How much Google paid Apple to be Safari's search engine in 2022

In 2022, Google increased its payment to Apple to $20 billion to remain the default search engine on Safari, up from $15 billion in 2021. This figure was disclosed in a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit, highlighting concerns about Google's dominance in online searches. The longstanding partnership, which began in 2002, is crucial as it involves sharing revenue from search ads, with previous attempts by Microsoft to replace Google with Bing as Safari's default search engine.