C Evidence Grade C Use with Hedging Current

$185

$185 — ad spend for Google (2026)

Name: Ad Spend Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Research
Published: 2026-04-14

2026 · Unknown · CRN

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Last verified: 2026-06-04 · How we verify data →

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Value

$185

Unit

Currency Usd

Data Vintage

2026

Entity

Google

Study Type

Unknown

Geography

Trend

Decreasing

Evidence Quality

Moderate quality evidence

Useful directional data with some methodological gaps. Treat as indicative rather than definitive — corroborate before citing in formal research.

43/100 confidence

Score breakdown

Extraction

Source Trust

Citation Chain

Independence

Methodology

Freshness

Sources (6)

CRN Primary Tier A

https://www.crn.de/news/2026/selbstbewusster-ftapi-chef-zum-event-cpt-betriebssystem-fur-ein-widerst… ↗

Confidence: 1/100 Vintage: 2026

Source Article

FTAPI-Chef zum Event CPT: "500 Menschen, die nach vorne gehen wollen, sind eine gewaltige Kraft" Hohe Gäste aus Wirtschaft, Politik und IT kamen zur CPT 2026 - Connect. Protect. Transform. Das Event des Münchner Softwareanbieters FTAPI ist keine Produkt-Show, sondern ein Format mit hohem Anspruch: S…

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conversion.com.br https://www.conversion.com.br/blog/pichai-busca-google-agentes-ia/

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Decrypt ES https://decrypt.co/es/365175/google-185-mil-millones-era-agentica-ia-sundar-pich…

2026-05-28

EQT AB https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/news/ueberblick/eqt-ab-aktie-tubulis-exit/69103674

2026-05-30

CNN https://localnews8.com/cnn-spanish/2025/08/30/el-dhs-recorto-la-financiacion-a-p…

2026-06-03

CRN Deutschland https://www.crn.de/news/2026/translated/google-investiert-2026-mehr-als-185-mrd-…

2026-06-04

Original Research

Conversion Blog · Original study ↗

Trend Over Time

Period	Value	Change
2011	61%
2016	25%	-59.0%
2021	2,249	+8896.0%
2023	4,340,000,000	+192974555.4%
2026 (current)	$185	-100.0%
2026 (current)	$340,000,000	+183783683.8%

Segmentation

RegionCO Channelpaid_ads

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Google: $185 ad spend. Source: CRN (2026). Via Lighthouse Research Data — https://lighthousedata.io/data/google-investment-2026

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