Which company owns Google and has the stock ticker GOOGL?

Alphabet owns Google and has the stock ticker GOOGL.

Alphabet Inc. was created in 2015 as a holding company and corporate restructuring of Google. Google became Alphabet’s largest subsidiary, while other businesses and long-term projects were grouped under the parent company’s broader structure.

Alphabet’s Class A shares trade under GOOGL and carry one vote per share. Its Class C shares trade under GOOG and generally carry no voting rights. This distinction is why both GOOGL and GOOG can appear in market tables even though they represent the same corporate parent.

Alphabet ranks among the world’s most valuable companies because of Google Search, online advertising, YouTube, cloud computing, and other businesses. Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Amazon are major technology companies, but none owns Google.