I don't know if Google gets a huge cut now but they certainly didn't start that way. Originally when Android shipped Google took 30% but only got 5%, the other

I don't know if Google gets a huge cut now but they certainly didn't start that way. Originally when Android shipped Google took 30% but only got 5%, the other 25% went to the carrier. The fact that they only got 5% apparently meant they were barely covering costs. That maybe have changed in the last 10 years but I don't think it has. The help on it says > The remaining 30% goes to the distribution partner and operating fees. In other words Google is not getting 30% https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/112622?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ... > But really we should move away from these app stores. Agreed