Strong Pixel 9 series sales might have contributed to Alphabet’s strong Q3 earnings numbers.
Google parent Alphabet released its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday. Before we get into those numbers, during the conference call after the report was released, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that Google Maps was « the latest product to surpass the 2 billion user milestone. » That brings to seven the number of Google apps that have over two billion users. Besides Maps, the previous six include Search, Gmail, Android, Chrome, Play Store, and YouTube.
All seven of these apps, including Google Maps, have, according to CEO Pichai, « done their first versions of incorporating Gemini, and there’s an aggressive roadmap ahead for 2025. » During the call, it was also revealed that over 25% of all new code at Google is written by AI and then reviewed by Google engineers.
