Alphabet is the parent company of Google and has the stock-market ticker GOOGL.
Google reorganized under Alphabet in 2015. The restructuring placed Google’s core businesses, including Search, YouTube, and Android, inside a larger holding company while separating them from several experimental or non-core ventures.
Alphabet is publicly traded in multiple share classes. Class A shares trade under GOOGL and carry voting rights, while Class C shares trade under GOOG and generally do not carry ordinary voting rights. The company also has Class B shares with enhanced voting power, mainly held by founders and insiders.
Alphabet’s market capitalization is driven largely by expectations for Google’s advertising, cloud, and platform businesses. Google Search remains central to the group, while YouTube and Google Cloud provide additional major operations. A ticker identifies a tradable security; it does not itself measure market capitalization, which is calculated from the company’s share price and share count.