Re:Ask HN: Why isn't there a Google competitor emerging?
by vmullin on Sunday March 27, 2022 @04:31PM
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Cliqz' blog is really insightful.
In case you weren't aware, Brave Search is led and built by key team members from Cliqz: https://search.brave.com/
The growth and usability of Brave Search this past year has been strong, with some significant features planned throughout 2022.
https://0x65.dev/blog/2019-12-06/building-a-search-engine-fr...
TL;DR you need a lot of money and users (catch-22). Also, massive scale and massive noise.
You can also search HN for 'cliqz' for discussions about Cliqz shutting down.