I've used DuckDuckGo from 2012 until 2022, when I switched to Ecosia. Both search engines uses Bing behind the scenes. In my opinion the results have been "good enough" for a long time and as good as Google for at least five years. In the later years Googles results haven't exactly gotten worse, but the layout of their result pages have been degrading fast. So while Google can still find what you're looking for they are hiding those results in favor of showing more ads and trying to keep you leaving their site.

It is a little surprising what Google still maintain such a high market share, but that's momentum and force of habit for you.