Both Tails and the Tor *software* are made by the [Tor Project](https://torproject.org/).
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Tor is the anonymity network with the largest user base. More than 42 000 000 users connected to Tor daily in 20235. Being adopted by such a large audience proves its maturity, stability, and usability.
Tor is the anonymity network with the largest user base. More than 2 000 000 users connected to Tor daily in 2025. Being adopted by such a large audience proves its maturity, stability, and usability.
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An extract of a Top Secret appraisal by the NSA characterized Tor as "[the King of high secure, low latency Internet anonymity](https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/oct/04/tor-high-secure-internet-anonymity)" with "no contenders for the throne in waiting".
An extract of a Top Secret appraisal by the NSA characterized Tor as "[the King of high secure, low latency Internet anonymity](https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/oct/04/tor-high-secure-internet-anonymity)" with "no contenders for the throne in waiting".