The antitrust lawsuit against Google's parent company Alphabet has revealed that the company paid Apple Inc. a staggering $20 billion in 2022 for Google to be the default search engine in the Safari browser.
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That’s according to Apple’s Eddy Cue in court documents filed ahead of closing arguments in the DoJ’s antitrust case against Google. It’s the first time the number has been confirmed, and marks an increase from the $18 billion reportedly paid in 2021. The filing also shows that Google’s 2020 payments were 17.5 percent of the Apple’s operating income.