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Cliqz GmbH

Munich technology company that developed a privacy-focused browser and search engine as a European alternative

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About Cliqz GmbH

Cliqz GmbH is a Munich-based company that built browsers, search technology and privacy tools. It presented itself as a European alternative to large American platforms, built around privacy, fairness and openness.

Services

  • Cliqz browser: available for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS, with built-in anti-tracking and a quick search feature.
  • Independent search: a search engine based on its own web index, which it described as unusual among European providers.
  • Privacy technology: tracking protection, plus methods for responsible advertising and statistical data collection.
  • Ghostery: the anti-tracking tool provider it acquired in February 2017.

Key facts

  • Based in: Munich, Germany
  • Founded: 2008 by Jean-Paul Schmetz
  • Ownership: majority held by Hubert Burda Media since May 2013
  • Milestones: quick search launched as a Firefox extension in 2014, standalone browser from late 2015

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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