I tried using DDG for about 3 months, until I had to ditch it. I want to use it, but its results are even worse than Googles.

While on Google I might have to scroll past the ads, sponsored links and obvious AI blog results, the first page will usually at least contain a relevant result somewhere, whereas DDG simply doesn't bother to show any relevant results at all. Even on it's first page, it will stray far from the actual search term.