Google Gets to Keep Chrome in Major Antitrust Ruling

The plaintiffs argued that for years, Google had controlled about 90 percent of the online search market and 95 percent of search on smartphones.

Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on July 31, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Google can keep its Chrome browser, a judge ruled in Washington this week, settling a five-year antitrust case that threatened to break up the tech giant.

At the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Sept. 2, District Judge Amit Mehta ruled in the case that Google must open up its market-sharing capabilities to rivals and forbade the company from creating exclusive contracts.