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Google Search revenue growth slows to 12% in Q3 despite fastest query growth in five years

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.

Source: The Verge AI · theverge.com Published 2026-11-04T12:00:00+00:00 Detected 2026-11-04T14:20:07+00:00
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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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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 -...

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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