Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has reported its first-ever $100 billion quarter, marking a major milestone in the company’s financial history. The tech giant posted revenue of $102.35 billion, comfortably surpassing analysts’ estimates of $99.89 billion.
In an X (formerly Twitter) post, CEO Sundar Pichai celebrated the achievement, calling it a ‘terrific quarter’ and thanking employees and partners worldwide. “We delivered our first-ever $100B quarter driven by double-digit growth across every major part of our business,” Pichai wrote, noting that just five years ago, the quarterly revenue of Alphabet stood at $50 billion.
Pichai’s celebratory post drew attention from another tech titan, Elon Musk. The owner of Tesla and X made a concise yet significant comment in response to Pichai's post: ‘Nice work!’ Pichai then replied, “Thanks, exciting things ahead!”—a rare instance of friendly communication between the two tech leaders.
The whole exchange quickly became popular on social media and illustrated mutual respect despite the differences in the leaders’ interests in AI and other digital areas.
In the Q3 earnings call of the company, Pichai attributed the excellent performance to Google’s “differentiated full-stack approach to AI innovation.” He mentioned that this strategy was now at scale, which led to growth across products and services.
Pichai outlined three pillars of Google’s AI-driven success:
Robust AI Infrastructure: Backed by advanced data centers and custom Tensor Processing Units (TPUs).
Cutting-Edge Research: Continuous breakthroughs in large language models and generative AI.
Global Connectivity: A vast fiber network enabling large-scale AI computing.
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Sundar Pichai has assured that Google’s deep integration of AI across Search, Cloud, and YouTube is accelerating innovation. “Our full-stack AI approach is driving real momentum, and we’re shipping at speed,” he said, signaling that Alphabet’s next phase of growth will continue to be powered by artificial intelligence.