Many times we are looking for some information on a specific subject and we just can't seem to find it on the big four (Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask). So what do we do? We try to search for other words, ask friends, or just give up.

As a result, we get discouraged. What if you knew of a better, more accurate search engine? Alright, well maybe not better or more accurate, but definitely another search engine? Of course you would try!

So here you go, the best search engines list:

• Google
• Yahoo
• MSN Live
• ASK
• Alexa Internet
• Baidu (Chinese, but includes English results)
• Cuil
• Exalead (French, but includes English results)
• Sogou (Chinese)
• Sohu (Chinese)
• Wikia Search

There is a misconception about most search engines. There are many others; however, most are based off the big four:

Search Engines Based on Google:

• AOL
• CompuServe
• MySpace
• Netscape
• Ripple

Search Engines Based on Yahoo:

• AltaVista
• AlltheWeb
• GoodSearch
• Rectifi

Search Engines Based on MSN Live:

• A9
• Tafiti
• Ms. Dewey

Search Engines Based on Ask:

• Hakia
• iWon
• Lycos

Other metasearch engines are also often misunderstood to have unique searches. However, metasearch engines are simply a conglomerate of the big four.

Metasearch engines:

• Brainboost
• Clusty
• Dogpile
• HotBot
• Info.com
• Mamma
• Metacrawler
• MetaLib
• Turbo10
• WebCrawler

Then, there are Visual search engines, which are also either a metasearch or based off a single search engine.

Visual search engines:

• ChunkIt!
• Grokker
• Kartoo
• Pixsta
• PubGene