If Google is forced to sell Chrome, who should buy it — and why?

With the U.S. Department of Justice pushing for Google to divest Chrome over antitrust concerns, a massive question looms: Who is the right buyer?

Several names are already being floated — OpenAI, Yahoo (backed by Apollo), even Perplexity AI. But Chrome isn’t just a browser — it’s an ecosystem of users, data, ad tech integration, and cross-platform influence.

So who should buy Chrome — and who absolutely shouldn’t?