Yahoo, backed by its parent company Apollo Global Management, is interested in buying Chrome if a court orders Google to sell it to break its monopoly. Brian Provost, CEO of Yahoo Search, revealed this information during the hearing in Washington and added that the browser could be worth tens of billions of dollars.

Internet company Yahoo Inc. — backed by owner Apollo Global Management Inc. — would bid for the Chrome web browser if a federal court orders Google to divest it as a remedy for maintaining an illegal monopoly,

A Yahoo executive said it is currently developing its own web browser as part of plans to 'revitalize' its search offering, and would also consider the purchase of other browsers.