Which parent company owns Google Search, YouTube, and Android?

Alphabet is the parent company that owns Google Search, YouTube, and Android.

Alphabet Inc. was created in 2015 through a corporate restructuring of Google. Google became a subsidiary of Alphabet, while other ventures were separated into businesses described as “Other Bets.” Larry Page became Alphabet’s chief executive at formation, and Sundar Pichai became Google’s CEO.

Google Search remains Alphabet’s best-known service, while YouTube operates as a major video platform and advertising business. Android, acquired by Google in 2005, became the world’s most widely used mobile operating system by device shipments and helped extend Google’s services to smartphones and tablets.

The company is sometimes incorrectly called Google in market-capitalization comparisons. Google is the principal operating company and brand, but Alphabet is the publicly traded parent corporation. Alphabet also owns Google Cloud, which provides infrastructure and software services to organizations, and it has invested in areas such as autonomous vehicles, life sciences, and internet connectivity.