SEARCH ENGINE · GERMANY

What is MetaGer?
MetaGer is a search engine run by SUMA-EV. Where its results come from: several unnamed web indexes plus a YaCy integration. No structured data support is documented in the pages read. The research records Germany as its main market. One claim about it could not be verified.
Last checked November 10, 2026 · 1 sources
- Type
- Search engine
- Run by
- SUMA-EV
- Results come from
- Several unnamed web indexes plus a YaCy integration
- Recorded markets
- Germany
- Where its share is highest
- StatCounter does not track MetaGer.
- Share, worldwide
- StatCounter does not track MetaGer.
- Structured data formats
- None documented
- Rich result types
- None on record
Where does MetaGer get its results?
MetaGer says it combines results from several large web indexes, which the page does not name, and lists a YaCy integration; the page does not say whether any index is its own[1]. Run by the non-profit SUMA-EV since 2012-10-01; it began at the University of Hannover[1].
Engines and providers it names
Unnamed providersOne of several sources
Several unnamed web indexes plus a YaCy integration[1]
Conditions recorded: Several unnamed large web indexes plus a YaCy integration
Words on the source page: “combines results from several large web indexes”
Engines that use results from MetaGer
The research records no engine that takes its general results from MetaGer or is built on it by the same company.
Which countries use MetaGer?
StatCounter does not track MetaGer. None of the labels in its search engine figures for October 2026 maps to MetaGer in this research. StatCounter Global Stats
Recorded markets
The research records Germany as the main market for MetaGer.
Does MetaGer use structured data?
The research records no documented support for any structured data format for MetaGer.
| Format | Documented support | What the research records |
|---|---|---|
| JSON-LD | Not documented | Not documented on the first-party pages fetched.[1] |
| Microdata | Not documented | Not documented on the first-party pages fetched.[1] |
| RDFa | Not documented | Not documented on the first-party pages fetched.[1] |
| Open Graph | Not documented | Not documented on the first-party pages fetched.[1] |
| Microformats | Not documented | Not documented on the first-party pages fetched.[1] |
| Twitter Cards | Not documented | Not documented on the first-party pages fetched.[1] |
“Not documented” means the pages read do not say; it does not mean the format is ignored.
Rich resultsThe research records no rich result type for MetaGer.
How it crawlsThe research records no crawler token for MetaGer.
How do I test my markup for MetaGer?
The research records no markup testing tool of its own for MetaGer.
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Test a page for MetaGer
See what the research records for MetaGer against the structured data on your page (market: Germany).
Site ownersThe research records no guidelines or vocabularies of its own for MetaGer.
What could not be verified?
These claims about MetaGer came up in the research, but no page that could be read confirms them. They are kept apart, and nothing above rests on them.
Names of the web indexes MetaGer queries.
Why it is open: The about page does not name them.
How it was checked
Source 1 read in full.
Sources
The pages the research used for MetaGer, numbered as cited above. Accessed November 10, 2026 unless shown.
- 1.About Us - MetaGer · SUMA-EV
Market share figures: StatCounter Global Stats, search engine market share, October 2026, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.