Alphabet Inc Class C
- Industry
- Software & Internet
- Exchange
- US
- Country
- USA
- IPO date
- Apr 3, 2014
- Employees
- 198,933
- Website
- abc.xyz
Composite valuation range · conservative $190–$204 / fair $285–$385 / optimistic $475–$525. At $333.68, Within the fair intrinsic-value range.
Data from EODHD, shown in the reporting currency; for reference only, not investment advice.
Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services, such as YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium, NFL Sunday Ticket, and Google One. The Google Cloud segment offers consumption-based fees and subscriptions for AI solutions, including AI infrastructure, Vertex AI platform, and Gemini enterprise. It also provides cybersecurity, and data and analytics services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Calendar, Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Meet; and other enterprise services. The Other Bets segment sells transportation and internet services. Alphabet Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
History
Alphabet Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with its shares listed via an IPO dated April 3, 2014. The company operates through three segments: Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets. Google Services spans Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Play, devices, and consumer subscriptions, while Google Cloud provides AI infrastructure, the Vertex AI platform, Gemini enterprise tools, cybersecurity, and Google Workspace. Led by Sundar Pichai, Alphabet reported revenue first surpassing $400 billion in 2025 and employed 194,668 people.
Industry position
Alphabet holds a dominant position in search: per Statcounter, Google's global search share was about 90.02% in April 2026 and roughly 85.17% in the United States. In digital advertising it competes with Meta, Amazon, and TikTok, while in cloud computing it ranks third behind AWS and Microsoft, with global cloud-infrastructure shares of 28%, 21%, and 14% respectively (Synergy Research, Q1 2026). Its competitive advantages stem from brand and default mindshare, the scale of an interconnected ecosystem spanning Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Maps, Workspace, and Cloud, plus data, distribution, and cloud switching-cost moats.