What is the parent company created in 2015 during Google’s corporate reorganization?

Alphabet Inc. is the parent company created in 2015 during Google’s corporate reorganization.

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announced Alphabet on August 10, 2015. The new structure placed Google’s core internet businesses, including Search, YouTube, and advertising, under a subsidiary also called Google. Other projects and businesses could operate as separate Alphabet companies.

Larry Page became Alphabet’s chief executive, while Sundar Pichai became Google’s CEO. In December 2019, Page and Brin stepped back from their executive roles, and Pichai became Alphabet’s CEO as well as Google’s CEO.

A common mix-up is treating Alphabet as a replacement name for Google’s consumer services. Google remained the name of the main operating company, while Alphabet became the publicly traded parent. Alphabet trades on Nasdaq under the symbols GOOGL and GOOG, representing different share classes.