Editing HotBot (section)

{{Short description|VPN company; former search engine}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox website
| name = HotBot
| logo = HotBot logo.jpg
| screenshot = 
| commercial = Yes
| language = English
| owner = [[HotBot Limited]]
| type = [[Search engine]]
| launch_date = {{start date and age|1996|5|27}}
| current_status = Working
| url = {{URL|www.hotbot.com}}
}}

'''HotBot''' is a Canadian [[web search engine]] owned by [[HotBot Limited]], whose key principal is [[Kristen Richardson]]. The search engine was initially launched in North America in 1996 by [[Wired (magazine)|''Wired'' magazine]]. During the 1990s, it was one of the most popular search engines on the [[World Wide Web]]. The domain was sold in 2016 and was used for other unrelated purposes for several years. Hotbot search engine was relaunched in 2022 under new ownership and with a different technology.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hotbot.com/info/about | title=HotBot – Search Smarter }}</ref>