Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is a tech giant that generates revenue through advertising and cloud services.

From Yahoo Finance: 2025-04-02 12:54:00

Alphabet, formerly Google, is the largest online index of websites, generating revenue through advertising, cloud services, and hardware. Founded in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page, it went public in 2004.

Google’s AdWords and AdSense programs allow businesses to display ads in search results and websites to serve targeted ads. Alphabet also owns YouTube and has expanded into mobile telephony and public cloud services.

Alphabet’s new nonvoting class C shares began trading on April 3, 2014, with about 52% of revenue generated outside the U.S.



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