GoKawiilAlphabet says AI investments boosted Search query growth to five-year high
Alphabet reported Q3 earnings showing consolidated revenue of $127.6 billion, up 25% year-over-year, with Google Search & other revenue rising 12%. CEO Sundar Pichai said AI investments are driving query growth, including commercial queries, at the fastest rate in five years. Google Cloud revenue jumped 103% to $30.7 billion, and YouTube Music and Premium subscriptions topped 150 million including trials.
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Pichai's claim links AI spending directly to search usage, which could reassure investors wary that AI chatbots might cannibalize traditional search traffic. The surge in Cloud revenue suggests enterprise demand for AI infrastructure remains strong, though the YouTube subscriber figure including trials may overstate paying-user growth.
- Alphabet's Q3 revenue hit $127.6 billion, up 25% year-over-year.
- Pichai attributes the fastest search query growth in five years to AI investments.
- Google Cloud revenue more than doubled to $30.7 billion, while YouTube Music/Premium passed 150 million subscribers including trials.
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