Mozilla Releases 2022 Financial Report: Revenue and Expenses Overview

By Riley ThompsonTechnology News

Mozilla Publishes 2022 Financial Report

Mozilla has released its financial report for 2022. In 2022, Mozilla’s revenue decreased by $7 million, totaling $593 million. For comparison, Mozilla earned $600 million in 2021, $496 million in 2020, $828 million in 2019, $450 million in 2018, $562 million in 2017, $520 million in 2016, $421 million in 2015, $329 million in 2014, $314 million in 2013, and $311 million in 2012.

Revenue Sources

  • Search Engine Royalties and Partnerships: $510 million out of $593 million came from royalties for using search engines (Google, Baidu, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Bing, Yandex), partnerships with various services (Cliqz, Amazon, eBay), and contextual ads on the start page. In 2021, these royalties amounted to $527 million, $441 million in 2020, $451 million in 2019, $429 million in 2018, and $539 million in 2017. Unofficial sources estimate that the deal with Google for search traffic brings in about $400 million annually.
  • Other Income: $352,000 in 2022 (compared to $451,000 in 2021). For reference, in 2019, this category brought in $338 million due to a legal settlement with Yahoo.
  • Investments: Mozilla invested $631 million in 2022, earning $9.4 million in investment income (compared to $651 million invested and $5.7 million earned in 2021, and $577 million invested and $9.1 million earned in 2020).
  • Subscription Services and Advertising: Revenue from these sources reached $75 million in 2022 (up from $56 million in 2021).
  • Donations: Mozilla received $9.3 million in donations in 2022 (compared to $7.3 million in 2021 and $6.7 million in 2020).

Expenses

  • Development: $220 million in 2022 (compared to $199 million in 2021, $242 million in 2020, and $303 million in 2019).
  • Service Support: $34 million in 2022 (compared to $27 million in 2021, $20.3 million in 2020, $22.4 million in 2019, and $33.4 million in 2018).
  • Marketing: $58 million in 2022 (compared to $30 million in 2021, $37 million in 2020, $43 million in 2019, and $53 million in 2018).
  • Administrative Expenses: $108 million in 2022 (compared to $81 million in 2021, $137 million in 2020, $124 million in 2019, and $86 million in 2018).
  • Grants: $5.3 million in 2022 (compared to $5.4 million in 2021, $5.2 million in 2020, and $9.6 million in 2019).

The total expenses amounted to $425 million in 2022 (compared to $339 million in 2021, $438 million in 2020, $495 million in 2019, $451 million in 2018, $421.8 million in 2017, $360.6 million in 2016, $337.7 million in 2015, $317.8 million in 2014, $295 million in 2013, and $145.4 million in 2012).

Assets

Mozilla’s assets at the beginning of 2022 were $1.054 billion, increasing to $1.197 billion by the end of the year.

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  • MDN
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