GoogleGǔgē谷歌cloudyún云business / operationsyèwù业务first quarterdì yī jìdù第一季度revenueyíngsōu营收year-on-yeartóng bǐ同比to grow / to increasezēngzhǎng增长63 percent63%63%to / reachingzhì至$20.03 billion200.3 yì měiyuán200.3亿美元。
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Science & TechnologyGoogle Cloud Revenue Surges 63% to $20 Billion in Q1 2026
Alphabet released its Q1 2026 earnings, with Google Cloud revenue surging 63% year-on-year to $20.03 billion, driven by rising enterprise AI demand. Overall Alphabet revenue reached $109.9 billion, up 22% from a year ago.
Google's parent company Alphabet released its Q1 2026 performance results on April 29th. Overall revenue reached $109.9 billion, representing year-on-year growth of 22%.
Among these results, Google Cloud's performance was particularly outstanding, with revenue surging 63% year-on-year to reach $20.03 billion.
Google Cloud's operating profit increased from $2.2 billion in the same period last year to $6.6 billion, representing growth of nearly three times.
Analysts pointed out that for the first time, enterprise demand for artificial intelligence solutions has become the main driving force for cloud business growth.
Google Cloud currently has a backlog of orders totaling as much as $460 billion.
Additionally, Alphabet's Q1 net profit reached $62.58 billion, representing year-on-year growth of 81%.
Alphabet's share price rose approximately 34% in April, setting its largest monthly gain since 2004.
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