The dark web is the hidden or covered part of the internet that is not accessible by our regular use search engines. For instance Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc. This part of the web contains a variety of information including sensitive and confidential content. However, one can access it via TOR browsers. 

Some of the prominent websites over the dark web are:


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1.The Hidden Wiki

Well, over the surface web, we all do go to Wikipedia or other sources for obtaining common information.

On the other hand, over the concealed part of the internet (dark web), the users do take help from the Hidden Wiki. It contains quality information and links to the data running over this part of the web. 

Website Link: http://zqktlwiuavvvqqt4ybvgvi7tyo4hjl5xgfuvpdf6otjiycgwqbym2qad.onion/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

2.Daniel

The main purpose of this site is to make your browsing over the dark web easy. Also, it provides tons of onion links regarding your search query. Daniel also provides information that either specific websites are available over the web or not. 

Website Link: http://danielas3rtn54uwmofdo3x2bsdifr47huasnmbgqzfrec5ubupvtpid.onion/

3.The CIA

The dark web is often being associated only with illegal activities. It is not completely true. No doubt, this part of the web does contain illegal content. Besides, it also contains some other important stuff like people’s records, their history, etc. Such information cannot be made publicly available due to privacy concerns.

The CIA’s main function is to gather, evaluate and protect foreign policy intelligence that would help their state (US) to the optimal level. 

Website Link:http://ciadotgov4sjwlzihbbgxnqg3xiyrg7so2r2o3lt5wz5ypk4sxyjstad.onion/

4.ProPublica

Pro Publica is a non-profit organization that gives complete freedom of speech to people. Therefore, it produces investigative journalism in the best possible interest of the public.

Mainly it deals that how the abuse of power by the authorities hurt the trust and interests of the common people. Also, it covers numerous controversial topics too including corruption, child labor, injustice in society, etc. 

Website Link: https://www.propub3r6espa33w.onion/

5.Wasabi Wallet

Are you aware of Bitcoin? This started in the year 2008 by some unknown group of people. It actually referred to as digital money and not paper or token money. 

Wasabi Wallet actually is a Bitcoin wallet. Also, It is a secure platform that hides your identity and enlarges your network.

Website Link: http://wasabiukrxmkdgve5kynjztuovbg43uxcbcxn6y2okcrsg7gb6jdmbad.onion/

6.DuckDuck Go

One of the most common platforms used by dark web users is DuckDuck Go. As it has gained huge trust from the people because it does not track its users. The individuals surfing over this part of the internet are highly concerned about their privacy. And, the platforms that ensure that it will secure their identity are highly appreciated. 

Website Link: https://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/

7.Archive.today

Primarily, this site takes and stores snapshots of the web pages of the webpages. The basic purpose of this site to track the changes over the government and corporate websites. It gives users the opportunity to check that how the websites looked in the past as compared to in the present. 

Website Link: http://archivecaslytosk.onion/

8.RiseUp

Rise Up is a secure platform for volunteer online practices involving emails and online chats. Its subscribers are recorded in a number of millions and highly recommended sites by its users. So, Its main feature is secure and privacy-focused email. 

Website Link: http://nzh3fv6jc6jskki3.onion/

9.Facebook

Facebook is one of the most used social networking sites. Yet, it loves to collect the data and information of its users.

Creating a Facebook account over the dark web, make your identity anonymous and no information would be collected regarding you by Facebook. Hence, the users are given the freedom to speak without revealing their true identity. 

Website Link: http://www.facebookcorewwwi.onion/

10.SearX

SearX is basically used for both parts of the web:

covered (deep and dark web) plus uncovered ( surface web).

It provides complete detailed data and information on your desired topic for your research. 

Website Link: http://ulrn6sryqaifefld.onion/

11.BBC Tor Mirror

BBC is restricted and not available for some countries over the surface web. So, they made it available as a mirror version over the dark web. It allows users to have complete access to it irrespective of their geographical location. As BBC is a very prominent name and it contains important news regarding the whole world. 

Website Link: http://bbcnewsv2vjtpsuy.onion/

12.SecureDrop

The main benefit of the dark web is that it gives you an opportunity to share your thoughts and opinions without any fear of your personal information leakage.

Hence, secure Drop is a platform where different journalists and whistleblowers meet and talk about talk over different topics with a title of anonymous identity. 

Website Link: http://smb7p276iht3i2fj.onion/

13.Sci-Hub

As the name suggests, this site provides the best scientific knowledge to its users. Therefore, it comprises of like research articles, papers, and other important material for study. The information is available for free. So, It helps the people and students in this domain in a very productive manner.

Website Link: http://scihub22266oqcxt.onion/

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14.The Dark Lair

Well, it is almost similar to other social networking sites like Instagram and Facebook, etc. You can share images and even post comments on things. Moreover, the cherry on the top over here is that you can perform all this with the title of an anonymous user. 

Website Link: http://vrimutd6so6a565x.onion/index.php/Board

15.Hidden Answers

Hidden Answer is somehow referred to as the second version of Quora. The users ask their queries over here. Therefore, it is quite an informative site over the internet where one can ask anything with a mysterious identity and get the most suitable answers. 

Website Link: http://answerstedhctbek.onion/

16.Soylent News

Commonly, people have this huge fear that the news they are getting is true or not. Soylent News available over the dark web ensures that the content it shows its users is true and authentic. Also, people can share their stories with an anonymous identity.  

Website Link: http://7rmath4ro2of2a42.onion/

17.Mail2Tor

The mail we use is not a complete source for communication. As there are many ways through which your emails get tracked and your information and identity are at risk. Hence, Mail2Tor is a dependable platform that allows you to secure communication through encrypted emails. The emails you send via this platform are not tracked in any way. 

Website Link: http://mail2tor2zyjdctd.onion/

18.TorLinks

As the name suggests, TorLinks is the site where users can find numerous onion links for their topic of interest. Therefore, a large number of users over the dark web uses this site. Even they give positive feedback and recommend this site too.

Website Link: http://torlinksd6pdnihy.onion/

19.Tor Metrics

Certainly, on the Tor Metrics site, one can find quality information on different TOR projects. It comprises a lot of information on TOR works and provides a secure platform to the users. Also, it provides you real-time statistics as well.

Website Link: http://rougmnvswfsmd4dq.onion/

20.Mailpile

Mailpile is basically a secure platform for communication. Above all, the users send emails freely without any fear of their identity getting tracked.

Website Link: http://clgs64523yi2bkhz.onion/

21.Comic Book Library

For the people who are comic fans, this is a great site on the Dark web. Meanwhile, it allows you to download and read many comic books of your choice. 

Website Link: http://r6rfy5zlifbsiiym.onion/



To sum up, the dark web is considered to be a scary part of the web and people don’t consider it to be a wise decision to access it. However, If used properly, this concealed part of the internet provides you with quite fascinating information and facts that we can not access over our normal routine web. Hence, the above mentioned were some of the websites over the Dark web. There are many other sites showing different types of content.