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by bduerst 2887 days ago
No, that's considered having a large market share. Monopolies do not have competitors and have markets that are difficult for other companies to enter. Google has competition, both search (Bing, Baidu, DDG, etc.) and ads (MSN, Facebook, Twitter, etc.).

Put another way, monopoly companies have a large market share, but not all companies with a large market share are monopolies.

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https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-a...

The FTC explains their view of what is a monopoly.