Which parent company was created in 2015 when Google reorganized its businesses?

Alphabet Inc. was created in 2015 when Google reorganized its businesses.

Google announced the new holding-company structure on August 10, 2015, and Alphabet became the parent company later that year. Google’s core internet products, including Search, YouTube, and Android, became subsidiaries of Alphabet, while other projects received more independent management.

The reorganization separated Google’s mature advertising and internet businesses from ventures such as life sciences, self-driving technology, and investment activities. Sundar Pichai became Google’s chief executive, while Larry Page became Alphabet’s CEO and Sergey Brin became its president.

Alphabet’s stock-market value is often discussed alongside Google’s because investors buy Alphabet shares rather than a separate publicly traded Google share. The company uses the stock symbols GOOGL and GOOG for two classes of publicly traded shares.