Our Search Index
How we discover, understand, and rank information to give you the best results.
A Hybrid Approach to Information
To provide a comprehensive and reliable search experience from day one, Horton Search uses a hybrid model. We combine data from leading global information providers with our own, growing, independent search index. This ensures you get high-quality results while we work towards a fully autonomous index.
Our Data Partners
We source specialized data from best-in-class partners to provide immediate, rich answers. For example, our search results and mapping data are enhanced by information from sources like Google and Apple. This allows us to deliver a familiar, high-quality experience for general web queries and location-based searches.
Building Our Own Index with HortonSearchBot
Our long-term vision is a completely independent search index, free from big tech influence. To achieve this, our web crawler, `HortonSearchBot`, is constantly and respectfully exploring the web. It discovers new and updated content by following links from page to page, honoring the `robots.txt` directives of site owners.