Dark Web Top Sites

 

1. Hidden Wiki

The Hidden Wiki is a dark web version of Wikipedia where you can find links to different websites on the dark web. As you may notice in this article, many onion links seem nonsensical, as they consist of a combination of many random numbers and letters. This makes it difficult to find the website you’re looking for. The Hidden Wiki does a lot of the searching for you. Moreover, they provide informative pages on a range of topics that can be an interesting read.

Be careful, however. Make sure you don’t click on a link to something you don’t want to see, because the Hidden Wiki doesn’t just index legal websites. In fact, there are many different “Hidden Wiki” sites out there. The Hidden Wiki used to be known for hosting, or at least indexing, a bunch of pedophile websites and has therefore been the subject of cyberattacks by the FBI and Anonymous. Many copycats and spin-offs of the Hidden Wiki have also been created. Don’t be surprised if you come across multiple versions of “The Official” or “The Uncensored” Hidden Wiki. It’s best to stay away from these spin-off sites, however. Most Hidden Wiki sites to this day provide links to some parts of the dark web you wouldn’t want to visit. The best way to deal with this, is to stick to the categories that are relatively risk-free.

Link to the Hidden Wiki: 

http://zqktlwiuavvvqqt4ybvgvi7tyo4hjl5xgfuvpdf6otjiycgwqbym2qad.onion/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

2. Duck Duck Go 

DuckDuckGo is a search engine that’s also available on the surface web. As opposed to other search engines, DuckDuckGo does not collect or share any of your personal information. This search engine is ideal if you want to be more anonymous on the web. It can be used on the dark web, because it also shows .onion links. Most regular surface search engines don’t index .onion websites. Thus, a regular search engine won’t bring you anywhere on the dark web, whereas DuckDuckGo will allow you to visit dark web sites.

Onion link to DuckDuckGo: 

https://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/

3. Candle

This aptly named site can light your way through the dark web, figuratively speaking. Candle is a search engine exclusively for the dark web and basically functions like Google, except that it’s nowhere near as useful. The dark web simply isn’t designed to be neatly organized and indexed. The whole purpose of the majority of services on the dark web is to remain hidden, except to a select group of people who are “in the know”. This is why Candle should be seen as a minor tool, a small candle in a long dark hallway. The search engine will allow you just a tiny bit of clarity, but not much.

Also be wary of clicking any links that the Candle search-engine offers up, as they aren’t filtered for malicious or illegal content. As always when browsing the dark web, exercise common sense and remain vigilant.

Link to Candle: 

http://gjobqjj7wyczbqie.onion/

4. Not Evil

Not Evil is another search engine on the dark web. This site is interesting, as it appears to directly contradict its own mission statement, which is to be a “contribution to what one hopes is a growing shield against the tyranny of an intolerant majority.” They don’t accept donations and strictly forbid illegal content such as child pornography, weapons, narcotics, or any other illegal content.

This doesn’t prevent the site from hosting links to illegal hidden services, though. If you look up “cocaine”, for example, the Not Evil search engine will find some links to online markets, guides, and referral sites associated with the illegal substance. Not Evil also hosts a chat service where any member can create a new topic. These topics range from disturbed to depraved. Most of the content is, however, spam.

It’s reasonable to assume that hackers, scammers, and even law enforcement officials can be found on these chat services. Law enforcement officials sometimes venture onto the dark web in an attempt to catch wrongdoers and might even attempt to trick people into partaking in illegal activities as part of a “honey-pot operation”.

Dark web link to Not Evil: 

http://hss3uro2hsxfogfq.onion/

5. SearX

Searx is yet another search engine you can use on both the regular and dark web. The advantage of SearX is that you can make your search queries incredibly detailed. You can look for files, images, maps, music, news, science, social media posts, videos, and much more. So, if you are looking for something incredibly detailed, SearX is the search engine to use.

Link to SearX: 

http://ulrn6sryqaifefld.onion/

6. Daniel

Daniel is an excellent resource to help you explore different dark web links and the Tor browser in general. Daniel’s website lists 7000 onion links which are categorized to make browsing easier. Moreover, it has a very useful built-in functionality which lets you know whether a particular website is online. This is very useful, as it means you don’t need to click and load every dark web link listed to see if it’s working. Especially with the potentially long loading times of the Tor browser, this is a great feature.

Link to Daniel: 

http://danielas3rtn54uwmofdo3x2bsdifr47huasnmbgqzfrec5ubupvtpid.onion/