Historically, they have both been relying mostly on the Bing index, with Qwant building its own index for a while and serving a mix.
Historically, they have both been relying mostly on the Bing index, with Qwant building its own index for a while and serving a mix.
Just be aware that fasch media company Axel Springer owns 20% of Qwant ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwant)
Also at least one of the original founders is a dubious character. He’s left Qwant in 2020 though.
https://netzpolitik.org/2022/digitale-raeuberpistole-der-absturz-der-suchmaschine-qwant-und-ihres-gruenders/ (sorry, only found a German source quickly, you may have to use a translator to read it).