Google Chrome Worth ‘Upwards of $50 Billion,’ Browser Rival Says

The DOJ and a group of US states have argued that Google should be forced to sell off its Chrome web browser.

By Leah Nylen and Davey Alba, Bloomberg News | Updated: 24 April 2025 16:38 IST

Google Chrome Worth ‘Upwards of $50 Billion,’ Browser Rival Says

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OpenAI and Perplexity have shown an interest in buying Chrome

Highlights

The DoJ believes Google has monopolised the web search market
The DOJ have argued that Google should be forced to sell off Chrome
Bloomberg Intelligence had estimated a $20 billion valuation for Chrome

Google's Chrome web browser could be sold for as much as $50 billion (roughly Rs. 4,26,756 crore), the chief executive officer of rival search engine DuckDuckGo testified Wednesday at the Justice Department's antitrust trial against the internet giant.

“I think it's upwards of $50 billion (roughly Rs. 4,26,756 crore), if it went on the market, and that's out of DuckDuckGo's price range,” said Gabriel Weinberg, CEO of DuckDuckGo, which operates a privacy-focused search engine and browser.

Weinberg, who said the estimate was “back-of-the-envelope” math based on Chrome's user base, testified as part of a three-week hearing in the DOJ's case against Alphabet's Google to determine how to remedy the company's monopoly in internet search. Judge Amit Mehta ruled Google illegally monopolised the market last year and is contemplating a package of changes proposed by antitrust enforcers. The DOJ and a group of US states have argued that Google should be forced to sell off its popular Chrome web browser.

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The $50 billion (roughly Rs. 4,26,756 crore) figure given by Weinberg is higher than the roughly $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,70,743 crore) value estimated by Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mandeep Singh in November. Such a lofty price tag might dissuade potential buyers from making offers if Google were ordered to spin off Chrome.

Executives from artificial intelligence companies OpenAI and Perplexity testified earlier in the trial that their companies would be interested in buying Chrome if the court mandates a divestment.

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