Google owes UK news industry £2.2bn from 2023 alone, claims new research

Google owes UK news industry £2.2bn from 2023 alone, claims new research

New research has suggested UK news publishers are owed £2.2bn by Google for their contribution to the search platform in 2023 alone. Google responded that such studies are “misleading” and have been “debunked”, insisting it makes very little money from news content. The Public Interest News Foundation worked with FehrAdvice to calculate the value of journalism to Google with a survey of 1,484 people which observed their internet browsing habits.…

The Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) in collaboration with FehrAdvice has investigated the actual value of journalistic content for Google. According to the study, Google owes British publishers as much as £2.2 billion from 2023 alone. The case is to be investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK, which will develop the necessary regulations in this area. Google has already responded to the results of this study.

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£2.2 billion: the value of news to Google in the UK

PINF's groundbreaking new research reveals how much Google owes to news providers in the UK. PINF's Campaign & Communications Manager Beckie Shuker lays out the evidence. Big tech has changed news Google is the world’s dominant search engine, with a market share in the UK of 94 per cent in March 2024 (Statista, 2024). We can all appreciate how easy the platform has made it to for us access information, educate ourselves on important topics, find…