Alphabet is the parent of Google and trades under the ticker symbol GOOGL.
Alphabet Inc. was created in 2015 through a corporate restructuring that made Google its largest subsidiary. The arrangement separated Google’s core internet businesses from several other projects and gave the broader group a clearer corporate structure.
Google remains Alphabet’s principal business, with activities including web search, online advertising, YouTube, Android, and cloud computing. Alphabet also owns or has owned businesses and projects outside Google, such as Waymo and Verily.
Alphabet has frequently ranked among the world’s most valuable public companies by market capitalization. Its two widely traded share classes include Class A shares, which trade as GOOGL and carry voting rights, and Class C shares, which trade as GOOG and generally carry no voting rights. This distinction is a common source of confusion when people identify Alphabet’s stock ticker.