Alphabet
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Alphabet runs Google Search, YouTube and Android, earning most of its money from advertising, and is building a second business in Google Cloud and AI.
What makes it different
Two co-founders still control most of the votes.
52.7%Founders’ voting powerFY2025
Class B shares carry ten votes each, so Larry Page and Sergey Brin decide shareholder votes even as outside investors own most of the company.
How big it is
How big is Alphabet?
$402.8BRevenuesFY2025
$129.0BOperating incomeFY2025
190,820EmployeesFY2025
How it makes money FY2025
Search ads pay for most of it.
- Search & other$224.5B
- Google Cloud$58.7B
- Subscriptions, platforms, devices$48.0B
- YouTube ads$40.4B
- Network$29.8B
- Other Bets$1.5B
How the business works
Free for users. Paid by advertisers.
- 1Free search, video and apps
- 2Ads aimed at those users
- 3Cloud and AI for companies
Cloud and subscriptions add revenue that does not depend on advertisers.
Brands and businesses
More than Alphabet.
Who owns it
- Larry Page27.4%
- Sergey Brin25.3%
- BlackRock, Inc.2.5%
CEO: Sundar Pichai
Who it competes with
AmazonKey moments
- 1998Google Inc. is born
- 2004Google shares list on Nasdaq
- 2006Google agrees to buy YouTube
- 2007Google agrees to buy DoubleClick
- 2008Google App Engine launches
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Alphabet's own reports.
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What Alphabet tracks22 metrics
Gemini App monthly active users
Voting power of Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Employees
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
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Where the money comes from4 regions
United States
EMEA
APAC
The full timeline18 moments
2021
2025
2026
Alphabet vs Microsoftside by side
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