Best of Search Engines

How we test

Every site gets the same tests, run by the same scripts, from a UK home-broadband connection, every week. Nothing is scored by hand except where noted, and every number links back to the raw evidence we keep.

The searches

What we measure

Location accuracy: a result only counts as right or wrong when the creator's location can be judged. A profile that only says "United Kingdom" can't be checked for London, and text such as "Traveler" or "Closer than you think" isn't a place. Both count as "location not disclosed", the same for every site.

Score weights

ComponentWeight
Fresh results20
Page coverage10
Live profiles10
Ads labelled15
Ad density10
Filters that work15
Search speed5
Tag accuracy15
UK access10
Location accuracy15
Page speed10
Features15

While some tests are still pending, the score uses only the components already measured, re-weighted to 100. Weights are fixed and published before each run.

Current run: 14 Nov 2026