United States v. Google/Findings of Fact/Section 6

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United States v. Google
United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Findings of Fact, Section VI. The Relevant Contracts

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4654236United States v. Google — Findings of Fact, Section VI. The Relevant ContractsUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia

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VI. THE RELEVANT CONTRACTS

289. Google has entered into search distribution contracts with two major browser developers (Apple and Mozilla); all major OEMs of Android devices (Samsung, Motorola, and Sony); and the major wireless carriers (AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile) in the United States. In 2021, Google paid out a total of $26.3 billion in revenue share under these contracts, an expense listed in its financial statements as “traffic acquisition costs,” or TAC. UPX7002.A; Tr. at 7577:2,7577:20-24 (Raghavan) (discussing DXD21 at 2). TAC was Google’s greatest expense in 2021, almost four times more than all other search-related costs combined. See Tr. at 7577:2,7577:20-24 (Raghavan) (discussing DXD21 at 2); UPX7002.A.