Most of the major search engines have versions in various languages. Some are connected with others and use common databases. These are called Meta search engines, An example of a Meta search engine in the English language is
CNET search.com©. Some work with directories, an example of this type is
Yahoo©, as well as it´s own directories, Yahoo© also gets results from Google©, which makes it both a Meta and directory search engine. The general trend is for search engines to join forces in order to try and give a better service to users. There are also Spanish language search engines, for example,
Terra© (which uses the Lycos database as well as it´s own), Adnet©, Mexicoweb©, Encuentralo©, Mexsearch© and many more.