Google says its investments in AI are driving more searches
Alphabet reported strong Q3 2026 earnings, with CEO Sundar Pichai attributing record search query growth to the company's heavy investments in AI. The company also saw significant revenue increases in its Cloud division and launched several new hardware products.
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This demonstrates the tangible financial impact of AI integration on core internet search business models.
Google parent company Alphabet says that its AI investments are leading to a big growth in searches year-over-year, as noted in its Q3 2026 earnings today.
“Our AI investments are driving overall Search query growth, including commercial queries,” CEO Sundar Pichai says in a statement. “In fact, our year-over-year query growth rate is the highest it’s been in the last five years.”
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