Top 11 Onion Sites to Visit in 2022

1. The Hidden Wiki

The Hidden Wikki homepage 

The Hidden Wiki is an uncensored link directory that enlists all the important .onion links. Users can edit it anonymously after registering, pretty much like the regular Wikipedia. It’s a great starting resource for exploring the dark web. Be careful though, the link directory is full of dead, scam, and illegal links.

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2. Torch

Torch is the oldest and largest search engine on Tor. It lists over one billion .onion pages, so you’ll surely find what you’re looking for. What’s more, Torch won’t censor your search results or keep logs of your search history. It also doesn’t use web trackers or analytics code like Google does.

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3. DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo's onion homepage 

DuckDuckGo isn’t just your go-to search engine for privacy on the surface web. It can also help you access the dark web. It won’t log your information or track your dark web sessions. If you couldn’t locate a certain .onion link through Torch, try to find it on DuckDuckGo!

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4. ProtonMail

ProtonMail’s .onion version is hands-down the most popular and secure email service on the dark web. Your emails will be end-to-end encrypted, which means no one can intercept your communications. You don’t even need to give your personal details to create a ProtonMail account. It’s ideal for onion site registrations.

URL: protonmailrmez3lotccipshtkleegetolb73fuirgj7r4o4vfu7ozyd.onion/

5. The Intercept

The Intercept is your unfiltered source of fearless journalism. The Intercept always relied on the Tor network to receive anonymous reports and investigate powerful people and organizations. It later launched its onion service so readers could browse their newsroom secretly and bypass government-imposed news censorship.

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6. ProPublica

ProPublica, another independent, non-profit newsroom, has had an onion version of its website since 2016. ProPublica’s onion site will soon become your go-to news publication source if you’re in an oppressive country and need to hide your digital footprints. It’ll also be good for you if you’re interested in unfiltered, thought-provoking news reports.

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7. SecureDrop

SecureDrop is Tor’s onion service for whistleblowers., It allows them to share sensitive information with news outlets and independent journalists secretly and securely. Several news organizations, including The Intercept, ProPublica, The New York Times, and The Washington Post have set up their own SecureDrop links to receive documents and tips from people anonymously.

If you’re an activist or a dissident, be sure to connect to CyberGhost VPN first. Read our activist’s guide to online privacy and security to stay safe online.

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8. Hidden Answers

Tor’s Hidden Answers is an unfiltered, uncensored, and anonymous Reddit-style platform. Unlike clearweb forums, it’d never kick you out for asking a politically charged question. Be careful though. Conversations can become creepy or disturbing without any community guidelines, monitoring, or supervision.

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9. Archive.Today

Archive.Today's onion homepage 

Archive.today is an on-demand webpage capture and storage service. If you’d like to request a capture anonymously, use its .onion version. You could also request a retrieval to see how certain websites have evolved over the years. It’s just an interesting time pass… until you discover something controversial on past versions of government or corporate websites. Good luck exploring!

URL: archiveiya74codqgiixo33q62qlrqtkgmcitqx5u2oeqnmn5bpcbiyd.onion/

10. Deep Web Radio

Deep Web Radio is the dark web’s 24/7 onion radio link. It’s nice to have since we recommend not running any other application on the internet while you’re surfing the dark web. Tune into the deep web radio if it’s getting too quiet, and you’ll surely find something of interest. (Psst…it’s on the dark web even though the name suggests otherwise).

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11. Blockchain

We don’t recommend buying off the dark web market, especially if you’re new to the internet’s underground. That said, use Blockchain.info’s onion service if you must purchase something. Typically, Tor’s exit node would expose you if you’re using bitcoins. This link lets you access your bitcoin wallet without ever exiting the Tor network. Just make sure you’re connected to CyberGhost VPN for complete anonymity!

URL: blockchainbdgpzk.onion/