Google says AI overviews are not monetizing like search
Original title: Google hasn’t figured out how to make AI pay like its search engine
Search revenue grew 12 percent while AI Mode queries grew strongly but at a lower monetization rate.
Alphabet reported slowing search revenue growth in Q3 2026 partly due to AI Overviews and AI Mode queries. Traditional search growth fell to 12 percent year over year from 17 percent. Paid clicks slowed from 13 percent to 8 percent. Analysts say AI is expanding the addressable market but advertisers have not yet found effective ad formats for AI interfaces.
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Google Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler. | Bloomberg via Getty Images 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.
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