Alphabet, Google’s parent company, posted strong Q2 2025 earnings, reporting a 14% year-on-year revenue jump to $96.4 billion. CEO Sundar Pichai credited artificial intelligence for the boost, calling it a key growth driver “positively impacting every part of the business.”
In a post on X, Pichai further added "Excited for everything that’s coming into view for the next decade, especially the progress towards AGI - and we’re going to work hard to make sure it’s beneficial for everyone. Onwards!"
The numbers back him up. Google Search alone brought in $54.1 billion, aided by AI Overviews — the feature that summarizes results right on the page. It’s helping users find answers faster, but also raising concerns among publishers as it reduces the need to click through to websites. AI Overviews is now used in 200+ countries and supports 40 languages, serving over 2 billion users monthly.
Meanwhile, the Gemini app continues its surge, boasting 450 million monthly active users. AI Mode, available in the US and India, now has over 100 million monthly users, and Pichai claims AI tools are leading people — especially younger users — to search more, not less.
To keep up the momentum, Alphabet is dramatically ramping up investment. The company has raised its capital expenditure estimate for the year to $85 billion, up by $10 billion. CFO Anat Ashkenazi said this will go into server procurement and fast-tracking data centre construction to meet growing demand for cloud and AI services.
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