In 2022, Google paid Apple $20 billion to maintain its status as the default search engine on Safari across Apple's platforms, according to Bloomberg. This payment was revealed in court documents unsealed during an ongoing antitrust lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department against Alphabet, Google's parent company. The $20 billion constituted 17.5% of Apple's operating income for the year 2020. The deal underscores the significant financial relationships underpinning tech giants.
"Alphabet paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 for Google to be the default search engine" (Bloomberg) According to previous disclosures: $GOOG is paying 36% of ad revenues to $AAPL $MSFT offered to pay 90% but was rebuffed https://t.co/DO51agxw7v
Alphabet paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 for Google to be the default search engine in the Safari browser, according to newly unsealed court documents https://t.co/z0kRS2Fy1K
Google paid Apple whopping $20 billion to remain iPhone’s default search engine in 2022 https://t.co/VqhN1vA05z by @ePandu
Google parent Alphabet paid $20 billion to Apple so that Google could be the Safari browser’s default search engine, reported Bloomberg, citing unsealed court documents from the U.S. government’s Justice Department lawsuit against the internet giant. https://t.co/DxLPEAgBeV
Google paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 to be Safari’s default search engine 😳 Source: @Bloomberg https://t.co/XBCXs5p2MF
The ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet by the Justice Department has revealed that Google paid Apple a staggering $20 billion in 2022 for default search engine status. #Apple #Google https://t.co/CizFhTHPdE
Here’s how much Google paid Apple to be Safari’s default search engine in 2022 https://t.co/KFkMNyXLSp by @filipeesposito
NEWS: Google paid Apple $20 billion to remain the default search engine on Safari across Apple's platforms, court documents seen by @Bloomberg reveal. The figure represented 17.5 percent of Apple's operating income throughout 2020 https://t.co/0HBuDCgEoC
Google Paid Apple $20 Billion in 2022 to Be Default Safari Search Engine https://t.co/zBtG5a2DaA
US v. Google: Google paid Apple $20B in 2022 to be the default search engine in Safari; in 2020, Google's payments constituted 17.5% of Apple's operating income (@leah_nylen / Bloomberg) https://t.co/a6PonMqBpM 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/EXDe3um5JW
GOOGLE PAYMENTS TO APPLE HIT $20BLN IN 2022, DOCUMENTS SHOW
Alphabet paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 for Google to be the default search engine in the Safari browser, according to newly unsealed court documents https://t.co/bbD06RwOS2
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