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U.S. lobbying expenses of Alphabet Inc 2015-2019
Lobbying expenses of Alphabet Inc in the United States from 2015 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
by J. Clement,
last edited
Aug 8, 2019
As of July 2019, Alphabet spent about 6.71 million U.S. dollars on lobbying during the calendar year. In 2018, the online company was the largest lobbying spender in the internet sector, outranking Amazon and Facebook. That year, Google's lobbying expenditure reached 21.8 million U.S. dollars.
Lobbying expenses of Alphabet Inc in the United States from 2015 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
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| Spending in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| YTD 2019* | 6.71 |
| 2018 | 21.8 |
| 2017 | 18.4 |
| 2016 | 15.3 |
| 2015 | 16.7 |
| Spending in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| YTD 2019* | 6.71 |
| 2018 | 21.8 |
| 2017 | 18.4 |
| 2016 | 15.3 |
| 2015 | 16.7 |
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Aug 8, 2019
As of July 2019, Alphabet spent about 6.71 million U.S. dollars on lobbying during the calendar year. In 2018, the online company was the largest lobbying spender in the internet sector, outranking Amazon and Facebook. That year, Google's lobbying expenditure reached 21.8 million U.S. dollars.
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