How Much Google Paid The Man Who Bought 'Google.com' For 1 Minute

The researcher and ex-Googler Sanmay Ved made headlines when he managed to buy the 'Google.com' domain for one minute in October 2015. Google decided to give Ved a financial reward anyway.

Google said 'our initial financial reward to Sanmay - $6,006.13 but we then doubled this amount when sanmay donated this reward to educational charity- The Art of Living India'