According to Bloomberg's calculations, Google's Chrome browser is worth between $15 billion and $20 billion.
According to Bloomberg , the US Department of Justice is seeking to force Google to sell Chrome. The fate of the browser rests in the hands of Judge Amit Mehta, who in August declared Google's monopoly in the search market illegal.
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| The Chrome browser is the gateway to many other Google services. |
Judge Mehta stated that Alphabet – Google's parent company – spent a total of $26 billion in 2021 to make Chrome the default option on smartphones and computers, giving it an advantage over competitors. According to the judge, no one has been able to challenge Google's dominance for over a decade.
Additionally, the U.S. Department of Justice wants Judge Mehta to make demands regarding AI and Google's Android operating system.
Alphabet's market capitalization exceeds $2 trillion, largely thanks to Google's highly profitable advertising business, according to Judge Mehta.
Chrome is the most popular web browser in the US market with a 61% market share, according to web traffic analytics firm StatCounter. Google holds over 88% of the search engine market share in this region.
Google also uses Chrome to direct users to Gemini, its own AI chatbot.
If Judge Mehta agrees with the Justice Department's proposal, Chrome would be worth at least $15 to $20 billion considering its more than 3 billion monthly users, according to Bloomberg .
Techalysis Research analyst Bob O'Donnell also commented that this isn't money earned directly from Chrome, but rather the browser acts as a gateway to everything else.
Meanwhile, Google's Vice President of Legal Affairs, Lee-Anne Mulholland, argued that the Justice Department's approach threatened consumers, developers, and America's technological leadership at a time when it was most needed.
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