What is Alphabet’s Class A stock-market ticker?

Alphabet’s Class A stock-market ticker is GOOGL. Alphabet is the holding company created by Google in 2015, and its shares trade on the Nasdaq exchange under separate symbols for different voting rights.

Class A shares carry one vote per share, while Alphabet’s Class C shares generally carry no voting rights and trade under the ticker GOOG. Alphabet’s Class B shares are held mainly by insiders and carry enhanced voting power, but they are not publicly traded.

The distinction between GOOGL and GOOG is a frequent source of confusion. Both represent economic ownership in Alphabet, but the share classes differ in voting rights. Market-data pages may show slightly different prices because the two classes trade independently.

Alphabet became one of the world’s largest companies by market capitalization through Google Search, advertising, YouTube, cloud computing, and other businesses. Its corporate structure is separate from the Google brand used by consumers.