What is the name of the parent company of Google, established in 2015?

Alphabet Inc. is the parent company of Google, established in 2015. Google announced the restructuring in August 2015, and Alphabet formally became the new public holding company on October 2, 2015.

The change separated Google’s core internet businesses—such as Search, advertising, YouTube, Android, and Maps—from several other ventures. Businesses including Waymo, Verily, Calico, and Google’s research organization X could operate with greater independence while still belonging to the Alphabet group. Google became Alphabet’s largest subsidiary rather than the name of the entire corporate structure.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founders, initially led Alphabet as chief executive and president. Sundar Pichai became Google’s CEO during the restructuring and later became Alphabet’s CEO in 2019. A common mistake is to call Alphabet a replacement name for Google; it is instead the parent holding company, while Google remains the name of the principal operating company.