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Alphabet's revenues are $127.6 billion, up 25% year-over-year.
Updated 10:09 UTC, 30 October 2026 · 9 reports from 5 outlets · 4 confirmed · 29 one-source
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Where it stands Alphabet's revenues are $127.6 billion, up 25% year-over-year.
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Where it stands Alphabet's revenues are $127.6 billion, Google Cloud is up 103%, Google Search up 12%.
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Where it stands Google Search revenues are up 12 percent year-over-year.
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Story opened Google expands AI Search ads globally.
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Where they part Europe foregrounds CEOs' words, US centres Google's actions.
European media
Financial TimesPrivateBBCPublic broadcaster
European media centres Google's and other tech companies' financial performance, using terms like 'rout' and 'plunges' to describe the impact of AI spending, and foregrounds the actions and words of CEOs like Satya Nadella and Jassy, while focusing on revenue and cash flow figures.
US media
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US media centres Google's actions and words, foregrounding its efforts to fix AI search ad revenue with 'more ads' and quoting Philipp Schindler on 'scaling high-quality ads' in AI mode, using terms like 'AI Search ads' and 'AI mode' to describe its initiatives.
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European media
Financial TimesPrivateBBCPublic broadcaster
European media centres Google's and other tech companies' financial performance, using terms like 'rout' and 'plunges' to describe the impact of AI spending, and foregrounds the actions and words of CEOs like Satya Nadella and Jassy, while focusing on revenue and cash flow figures.
US media
Ars TechnicaPrivateTechCrunchPrivateThe VergePrivate
US media centres Google's actions and words, foregrounding its efforts to fix AI search ad revenue with 'more ads' and quoting Philipp Schindler on 'scaling high-quality ads' in AI mode, using terms like 'AI Search ads' and 'AI mode' to describe its initiatives.
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automated tasks nearly double since July
One of the lessons we've learned over 20-plus years is that there is not one tool to rule the world, … People always assume whatever is in the lead early on will be the only thing that people use - it's never true.
We are now scaling high-quality ads within AI overviews in AI mode to more users and queries
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Alphabet's consolidated revenues are up 25 percent year-over-year
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“Alphabet’s consolidated revenues for the quarter were $127.6 billion, up 25 percent year-over-year, with its “Google Search & other” revenues up 12 percent year-over-year.”
The VergePrivateReportsGoogle says its investments in AI are driving more searches
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“Total revenue grew 25% compared to last year, hitting $127.6bn.”
BBCPublic broadcasterReportsGoogle value plunges by $500bn as AI fears rattle Wall Street
Google Search & other revenues are up 12 percent year-over-year
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“Alphabet’s consolidated revenues for the quarter were $127.6 billion, up 25 percent year-over-year, with its “Google Search & other” revenues up 12 percent year-over-year.”
The VergePrivateReportsGoogle says its investments in AI are driving more searches
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“In the last quarter, Google saw search grow by 12 percent versus last year.”
Ars TechnicaPrivateReportsGoogle admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads
Google Cloud revenue was up 103 percent year-over-year to $30.7 billion
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“Google Cloud revenue was also up 103 percent year-over-year to $30.7 billion.”
The VergePrivateReportsGoogle says its investments in AI are driving more searches
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“Google Cloud revenue surged 103% to $30.7 billion.”
TechCrunchPrivateReportsGoogle expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows
Alphabet's consolidated revenues for the quarter were $127.6 billion
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“Alphabet’s consolidated revenues for the quarter were $127.6 billion, up 25 percent year-over-year, with its “Google Search & other” revenues up 12 percent year-over-year.”
The VergePrivateReportsGoogle says its investments in AI are driving more searches
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“The announcement came Wednesday during Alphabet’s third-quarter earnings call, as the company reported $127.6 billion in revenue, up 25% year over year.”
TechCrunchPrivateReportsGoogle expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows
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Big Tech sheds nearly $900bn
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“Big Tech sheds nearly $900bn in rout over soaring AI spending”
Financial TimesPrivateReportsBig Tech sheds nearly $900bn in rout over soaring AI spending
US earnings stoke AI spending fears
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“Global tech rout deepens as US earnings stoke AI spending fears”
Financial TimesPrivateReportsGlobal tech rout deepens as US earnings stoke AI spending fears
Global tech rout deepens
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“Global tech rout deepens as US earnings stoke AI spending fears”
Financial TimesPrivateReportsGlobal tech rout deepens as US earnings stoke AI spending fears
Nadella: Automated tasks nearly double since July
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“Chief executive Satya Nadella said the use of Copilot, Microsoft's AI chatbot and tool, has seen"automated tasks nearly double since July" as daily users grew by 500% from a year ago.”
BBCPublic broadcasterAttributesGoogle value plunges by $500bn as AI fears rattle Wall Street
Jassy: People always assume whatever is in the lead early on will be the only thing that people use - it's never true
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“"One of the lessons we've learned over 20-plus years is that there is not one tool to rule the world," Jassy said."People always assume whatever is in the lead early on will be the only thing that people use - it's never true."”
BBCPublic broadcasterAttributesGoogle value plunges by $500bn as AI fears rattle Wall Street
Microsoft's revenue grew 19% from a year earlier
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“Meanwhile, its revenue grew 19% from a year earlier, hitting $92.3bn for the quarter.”
BBCPublic broadcasterReportsGoogle value plunges by $500bn as AI fears rattle Wall Street
Amazon's cash flow figure was negative $42bn
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“Alongside quarterly sales growth of 11%, hitting $201bn, the company shared a staggering cash flow figure of negative $42bn.”
BBCPublic broadcasterReportsGoogle value plunges by $500bn as AI fears rattle Wall Street
Alphabet showed negative free cash flow of $9bn
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“And for the second time in its history as a public company, it showed negative free cash flow, this time in excess of $9bn.”
BBCPublic broadcasterReportsGoogle value plunges by $500bn as AI fears rattle Wall Street
Alphabet's profits fell by 25% during the quarter
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“However, profits at the company fell by a considerable 25% during the quarter.”
BBCPublic broadcasterReportsGoogle value plunges by $500bn as AI fears rattle Wall Street
Google parent Alphabet lost just over $500bn in value on Thursday
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“Google parent Alphabet lost just over $500bn (£374bn) in value on Thursday after it rattled Wall Street with its last update of the year on its business operations.”
BBCPublic broadcasterReportsGoogle value plunges by $500bn as AI fears rattle Wall Street
Google is targeting more than $300 billion of AI investment in 2027
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“In 2027, Google is targeting more than $300 billion of AI investment.”
Ars TechnicaPrivateReportsGoogle admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads
Google will implement multi-turn ads in the US
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“In the US, where AI Mode ads were already becoming commonplace, Google will implement multi-turn ads.”
Ars TechnicaPrivateReportsGoogle admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads
Each AI Mode query earns less revenue compared to a similar web search
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“According to Schindler, each AI Mode query earns less revenue compared to a similar web search—there are fewer ads, and they cost less to run.”
Ars TechnicaPrivateReportsGoogle admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads
Google’s Cloud products crossed $30 billion in revenue
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“Google’s Cloud products actually beat expectations, crossing $30 billion in revenue.”
Ars TechnicaPrivateReportsGoogle admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads
Google reported earnings per share of $2.12
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“Google reported earnings per share of $2.12, but the consensus projection ahead of Wednesday was $3.02.”
Ars TechnicaPrivateReportsGoogle admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads
The company took in almost $128 billion in Q3 2026
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“The company took in almost $128 billion in Q3 2026, earning more than $26 billion in net income.”
Ars TechnicaPrivateReportsGoogle admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads
Google parent Alphabet reported its Q3 financial results on Wednesday afternoon
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“Google parent Alphabet reported its Q3 financial results on Wednesday afternoon, showing a healthy rise in revenue for the months of July to September.”
Ars TechnicaPrivateReportsGoogle admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads
US tech stocks are set to fall
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“US tech stocks set to fall after earnings fuel uncertainty about AI spending”
Financial TimesPrivateReportsUS tech stocks set to fall after earnings fuel uncertainty about AI spending
Google has surpassed 50 billion visual searches per month
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“Google has also surpassed 50 billion visual searches per month.”
TechCrunchPrivateReportsGoogle expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows
Click-through rates for sponsored product listings in AI Mode are comparable to organic listings
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“Google says early results suggest the formats are working. Click-through rates for sponsored product listings in AI Mode are already comparable to those for organic listings, according to Schindler.”
TechCrunchPrivateReportsGoogle expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows
Philipp Schindler says they are scaling high-quality ads within AI overviews
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““We are now scaling high-quality ads within AI overviews in AI mode to more users and queries,” Philipp Schindler, Google’s chief business officer, said during the call with investors.”
TechCrunchPrivateReportsGoogle expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows
Alphabet shares fell 8% following the results
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“But Search advertising growth continued to decelerate, and Alphabet shares fell 8% following the results.”
TechCrunchPrivateReportsGoogle expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows
Google Search revenue grew 12% year over year
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“Google Search revenue grew 12% year over year in the third quarter, down from 17% growth in the second quarter and 19% in the first quarter.”
TechCrunchPrivateReportsGoogle expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows
Google is bringing ads in its AI-powered Search experiences to international markets
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“Google is bringing ads in its AI-powered Search experiences to international markets, betting that generative AI can open up new revenue opportunities even as growth in its core search advertising business slows.”
TechCrunchPrivateReportsGoogle expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows
Gemini has 1 billion monthly users
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“including the announcement of its Gemini 4 Argon frontier model (which it released widely this month); crossing 1 billion monthly users in Gemini;”
The VergePrivateReportsGoogle says its investments in AI are driving more searches
Google's AI investments are driving overall Search query growth
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““Our AI investments are driving overall Search query growth, including commercial queries,””
The VergePrivateReportsGoogle says its investments in AI are driving more searches
Google's year-over-year query growth rate is the highest it’s been in the last five years
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““In fact, our year-over-year query growth rate is the highest it’s been in the last five years.””
The VergePrivateReportsGoogle says its investments in AI are driving more searches
Alphabet passed 150 million YouTube Music and Premium subscribers globally
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“Alphabet also says it passed 150 million YouTube Music and Premium subscribers globally, though that figure includes trials.”
The VergePrivateReportsGoogle says its investments in AI are driving more searches
Google shares drop 7%
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“Google shares drop 7% as search business falls short and AI spending surges”
Financial TimesPrivateReportsGoogle shares drop 7% as search business falls short and AI spending surges
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- Big Tech sheds nearly $900bn in rout over soaring AI spending
- Global tech rout deepens as US earnings stoke AI spending fears
- US tech stocks set to fall after earnings fuel uncertainty about AI spending
- Samsung shares fall despite bullish outlook on AI spending
- Google shares drop 7% as search business falls short and AI spending surges
Ars Technica Private
United StatesOwner: Condé Nast / Advance PublicationsPaid by: advertising + subscriptions
BBC Public broadcaster
United KingdomOwner: BBC — public corporation under Royal CharterPaid by: TV licence fee
TechCrunch Private
United StatesOwner: Regent, L.P. (acquired from Yahoo in 2025)Paid by: advertising + events
The Verge Private
United StatesOwner: Vox MediaPaid by: advertising + subscriptions
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