I'm sorry but what are you referring as better than google?

Kagi, for me

A search engine which requires me to have an account and give them my email address?

No thanks.

How do you think a search engine whose incentive isn't getting you to click ads can make money?

Volume.

/s

Not just that, they even ask for money! Companies these days...

It amuses me that not 5 comments up this very same chain there's someone saying they'd happily pay for a Google competitor which is even marginally better.

Do you not have a Google account?

You don't need one to perform a search.

And also, no I don't. I also don't have an Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, or other FAANG account.

I'll never understand why privacy minded people (i assume you are, given your aversion to accounts) also seem commonly dependent on supporting the Ad empires which are primarily responsible for the privacy issues of today.

Eg, you should be supporting search engines that respect privacy and offer clear incentives (read: services you pay for) not using Ad dependent services like Google. No?