What is the percent of user searching the deep or dark web vs a regular web?

 

It is challenging to provide an exact percentage of users who search the deep or dark web versus the regular web, as there are no official statistics due to the private, anonymous nature of deep/dark web activity. However, some estimates can be derived based on the size and accessibility of the two.

1. Regular Web: The vast majority of internet users—around 95-99%—access the surface web, which includes all websites indexed by traditional search engines like Google or Bing.

2. Deep Web: This part of the web refers to content not indexed by regular search engines, such as databases, academic journals, subscription-only content, and other secured networks. While it's estimated that 90-95% of the internet’s content exists in the deep web, most of this is legitimate, and the general public doesn't intentionally search it.

3. Dark Web: This is a small subset of the deep web, accessible only through specialized browsers like Tor. Dark web users account for a tiny fraction of internet traffic, estimated to be less than 0.1% of global internet users at any given time. It's mostly used for illicit activities, but there are also legal reasons to use it, such as privacy-focused communication.

Thus, searches on the deep/dark web are relatively minimal compared to those on the regular web.