For the first time ever, Google Search is less than 50% of Alphabet's revenue
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Oct 29, 2026First seen
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- hubraumhugo
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- Oct 29, 2026
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For the first time ever, Google Search is less than 50% of Alphabet's revenue was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 29, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 17 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #2 of 30, reached on Oct 29, 18:52 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 29, 20:52 UTC.
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am i remembering correctly that "google cloud" in the earnings isn't just developer's google cloud bills (that's google cloud platform), it's also basically any product where a consumer or enterprise pays money to google for anything other than advertising - google drive storage, gemini pro, enterprise google…
Isn't this good news because they're diversifying their streams?
Somewhat impressive that search share of revenue is 5% down, but search revenue is 12% up..
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Is For the first time ever, Google Search is less than 50% of Alphabet's revenue trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 29, 20:52 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank For the first time ever, Google Search is less than 50% of Alphabet's revenue reached?
#2 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 29, 18:52 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has For the first time ever, Google Search is less than 50% of Alphabet's revenue been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 29, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (17 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
18 points and 5 comments; submitted by hubraumhugo on Oct 29, 2026.