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Alphabet Inc: A Tech Giant's Restructuring Alphabet Inc, headquartered in Mountain View, California, stands as a global technology behemoth. Ranking third globally in revenue, behind Amazon and Apple, it commands significant market valuation. Emerging from a Google restructuring on October 2, 2015, ...
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- Company type Public
- Industry Conglomerate
- Founded October 2, 2015
- Founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin
- Headquarters Googleplex, Mountain View, California, United States
- Area served Worldwide
- Key people John L. Hennessy (Chairman), Sundar Pichai (CEO), Ruth Porat (President and CIO), Anat Ashkenazi (CFO)
- Revenue US$350.02 billion (2024)
- Net income US$100.12 billion (2024)
- Number of employees 183,323 (2024)
- Subsidiaries Calico, CapitalG, Google, Google Fiber, GV, Intrinsic, Isomorphic Labs, Verily, Waymo, Wing
- Website www.abc.xyz
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Last Updated : 23/03/25, 09:01 PM
Alphabet Inc.: From Google Restructuring to Quantum Leap Alphabet Inc., born from a Google restructuring on August 10, 2015, emerged as a holding company encompassing Google and diverse subsidiaries like X Development, Verily, and Waymo. The reorganization, inspired by Berkshire Hathaway's structure...
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