Google paid Neal Mohan $100 million to stop him from joining Twitter

Google reportedly paid Indian-American executive Neal Mohan $100 million more than a decade ago to prevent him from leaving the company for Twitter, now known as X. The revelation resurfaced during a recent episode of Zerodha cofounder Nikhil Kamath’s podcast, where the host referenced the intense competition among tech companies to retain senior leaders.

In 2011, Neal Mohan was a key figure in Google’s advertising and YouTube product strategy. During the podcast, Kamath said, “I remember reading this thing about Google offering you $100 million…