Alphabet Inc.
Alphabet Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. It was created through a restructuring of Google on October 2, 2015, and became the parent holding company of Google and several former Google subsidiaries. Alphabet is listed on the large-cap section of the Nasdaq under the ticker symbols GOOGL and GOOG; both classes of stock are components of major stock market indices such as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100. Alphabet has been described as a Big Tech company. As of July 2026, it is the third largest publicly traded company in the world by market capitalization.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- GOOGL, GOOG, GOOGM, GOOGN [1]
- Listing exchanges
- Nasdaq [1]
- SEC industry
- Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. [1]
- Business sectors
- information technology [2]
- Company / filing name
- Alphabet Inc. [1]
- Headquarters location
- Mountain View [2]
- Business address
- 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, 94043 [1]
- Founded
- 2015-10-02 [2]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Delaware, United States [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Sundar Pichai [2]
- Founders
- Sergey Brin; Larry Page [2]
- Employees
- 190,234 · reported year 2022 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 402,836,000,000 · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 [3]
- Total assets
- USD 595,281,000,000 · at 2025-12-31 [3]
- Net income / loss
- USD 132,170,000,000 · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 [3]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US02079K1079; US02079K3059 [2]
- CIK
- 0001652044 [1]
- SIC code
- 7370 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
Alphabet Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. It was created through a restructuring of Google on October 2, 2015, and became the parent holding company of Google and several former Google subsidiaries. Alphabet is listed on the large-cap section of the Nasdaq under the ticker symbols GOOGL and GOOG; both classes of stock are components of major stock market indices such as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100. Alphabet has been described as a Big Tech company. As of July 2026, it is the third largest publicly traded company in the world by market capitalization. [4]
The establishment of Alphabet Inc. was prompted by a desire to make the core Google business "cleaner and more accountable" while allowing greater autonomy to group companies that operate in businesses other than Internet services. Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announced their resignation from their executive posts in December 2019, with the CEO role to be filled by Sundar Pichai, who is also the CEO of Google. Page and Brin remain employees, board members, and controlling shareholders of Alphabet Inc. [4]
Alphabet Inc. has faced numerous legal and ethical controversies, including a 2017 lawsuit against Uber over stolen self-driving technology, a 2020 privacy settlement over Google+ data exposure, and multiple antitrust actions from the United States, France, and Japan. It has also been accused of labor law violations related to worker organizing and was forced to file for bankruptcy in Russia after its bank account was seized in 2022. In 2023, the company was widely criticized for mass layoffs that impacted 12,000 employees, many of whom discovered their termination only upon losing account access. [4]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Alphabet Inc.. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Sundar Pichai in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [2]
Understanding company scale
Revenue: USD 402,836,000,000, 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Reported in Form 10-K filed 2026-02-05. Figures are consolidated XBRL facts; reporting periods and amendments must be checked before comparing companies. [3]
Net income / loss: USD 132,170,000,000, 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Reported in Form 10-K filed 2026-02-05. Figures are consolidated XBRL facts; reporting periods and amendments must be checked before comparing companies. [3]
Total assets: USD 595,281,000,000, at 2025-12-31. Reported in Form 10-K filed 2026-02-05. Figures are consolidated XBRL facts; reporting periods and amendments must be checked before comparing companies. [3]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives Alphabet Inc. a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: GOOGL (Nasdaq), GOOG (Nasdaq), GOOGM (Nasdaq), GOOGN (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [5]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Alphabet Inc. founded?
Founded: 2015-10-02. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of Alphabet Inc.?
Headquarters location: Mountain View. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for Alphabet Inc.?
Business sectors: information technology. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Alphabet Inc. relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — Alphabet Inc. filing identity and securities ↗
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- SEC — Alphabet Inc. reported financial facts ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.