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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
Alphabet history
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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Alphabet's Security startup wants to offer history lessons
March 05, 2019 2:21 pm
Backstory will make Alphabet’s vast storage, indexing and search abilities available to other companies, allowing them to search through giant volumes of data, going years back, to trace the backstory of a malicious attack.
Alphabet's life science tech unit Verily raises $1 billion from investors
January 04, 2019 7:04 pm
The company has tied up with several pharma companies on projects that range from research on surgical robots to developing the retina scan technology for early detection of some eye diseases.
Alphabet revenue misses estimates as ad prices decline
October 26, 2018 4:32 pm
The number of clicks on Google ads jumped more than 60 per cent in the quarter, but prices dropped 28 per cent.
Alphabet gains in Q2 results as Google ad machine powers past EU's record fine
July 24, 2018 9:32 am
Google is still raking in marketing dollars from advertisers, propelling the online search giant to another strong quarter in the face of costly regulatory trouble in Europe.
Alphabet's Sergey Brin stresses humility in midst of big tech backlash
April 28, 2018 1:15 pm
In a letter to Alphabet employees, Google co-founder Sergey Brin commented on the role tech companies played in privacy and data sharing, saying that tech companies should approach these matters with great dignity.
Alphabet unveils business unit devoted to cyber security
January 25, 2018 11:35 am
The cyber security initiative reflects Alphabet's desire to expand beyond its core online advertising business at Google and become a major player in enterprise computing technology.
Alphabet's Eric Schmidt to step down as executive chairman
December 22, 2017 10:09 am
Eric Schmidt, who was recruited to the company by Google co-founders Page and Sergey Brin, served as chief executive from 2001 through 2011.
Alphabet's X working on new, high-speed internet connectivity in Andhra Pradesh
December 15, 2017 4:39 pm
Andhra Pradesh government is collaborating with the Alphabet Inc's X to bring high speed internet to about 12 million households by March 2019
Tony Fadell, iPod and Alphabet Nest creator, backs cyber security start-up
December 01, 2017 3:19 pm
The creator of the iPod and Alphabet's Nest, Tony Fadell, has backed CashShield, claiming the cyber security venture will have universal usability.
Google ad surge, YouTube optimism send Alphabet shares up
October 27, 2017 11:26 am
Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai highlighted strong performance from Google’s YouTube video service and cloud business.
