Google Contributed $80 Billion to U.S. Economy in 2011

Google is good for the economy, according to a study posted on the company's blog. In 2011, Google's search and advertising tools brought in $80 billion for 1.8 million advertisers, website publishers, and nonprofits in the U.S.

Google is good for the economy, according to a study posted on the company’s blog. In 2011, Google’s search and advertising tools brought in $80 billion for 1.8 million advertisers, website publishers, and nonprofits in the U.S.

Google published a breakdown of its reported economic impact in an interactive map of the United States. In New York, for example, the company employs more than 2,800 full-time workers in two office locations. In 2011, there were 140,000 businesses and nonprofits using AdWords and AdSense — 846 of the nonprofits received $28.9

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