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Google expands AI Mode search ads to international markets

Original title: Google expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows

TechCrunch · AIby Lauren Forristal ()2 min read1 · 1 read
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Alphabet reported $127.6 billion in quarterly revenue, while Search ad growth slowed to 12% from 17%.

On Alphabet’s third-quarter earnings call, Google said it is scaling ads in AI Overviews and AI Mode and taking that monetization global for the first time, including multi-turn ads in the U.S. Search advertising grew 12% year over year, down from 17% the prior quarter, and shares fell 8% after the results. Google Cloud revenue rose 103% to $30.7 billion.

Unconfirmed: Click-through and relevance claims for the new ad formats come only from Google.

Key facts
  • Alphabet revenue was $127.6 billion, up 25% year over year.
  • Google Services revenue was $96.3 billion, up 11%.
  • Google Cloud revenue was $30.7 billion, up 103%.
  • Pichai said AI Mode queries average three times longer than traditional searches.
  • Google says it has surpassed 50 billion visual searches per month.
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The announcement came alongside parent company Alphabet's third-quarter earnings report, which saw revenue grow 25% year over year to $127. 6 billion.

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