Google may pay Apple $3 bn to be default iOS search engine
According to US-based research and brokerage firm Bernstein, Google will pay Apple nearly $3 billion this year to remain the default search engine on iOS devices like iPhones and iPads. Bernstein analyst AM Sacconaghi Jr said, "Google alone may account for 5% of Apple's total operating profits this year." Notably, Google paid Apple $1 billion for the same in 2014.