Google paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 to be Safari's default search engine
Court documents reveal that Google paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 to be the default search engine on Safari.
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Court documents reveal that Google paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 to be the default search engine on Safari.
An ongoing antitrust lawsuit reveals that Google paid Apple an insane sum of $20 billion to keep its search engine default
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.
The Department of Justice's lawsuit against Google alleges that Google illegally monopolized search engine and ad markets
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.