Introduction

Definition: A search engine is a program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web.

Below you will find the best, most used search engines for searching the deep web.

Haystack

http://haystakvxad7wbk5.onion/
Clearnet Link: https://haystakvxad7wbk5.onion.sh/
Haystack claims on their .onion site to have more than 1.5 billion indexed pages on over 260,000 onion sites, making it possibly the largest deep web search engine as of right now.Forgot to mention a great search engine? Let me know in a comment below!

Torch Engine

http://xmh57jrzrnw6insl.onion/
Torch has one of the largest search engines in the deep web, as they claim to have an index of more than a million hidden page results. It is one of the oldest search engines, but is still around for a good reason. 

DuckDuckGo

http://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/
This deep web search engine—which, like many other deep web search engines on this list, also lets you search the regular web—has a clean and easy to use interface and doesn’t track your discoveries. The options for topics to search are endless, and you can even customize it to enhance your experience.

Not Evil

http://hss3uro2hsxfogfq.onion/
With having more than 17 million hidden links indexed, the “Not Evil” search engine is one of the largest engines on the deep web.

Grams

http://grams7enufi7jmdl.onion/
Looking for drugs? This is the search engine to end all drug-related hunts. Down in the depths, users are able to search effectively for the dark net drugs that are available for purchase on the majority of web page results.

Grams’ Info Desk

http://grams7enufi7jmdl.onion/infodesk
Yes, Grams has it’s own info desk! Get the latest review & info about vendors selling their goods and services on multiple darknet markets. All you need is the vendor’s name or PGP key.

Ahmia.fi – The good engine

http://msydqstlz2kzerdg.onion/
Ahmia is considered the more non-violent search engine since the Ahmia engine is blacklisting all abuse material.