Google's parent company Alphabet has revealed its Q1 financial earnings.

The company stated that it beat quarterly revenue estimates, mainly due to 'steady growth' in its digital advertising business.
Revenue from Google’s ad business grew by 8.5%. This was more than the 7.7% expectations the company expected.

According to a note by Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google, the company is pleased with the growth of the business. 

In search, the company saw double digit growth. 

Pichai stated that AI is growing well with more than 1.5 billion users per month. 

He said, "Our differentiated, full stack approach to AI continues to be central to our growth. This quarter was super exciting as we rolled out Gemini 2.5, our most intelligent AI model, which is achieving breakthroughs in performance, and it’s widely recognised as the best model in the industry. That’s an extraordinary foundation for our future innovation. And we are focused on bringing this to people and customers everywhere."

YouTube and Google One's subscription surpassed 270 million. YouTube Music and Premium reached over 125 million subscribers, including trials, globally.

The first video was uploaded on 23 April 2005. 

He said, "On the 20th anniversary of the first video uploaded to YouTube. From that single, 19-second upload, the platform has grown into a global phenomenon, fundamentally changing how billions of people create, share, and experience content. Through all this growth, subscriptions are now a big part of the business. We continue to diversify subscription options, recently expanding our Premium Lite pilot to the U.S., giving users a new way to enjoy most videos on YouTube ad-free."