Newly compiled data reveals Google and its affiliates have attended meetings at the White House more than once a week, on average, since President Barack Obama took office. 

Numbers crunched by the Campaign for Accountability and the Intercept show 169 Google employees have met with 182 government officials in the White House. 

The meetings took place at least 427 times. The data used spans from Obama's first month in office in 2009 until October 2015, and includes government meetings with representatives of Google-affiliated companies Tomorrow Ventures and Civis Analytics. 

REVEALED: Google staffers have had at least 427 meetings at the White House over course of Obama presidency - averaging more than one a week

The White House's close relationship with Google was highlighted in data published Friday

Records show 169 Google employees met with 182 government officials

Google's top lobbyist paid 128 visits to the White House since 2009

'Of course' Google is a frequent guest, company responded in statement 

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 01:01 EST, 23 April 2016 | Updated: 10:56 EST, 23 April 2016

Newly compiled data reveals Google and its affiliates have attended meetings at the White House more than once a week, on average, since President Barack Obama took office. 

Numbers crunched by the Campaign for Accountability and the Intercept show 169 Google employees have met with 182 government officials in the White House. 

The meetings took place at least 427 times. The data used spans from Obama's first month in office in 2009 until October 2015, and includes government meetings with representatives of Google-affiliated companies Tomorrow Ventures and Civis Analytics. 

Data shows Google employees visited the White House at least 427 times between the time Obama took office and October 2015

Johanna Shelton, pictured, is Google's top lobbyist. She paid 128 visits to the White House

The government's apparently cozy relationship with Google was brought up about a year ago by the Wall Street Journal.

In response to a story in the Journal titled 'Google Makes Most of Close Ties to White House,' the company responded: 'Of course we've had many meetings at the White House over the years.'