diff --git a/src/qtui/chatviewsettings.cpp b/src/qtui/chatviewsettings.cpp
index 51435018..e4dbe734 100644
--- a/src/qtui/chatviewsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/qtui/chatviewsettings.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void ChatViewSettings::enableSenderBrackets(bool enabled)
 
 QString ChatViewSettings::webSearchUrlFormatString() const
 {
-    return localValue("WebSearchUrlFormat", "https://www.google.com/search?q=%s").toString();
+    return localValue("WebSearchUrlFormat", "https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?q=%s").toString();
 }
 
 void ChatViewSettings::setWebSearchUrlFormatString(const QString& format)
-- 
2.37.3


diff --git a/src/qtui/settingspages/chatviewsettingspage.ui b/src/qtui/settingspages/chatviewsettingspage.ui
index 99f568a..7d13fff 100644
--- a/src/qtui/settingspages/chatviewsettingspage.ui
+++ b/src/qtui/settingspages/chatviewsettingspage.ui
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
         <string notr="true">WebSearchUrlFormat</string>
        </property>
        <property name="defaultValue" stdset="0">
-        <string>https://www.google.com/search?q=%s</string>
+        <string>https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?q=%s</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
