Mozilla published its financial Report for the year 2023. During this year, Mozilla’s income saw a significant increase by $60 million, reaching a total of $653 million. This marked a positive trend compared to previous years, where in 2022, Mozilla earned $593 million, in 2021 – $600 million, in 2020 – $496 million, in 2019 – $828 million, in 2018 – $450 million, in 2017 – $562 million, in 2016 – $520 million, in 2015 – $421 million, in 2014 – $329 million, in 2013 – $314 million, and in 2012 – $311 million.
The majority of Mozilla’s revenue, $494 million out of $593 million, came from various deductions related to the use of search engines, collaborations with services like Cliqz, Amazon, and eBay, and placing contextual advertising blocks on the start page. These deductions in 2022 amounted to $510 million, in 2021 – $527 million, in 2020 – $441 million, in 2019 – $451 million, in 2018 – $429 million, and in 2017 – $539 million. Unofficial sources suggest that there could be around $400 million per year downtime with Google regarding the transfer of search traffic.
Breaking down Mozilla’s other sources of income:
- Investment: $1.006 billion, with investment income of $47 million (compared to $631 million and $9.4 million in 2022, $651 million and $5.7 million in 2021, and $577 million and $9.1 million in 2020).
- Income from signature services and advertising: $64 million (compared to $75 million in 2022 and $56 million in 2021).
- Donations: $12.9 million (compared to $9.3 million in 2022, $7.3 million in 2021, and $6.7 million in 2020).
- Other income: $295 thousand (compared