Does DuckDuckGo publish a transparency report detailing government data requests and how often?

1. What DuckDuckGo says publicly about transparency

DuckDuckGo’s own help pages confirm the company produces transparency reporting to comply with the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) and points readers to a DSA Transparency Report, with a noted publication date of 16 February 2024 and an update as recently as 13 June 2025 ^[1]. That shows DuckDuckGo is formally participating in statutorily required disclosure regimes in the EU and publishing at least one DSA report as part of its legal/regulatory transparency obligations ^[1].

2. Independent and industry summaries reporting new transparency output

Several third‑party technology write‑ups from March 2025 characterize DuckDuckGo as expanding transparency in 2025—stating the company began issuing quarterly or biannual transparency reports that cover user interactions, search trends and requests from authorities (UMA Technology, MEFMobile) ^{[2] [3] [5]}. Those pieces present the 2025 reporting initiative as a notable change and link it to broader privacy-policy updates that year ^{[2] [3] [5]}.

3. What the available reporting appears to cover (and what it doesn’t)

The sources describe these transparency outputs as including search trends, privacy-practice descriptions and summaries of authority requests ^{[2] [3]}. The DSA help page confirms a specific DSA Transparency Report exists and was updated in mid‑2025 ^[1]. However, available materials in this set do not show the full text of multiple periodic reports, a detailed, itemized breakdown of every government request, or a historical series of “how often” numbers in a single consolidated table—so granular, count-by-count verification is not found in current reporting ^{[1] [4]}.

4. Contrasting perspectives and possible agendas

Industry writeups (UMA Technology, MEFMobile, other blogs) present the 2025 reporting move as a privacy-positive step and emphasize quarterly/biannual cadence claims ^{[2] [5]}. These outlets may be positively disposed to privacy narratives and sometimes repeat company claims; their articles share similar language about increased transparency ^{[2] [6] [3]}. DuckDuckGo’s own DSA page is regulatory and factual, naming publication and update dates, which carries the weight of legal compliance rather than marketing spin ^[1]. Readers should note that tech press pieces can amplify corporate announcements and that independent verification (e.g., direct access to each issued report and raw counts) is not shown in the current source set ^{[2] [3] [1]}.

5. How to verify frequency and detail you’re asking about

To confirm “how often” government data requests are reported and the level of detail (counts by jurisdiction, warrant types, compliance rates), the best primary sources are the company’s actual transparency/DSA reports or archives on DuckDuckGo’s site (the DSA page links to a report and updates) ^{[1] [4]}. The secondary reporting asserts quarterly or biannual cadence beginning in 2025, but those claims should be checked against the PDF/report files hosted by DuckDuckGo for precise numbers and formats ^{[2] [5] [4]}.

6. Bottom line and practical guidance for readers

Available reporting shows DuckDuckGo publishes at least DSA transparency material and, per multiple 2025 tech articles, expanded public reporting on privacy practices and authority requests in 2025—characterized there as quarterly or biannual reports ^{[1] [2] [5]}. If you need definitive counts, timestamps, or refusal/compliance rates, consult the DSA Transparency Report^[7] and any linked PDFs on DuckDuckGo’s help/legal pages (the DSA page and a linked PDF are referenced in the sources) because the summaries in tech press pieces do not themselves provide the granular ledger-style data you asked about ^{[1] [4] [2]}.