Qwant
US alternative: Google SearchFrench privacy-first search engine with European hosting and no search profiling.
Free optionFully European
Overview
Qwant is a French search engine built around privacy, neutrality, and European hosting. It positions itself as a non-profiled alternative to Google and continues to invest in European search infrastructure.
Why it is listed
Replaces
Google Search
European signal
Reviewed as strongly European-aligned
Privacy and hosting notes
Zero search tracking, zero ad tracking, zero sale of personal data.
Funding and ownership
Backed for years by Banque des Territoires / Caisse des Dépôts; 100% acquisition by Synfonium agreed in 2023.