I used Google for a while, when I first went online, until I found out about privacy issues with their services.
A writer on a tech blog mentioned an alternative called Startpage. I switched over and have been using it ever since. It works just as well as Google for me and I don't regret the decision.
Once in a while (maybe 1 out of 100 times) I use Surfcanyon or Google, on the rare occasion when I can't find what I'm looking for on Startpage.
https://startpage.com/