# What's up with all the trackers on DuckDuckGo?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/whats-up-with-all-the-trackers-on-duckduckgo/40253
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2026-08-28T06:12:08Z
**Posts:** 2

## Post 1 by @not-wittingly — 2026-08-28T06:12:08Z

edit: after a single query, it’s now gone up to 43.

 ![ddg](https://forum-uploads.privacyguidesusercontent.com/original/3X/2/9/29d3a360a33dedf7560994a3200364015ac327a3.png)

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## Post 2 by @763rochell — 2026-08-28T06:17:30Z

It calls a specific endpoint, `improving.duckduckgo.com`, however it changes the parameters of each request, which makes uBO count it as one new tracker.

In other words, just a lack of “stop making requests after N failed attempts” code :joy: