During the trial underway in the USA, it was understood why Google is the default search engine on the iPhone . However, from some judicial documents filed in the Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against the search engine, further details emerge on the amount that Big G paid into Apple’s coffers in 2022 .
Google reportedly paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 to continue Safari as the default browser. The two companies have tried for years to keep the amount secret, given the high sum, but last year the executives of the company headed by Tim Cook testified under oath and revealed that Google paid “billions of dollars” for become and remain the default search engine of your browser, without however revealing the exact amount.
This was only made known by a Google witness, who let slip that the company pays Apple 36% of what it earns from advertisements in search results . In fact, as is known, Google has agreements with other companies to provide search results on the platform, but the partnership signed with Apple is particularly important as thanks to this the search engine is present on the most sold and used smartphone models in the United States .
Only documents presented in court last Tuesday confirmed the sum of 20 billion dollars for the first time. In 2020, the payment made by Google to Apple accounted for 17.5% of Apple’s operating income.