Google Search, YouTube, and Cloud fuel the tech giant’s first-ever $100 billion quarter.
Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, has crossed a major financial milestone, reporting its first-ever $100 billion quarter. For Q3 2025, the company posted $102.3 billion in total revenue, a 16% year-on-year increase, powered by double-digit growth across Google Search, YouTube Ads, and Google Cloud.
Advertising remained the cornerstone of Alphabet’s performance, with Google Ads revenue up 13% to $74.2 billion. Within that, Search and Other reached $56.6 billion, while YouTube Ads surged 15% to $10.3 billion, reflecting continued advertiser confidence and high user engagement across video and short formats. Google Services, which includes ads, subscriptions, and devices, rose 14% to $87.1 billion.
Operating income climbed 9% to $31.2 billion, translating to a 30.5% margin. Excluding a $3.5 billion European Commission fine, operating income grew 22%, supported by strong revenue momentum and cost discipline. Net income jumped 33% to $35 billion, with earnings per share (EPS) rising 35% to $2.87.
The company’s cloud division continued to shine, recording a 34% revenue increase to $15.2 billion, driven by rising demand for AI infrastructure and Generative AI solutions. Google Cloud closed the quarter with a $155 billion backlog, underscoring long-term enterprise confidence.
“Our full-stack approach to AI is driving broad-based growth – from AI Overviews and AI Mode in Search to the strong adoption of our Gemini models,” said Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google.
Pichai also revealed that the Gemini app has surpassed 650 million monthly active users, with first-party models processing 7 billion tokens per minute via APIs. Alphabet’s expanding ecosystem of over 300 million paid subscribers, led by Google One and YouTube Premium, continues to reinforce its recurring revenue base.
With record revenues, robust AI integration, and a fast-growing subscription engine, Alphabet’s Q3 results position it firmly at the forefront of the global tech and AI landscape.
