Google’s parent company Alphabet hits $100 billion in one quarter: Here’s how AI made it happen

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Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has crossed a huge milestone — earning over $100 billion in revenue in just one quarter for the first time ever. The company’s latest earnings report shows how artificial intelligence (AI) has become the driving force behind its record-breaking growth.

Alphabet’s CEO Sundar Pichai said the company’s big bet on AI is now paying off, helping everything from Google Search to YouTube and Cloud grow faster. In simple terms, the tools and services that millions of people use every day are getting smarter, more helpful, and more personalized — and that’s bringing in more money.

Take Google Search, for instance. It’s no longer just about typing words and getting links. The company has been testing AI-powered summaries that give you direct answers, saving time and effort. This makes the experience smoother for users, while helping Google attract more engagement — and more ad revenue.

On YouTube, AI is helping creators and viewers alike. From smarter video recommendations to automatic dubbing in different languages, these features are helping videos reach a wider audience. That means more watch time, more ads, and more revenue flowing into Alphabet’s books.

Then there’s Google Cloud, which has become one of the fastest-growing parts of the company. Businesses around the world are using Google’s AI tools to boost productivity, build smarter apps, and analyze data. That demand has helped Cloud earnings soar, showing that Google’s AI push isn’t just about consumers — it’s transforming how companies work too.

Alphabet’s total revenue jumped more than 13% year-on-year to hit this historic $100 billion mark. Profits also rose sharply, showing that its AI investments are starting to pay off big time.

For users, it simply means that the Google products they use daily — from Search to Gmail to Maps — will keep getting more intelligent and intuitive. And for Google, it marks the beginning of what looks like a new AI-powered era of growth.