I've stopped using Google after they've introduced the very (cleverly) intrusive privacy intermediate page, which is really annoying for those permanently using the browser private mode.
- General search.
- Prefix search with "\ " to jump to the first result. (often use it for those links that I am certain of ranking first)
- Bangs for site-specific searches. Use it for online shopping.
- Quick currency, temperature conversions, math.
On the mobile side of things, the tracker blocker functionality with one-click-erase functionality are neat.
There's nothing really to not like about DuckDuckGo. If desired results are not available, Google search is one step away. Just prefix with "!g"
I briefly considered Ecosia but the lack of first-result jumper and bangs were a problem for me.
Brave Search is something I want to try but the large amount of space between search results is slightly bothering.
Also: do you care if it’s Bing? If it works as well as it does it could be a hacked up version of the old AltaVista code for all I care.