Alphabet owns Google Search, YouTube, and Android through its subsidiary Google.
Alphabet was created in 2015 as a restructuring of Google. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founders, announced the new holding-company structure, with Sundar Pichai becoming Google’s chief executive. Alphabet became the parent company, while Google remained its largest subsidiary.
Google’s businesses include web search, online advertising, YouTube, Android, Chrome, and cloud computing. Alphabet also placed several other ventures under the corporate structure, including Waymo and Verily, although their ownership and operations differ from Google’s core products.
Alphabet is frequently included among the world’s largest companies by market capitalization. A common mix-up is calling Alphabet itself “Google”: Google is the operating subsidiary and consumer-facing brand, while Alphabet is the publicly traded parent company. Alphabet’s Class A and Class C shares carry different voting arrangements, while Class B shares are held by insiders.