Google to pay Apple $15 bn to remain default Safari search engine: Report

Google will be paying Apple $15 billion to remain as the default search engine for its devices in 2021, media reports said citing Bernstein's analysts. Bernstein estimates that payments will increase to somewhere between $18 billion and $20 billion in 2022. Analyst Toni Sacconaghi said that Google is likely "paying to ensure Microsoft doesn't outbid it".