Alphabet owns Google and became a major global company through Google’s online advertising business.
Alphabet was created in 2015 as a holding company and corporate restructuring of Google. Larry Page became Alphabet’s chief executive, while Sundar Pichai became Google’s CEO. The arrangement separated Google’s core internet products from several experimental or specialized businesses.
Google Search, YouTube, Android, and Google Cloud are among the best-known operations associated with Alphabet. Advertising connected to Google Search and other services has historically supplied the largest share of Alphabet’s revenue, helping make it one of the world’s most valuable companies.
Alphabet is often confused with Google because Google remains its best-known subsidiary. Alphabet is the listed parent company whose shares investors buy. Meta owns Facebook and Instagram, while Microsoft owns products such as Windows, Azure, and Office.