American international technology conglomerate
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Company type Public ISIN Industry Conglomerate Founded October 2, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-10-02 ) Founders Headquarters Googleplex , , United States
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Revenue US$350.02 billion (2024) US$112.39 billion (2024) US$100.12 billion (2024)Total assets US$450.26 billion (2024)Total equity US$325.08 billion (2024)Number of employees
183,323 (2024) Subsidiaries Website abc .xyz Footnotes / references [ 1]
Alphabet Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California . Alphabet is the world's third-largest technology company by revenue , after Amazon and Apple , and one of the world's most valuable companies .[ 2] [ 3] It was created through a restructuring of Google on October 2, 2015,[ 4] and became the parent holding company of Google and several former Google subsidiaries.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] It is considered one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Amazon , Apple , Meta (owner of Facebook ), and Microsoft .
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.[ 6] [ 8] 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.[ 9]
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