01