--- title: "Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, set to testify in the US antitrust trial on Monday." description: "Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, set to testify in the US antitrust trial on Monday." author: "Saumya Mishra" published: 2023-10-26 updated: 2023-10-26 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/3455/google-s-ceo-sundar-pichai-set-to-testify-in-the-us-antitrust-trial-on-monday category: "technology" tags: ["google"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, set to testify in the US antitrust trial on Monday. [Google](https://www.mindstick.com/category/blog/google) CEO [Sundar Pichai](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2598/sundar-pichai-the-ceo-of-google-travels-to-india-and-meets-prime-minister-modi) will testify on Monday in a once-in-a-generation antitrust fight over Google's dominance of search and some parts of [search advertising](https://www.mindstick.com/home/advertising). ## Highlights - **The government has argued that Google illegally paid an estimated $10 [billion annually](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38716/name-the-international-financing-body-which-estimated-that-india-s-aadhar-id-helped-the-government-save-1-billion-annually-by-reducing-corruption-and-leakages) to** [**smartphone makers**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2753/oneplus-v-fold-oneplus-v-flip-allegedly-seen-on-trademark-site-hinting-at-imminent-release) **and wireless carriers to be the default search provider on their devices.** - **Google has argued that the revenue share agreements are legal and that it has invested to keep its search and advertising businesses competitive.** - **The case has far-reaching implications for the [tech](https://www.mindstick.com/services/technologies) industry and for consumers.** The government is alleging that Google has abused its market dominance in search to maintain its position in the benefiting [online advertising](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102506/how-does-google-adwords-work-for-online-advertising) market. The market share of the US search market, Google is about 90% which is comparatively much larger than other [search engines](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/332055/list-of-ai-based-search-engines). Google has argued that its agreements with smartphone makers and wireless carriers are legal and that they benefit consumers by giving them a choice of search providers. The company has also added that it invests predominantly in [research and development](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158105/what-is-the-current-state-of-research-and-development-in-nanotechnology) to make competitive its search and advertising business. ![Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, set to testify in the US antitrust trial on Monday.](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/655071/9a5c7922-2f18-4df0-9370-180601168b53/images/29bd4545-35cb-46da-905b-0a76ce1cc2aa.jpg) The case is expected to last several weeks and could have far-reaching implications for the [tech industry](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/324213/positives-of-covid-19-on-the-tech-industry) and for consumers. If the government is successful, it could lead to a breakup of Google or to other changes in the way the company operates. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/3455/google-s-ceo-sundar-pichai-set-to-testify-in-the-us-antitrust-trial-on-monday Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.