Alphabet company profile
- CEO
- Sundar Pichai
- Employees
- 198,933
- Headquarters
- 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, US
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- IPO date
- 19 Aug 2004
- Stock exchange
- NASDAQ
- ISIN
- US02079K3059
Website:abc.xyz
About the company
Alphabet Inc. provides a diverse range of products and digital platforms to consumers across multiple global regions, including North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company's operations are organized into three primary divisions: Google Services, Google Cloud, and "Other Bets." The Google Services segment delivers core offerings such as its advertising solutions, the Android operating system, the Chrome browser, and various hardware. It also features popular applications like Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. This division further handles the sale of applications, in-app purchases, and digital content via the Google Play store, alongside marketing devices such as Fitbit wearables, Google Nest smart home products, Pixel smartphones, and other proprietary hardware. It also provides non-advertising services for YouTube. The Google Cloud segment offers a comprehensive suite of infrastructure, platform, and other cloud computing services for businesses. This includes Google Workspace, a collection of cloud-native collaboration tools for enterprises, featuring applications like Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet, among other specialized services for corporate clients. Lastly, the "Other Bets" segment is engaged in developing and selling health technology and internet services. Established in 1998, Alphabet Inc. maintains its principal executive offices in Mountain View, California.
Employees
Alphabet had about 190,820 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 4.1% more than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Alphabet
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 39.2% of Alphabet's shares on 30 June 2026, 6,063 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Common questions about Alphabet
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings
