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https://www.duckduckgo.com
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Singapore, Singapore → Sao Paulo, Brazil

These audits ran from different locations. Timing metrics (TTFB, DNS, TLS) may reflect network path differences rather than site changes.

19
New issues
19
Resolved
13
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeC (75)C (75)—
PerformanceC (78)C (78)—
SecurityD (66)D (66)—
AccessibilityD (58)D (58)—
SEOA (96)A (96)—
InfrastructureB (81)B (83) +2.000
ComplianceB (83)B (83)—
ContentB (88)B (86) -2.000
SustainabilityC (72)C (76) +4.000
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 57005000 -700
Accessibility 91009100—
Best Practices 96009600—
SEO 92009200—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 92009300 +100
Desktop Accessibility 83008300—
Desktop Best Practices 96009600—
Desktop SEO 85008500—
FCP 2.29 s2.28 s—
LCP 4.77 s7.08 s +2.32 s
TBT 1.12 s1.14 s +18 ms
CLS 0.0000.000—
Desktop FCP 602 ms598 ms—
Desktop LCP 1.52 s1.52 s—
Desktop TBT 138 ms123 ms -16 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0000.000—
TTFB †141 ms12 ms -129 ms
DNS †130 ms4 ms -126 ms
TLS †5 ms4 ms -1 ms
Connect †3 ms2 ms -1 ms
Total †142 ms12 ms -129 ms

† Timing metrics may vary by worker location and do not necessarily indicate site changes.

Projected vs. Actual

Previous
C 75
Projected
A 95
Actual
C 75
Fell short of projection
19 issues resolved since last audit
48 issues remaining
Resolving remaining issues could reach A

Estimate — actual results may vary

CRITICAL 15 image-only link(s) without alt text accessibility
WARNING 186 of 188 links are healthy content
WARNING Broken link: https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=sk_SK content
WARNING Unattributable: 613ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 253ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/7317-fc...: 25 KB unused (52%) performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/: 377ms CPU time performance
WARNING No privacy policy link detected compliance
WARNING 50 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 22 KB unused (29%) performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/%...: 303ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/framewo...: 2401ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 4181ms (100% of total) performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/2912-e3...: 43 KB unused (88%) performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/598-7ab...: 30 KB unused (87%) performance
WARNING Trackers detected but no cookie policy found compliance
WARNING Trackers detected but no privacy policy found compliance
WARNING Domain expires in 71 days infrastructure
WARNING Broken link: https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=id_ID content
CRITICAL Domain has EXPIRED infrastructure
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/2912-e3...: 63 KB unused (88%) performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 27 KB unused (29%) performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/598-7ab...: 51 KB unused (87%) performance
WARNING 60 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING 104 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/: 357ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 271ms CPU time performance
WARNING Page weight 2.1 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.1 MB performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/%...: 309ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/framewo...: 2187ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 3393ms (85% of total) performance
WARNING Main HTML cached for 525600 minutes -- risks stale auth / SPA state performance
WARNING DNS resolution is slow (260 ms) infrastructure
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/9489-16...: 33 KB unused (62%) performance
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING Unattributable: 582ms CPU time performance
CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security
CRITICAL 1 link(s) with no accessible text accessibility
CRITICAL No Content-Security-Policy header found security
CRITICAL Soft 404: server returns HTTP 200 for non-existent pages accessibility
CRITICAL Both www and non-www versions serve content infrastructure
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (2.1 MiB of 2.1 MiB) performance
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Heading level skipped: H2 → H5 (missing H3) accessibility
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/7500-ac...: 33 KB unused (86%) performance
WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure
WARNING HSTS is missing includeSubDomains security
WARNING 2 of 2 <nav> elements are unlabeled accessibility
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/media/google-p... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING /phpinfo.php is publicly accessible security
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING 105 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING JavaScript is 807 KB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING 8 link(s) with generic text accessibility
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING Heading level skipped: H1 → H6 (missing H2) accessibility
WARNING Multiple <main> landmarks (2 found) accessibility
WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security
WARNING Multiple H1 headings (3 found) accessibility
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/static-assets/image/pages/a... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
expires
Mon, 12 Apr 2027 14:07:44 GMT → Mon, 12 Apr 2027 14:07:50 GMT

6 headers unchanged

Technology stack unchanged

15 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+20 pts
C (75) Could reach A (95)
Accessibility +30Security +30Performance +22Infrastructure +14Compliance +10Content +10

Estimate — actual results may vary (48 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Duckduckgo

April 12, 2026 → April 12, 2026

C C 75 → 75 0 pts

19

Resolved

19

New issues

29

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

$4,833 in development time

Investment remaining

$9,458 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

$1/month in ongoing exposure

Figures are estimates based on local developer hourly rate, industry CPC, and regulatory fine ranges.

Performance by category

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Overall score75 (C)75 (C)0
Performance78 (C)78 (C)0
Security66 (D)66 (D)0
Accessibility58 (D)58 (D)0
SEO96 (A)96 (A)0
Infrastructure81 (B)83 (B)+2
Compliance83 (B)83 (B)0
Content88 (B)86 (B)-2
Sustainability72 (C)76 (C)+4

Resolved (19)

  • https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/2912-e3...: 63 KB unused (88%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 27 KB unused (29%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/598-7ab...: 51 KB unused (87%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 60 link(s) open in new tab without warning (Accessibility)

    → Improved usability for assistive technology users

  • 104 third-party resources (100% of weight) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • No meta description tag found (SEO)

    → Better search engine visibility

  • GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories (Compliance)

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

  • https://duckduckgo.com/: 357ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 271ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Page weight 2.1 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.1 MB (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/%...: 309ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/framewo...: 2187ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Third-party scripts: 3393ms (85% of total) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Main HTML cached for 525600 minutes -- risks stale auth / SPA state (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • DNS resolution is slow (260 ms) (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

…and 4 more resolved issue(s)

Recommended next steps (48)

  • Sprint 1

    15 image-only link(s) without alt text (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    1 link(s) with no accessible text (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 2

    No Content-Security-Policy header found (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    Soft 404: server returns HTTP 200 for non-existent pages (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    Both www and non-www versions serve content (Infrastructure)

  • Sprint 1

    186 of 188 links are healthy (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=sk_SK (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Unattributable: 613ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 253ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 3

    https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/7317-fc...: 25 KB unused (52%) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://duckduckgo.com/: 377ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    No privacy policy link detected (Compliance)

  • Sprint 1

    50 link(s) open in new tab without warning (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 3

    https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 22 KB unused (29%) (Performance)

…and 33 more recommended item(s)

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