Summary
Alphabet, Google's parent company, said in its earnings report last week that search queries are growing at their fastest rate in five years. Even so, Google's Search revenue growth slowed to 12 percent year over year in the third quarter, down from roughly 17 percent in the previous quarter. The Verge's report also covers paid clicks, meaning clicks on ads, but the excerpt available here is cut off before giving those figures.
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What happened
Search queries are growing at their fastest rate in five years, Google parent Alphabet said in its earnings report last week. However, Google's Search revenue growth slowed to 12 percent year over year in the third quarter, down from roughly 17 percent in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, growth in paid clicks -...
Why it matters
Investors tracking Alphabet should watch this gap, since Search is central to the company's revenue. Advertisers and businesses that depend on Google search traffic may also want to see whether strong query growth turns into stronger revenue growth in future quarters.
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