Alphabet Inc. spent the most as a company (not an association or business group) on lobbying in 2017. Amazon and Facebook too saw an increase in lobbying spend in 2017.
![Amount Spent on Lobbying in 2017 sorted in descending order](https://thistimeitisdifferent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Amount-Spending-on-Lobbying-in-2017.png)
The spend of Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet on lobbying has been soaring in the past few years.
![Amount Spending on Lobbying by Facebook, Alphabet and Amazon](https://thistimeitisdifferent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Amount-Spending-on-Lobbying-by-Facebook-Alphabet-and-Amazon-2.png)
![Amount Spending on Lobbying by Facebook, Alphabet and Amazon](https://thistimeitisdifferent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Amount-Spending-on-Lobbying-by-Facebook-Alphabet-and-Amazon.png)
To search what each company has been lobbying on, go to http://disclosures.house.gov/ld/ldsearch.aspx, and search as shown below,
![How to Search lobbying information](https://thistimeitisdifferent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Searching-Lobbying-Numbers.png)
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