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Chrome Rival Claims Google Chrome Worth Over $50B

Akinola Ajibola by Akinola Ajibola
April 25, 2025
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To take us back through the memory lane on how Google Chrome came to existence. Google created the web browser known as Google Chrome. It was initially made available for Microsoft Windows in 2008 and was constructed using free software components from Mozilla Firefox and Apple WebKit. Later, versions were made available for iOS, iPadOS, Linux, macOS, and Android, where it is the default browser.

Google Chrome, one of the most popular digital tools worldwide, is at the core of the escalating U.S. federal antitrust prosecution. In the event that a court orders Google to sell Chrome, Gabriel Weinberg, CEO of competing search engine DuckDuckGo, estimates that Chrome’s value might reach $50 billion.

At the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against the internet giant, the CEO of competitor search engine DuckDuckGo testified Wednesday that Google’s Chrome web browser might fetch up to $50 billion.

According to Gabriel Weinberg, CEO of DuckDuckGo, a company that runs a search engine and browser with a privacy focus, “I think it’s upwards of $50 billion, if it went on the market.”

The trial: The U.S. Department of Justice and a group of states contend that Google illegally controls the online search market, and that separating Chrome from the rest of the firm would be the most drastic but successful remedy.

Weinberg testified during a three-week trial in the DOJ’s case against Alphabet’s Google to figure out how to address the company’s monopoly in internet search, claiming the estimate was “back-of-the-envelope” arithmetic based on Chrome’s user base. Judge Amit Mehta is considering a set of reforms put forth by antitrust authorities after ruling last year that Google had unlawfully monopolized the industry. According to the DOJ and several US states, Google ought to be compelled to sell off its well-liked Chrome web browser.

Weinberg’s $50 billion estimate is greater than the $20 billion value that Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mandeep Singh projected in November. If Google were mandated to spin off Chrome, such a high price tag may deter prospective buyers from submitting offers.

Earlier in the trial, executives from the artificial intelligence firms Perplexity and OpenAI stated that if the court ordered a divestment, their businesses would be interested in purchasing Chrome.

There is already interest from potential buyers: If Chrome goes for sale, AI-driven businesses like OpenAI and Perplexity have already indicated interest in purchasing it. For instance, OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT currently retrieves search results using Microsoft’s Bing.

With respect to Weinberg’s assessment, based on Chrome’s enormous user base and global reach, the CEO of DuckDuckGo made an estimate of the browser’s worth during the hearing. He said the browser might sell for up to $50 billion, which is significantly more than the $20 billion that Bloomberg analyst Mandeep Singh had previously estimated, although he called it a “back-of-the-envelope” estimate.

As Google fights back, Alphabet, Google’s parent firm, intends to appeal any decision that finds it guilty of preserving a monopoly and is not willingly selling Chrome.

AI is the new weapon in the search war, and according to U.S. authorities, Google has an unfair edge in artificial intelligence because of its dominance in search, which enables it to direct consumers back toward its primary advertising business. This supremacy could be further solidified with the use of tools like Google Gemini.

With respect to Tensions with OpenAI and according to court filings, Google denied OpenAI access to its search API. Google rejected the request in August, stating that the purchase would “involve too many competitors,” according to emails that were shown during the hearing. In response, OpenAI stated that having access to the API will enable them to “provide a better product” to consumers.

Judge Amit Mehta is now considering a range of potential remedies, from small changes to the product to the extreme measure of requiring Chrome to be sold. His choice, which is anticipated later this year, may decide whether one of the most well-known internet gateways in the world remains owned by Google or finds a new owner.

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