NASDAQ: GOOGLAlphabet Inc Statistics & Facts
Key Google facts
- Founded
- 1998
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California
- Founders
- Larry Page, Sergey Brin
- IPO Date
- 2004-08-19
Google Search Stats
Google Search Market Share
Is Google the biggest search engine?
Google Search Traffic
How many visits does Google get?
Google Search Traffic by Country
Which country uses Google the most?
24.83% of traffic to Google.com comes from the U.S. [3]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
Google Search Traffic by Source
Where does traffic to Google come from?
Source:SimilarWeb
Direct
87.86%
Referrals
5.01%
Social
1.03%
Search (organic and paid)
5.74%
Mail
0.07%
Display ads
0.29%
87.86% of traffic to Google.com comes from people visiting the site directly. [3]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
Google Stats: YouTube
Google Stats: YouTube Users by Country
Which country uses YouTube the most?
At 462 million, India is the country with the most YouTube users. [4]
Date: Jan 31, 2024
Google Statistics: Highest Paid YouTubers
Who is the richest YouTuber?
Source:Forbes
MrBeast
$54.00M
Jake Paul
$45.00M
Markiplier
$38.00M
Rhett and Link
$30.00M
Unspeakable
$28.50M
Nastya
$28.00M
With an estimated $54 million in 2021 earnings, MrBeast — whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson — is the highest paid YouTuber. [5]
Date: Jan 14, 2022
Google Statistics: Most Viewed YouTube Videos
Who has the most views on YouTube of all time?
Source:YouTube
"Baby Shark Dance" by Pinkfong Kids' Songs & Stories
15.15B
"Despacito" by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee
8.56B
"Johny Johny Yes Papa" by LooLoo Kids
6.96B
"Bath Song" by Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes
6.87B
"Wheels on the Bus" by Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes
6.61B
"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
6.42B
With over 15 billion views, "Baby Shark Dance" by Pinkfong Kids' Songs & Stories is the most viewed video on YouTube. [6]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
"Gangnam Style" by Psy was the first video to reach both one and two billion views on YouTube. [6]
Last Accessed: Nov 20, 2020
At 1,689 days, "Gangnam Style" by Psy holds the record for the longest time with the title of most viewed video on YouTube. [7]
Last Accessed: Nov 20, 2020
Google Statistics: Most Subscribed YouTube Channels
Who has the most subscribers on YouTube?
Source:YouTube
MrBeast
320M
T-Series
276M
Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes
184M
SET India
178M
Kids Diana Show
126M
Vlad and Niki
125M
At 320 million, MrBeast — real name Jimmy Donaldson — has the most subscribers on YouTube. [6]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
Google Stats: Most Liked YouTube Videos
What is the most liked YouTube video?
Source:YouTube
"Despacito" by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee
53.64M
"Would You Fly to Paris for a Baguette?" by MrBeast
51.74M
"Baby Shark Dance" by Pinkfong Kids' Songs & Stories
43.79M
"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
43.54M
"Our MOST INTENSE Balloon Popping Race" by How Ridiculous
40.99M
"If Cleaning Was a Timed Sport. Part 2" by DanielLaBelle
38.69M
At over 53 million, "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee is the video with the most likes on YouTube. [6]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
Google Statistics: Most Disliked YouTube Videos
What is the most disliked YouTube video?
Source:YouTube
"YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind" by YouTube
19.94M
Baby Shark Dance by Pinkfong Kids' Songs & Stories
14.97M
"Sadak 2 Trailer" by Star Studios
13.67M
"Baby" by Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris
12.48M
"Johny Johny Yes Papa" by LooLoo Kids
11.95M
"YouTube Rewind 2019: For the Record" by YouTube
9.59M
With nearly 20 million dislikes on YouTube, "YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind" is the most disliked video on the platform. [6]
Last Accessed: May 28, 2023
Google Statistics: YouTube Market Share by Penetration
Comparing YouTube to the world's biggest online platforms by penetration among adults in the U.S.
Google Statistics: YouTube Usage Frequency
How many people use YouTube daily?
Google Stats: YouTube Users by Age
Which age group uses YouTube the most?
20.7% of YouTube users are aged between 25 and 34 years. [11]
Date: Jan 26, 2023
Google Statistics: YouTube Penetration by Age
Which generation uses YouTube the most?
95% of Americans aged between 18 and 29 use YouTube. [8]
Date: Apr 7, 2021
Google Statistics: YouTube Penetration by Race/Ethnicity
What ethnicity uses YouTube the most?
85% of Hispanic Americans use YouTube. [8]
Date: Apr 7, 2021
Google Statistics: YouTube User Demographics by Income
How much do YouTube users earn?
Source:Pew Research Center
Below $30,000
75%
$30,000 to $49,999
83%
$50,000 to $74,999
79%
$75,000 and above
90%
90% of Americans earning $75,000 or more per year use YouTube. [8]
Date: Apr 7, 2021
Google Statistics: YouTube User Demographics by Education
Here are the percentages of U.S. adults by schooling level who say they use YouTube.
89% of Americans that have graduated from college use YouTube. [8]
Date: Apr 7, 2021
Google Statistics: YouTube User Demographics by Urban Context
Here are the percentages of U.S. adults by urban context who say they use YouTube.
74% of American adults in rural areas use YouTube. [8]
Date: Apr 7, 2021
Google Statistics: YouTube Music Market Share
YouTube Music vs Spotify, Apple Music and other music streaming services.
Source:Midia Research
YouTube Music
8.9%
Spotify
30.5%
Apple Music
13.7%
Tencent Music
13.4%
Amazon Music
13.3%
NetEase
6.1%
YouTube Music has an 8.9% market share, lower than Spotify's leading 30.5%. [12]
Date: Dec 7, 2022
Google Stats: YouTube Gaming Market Share by Hours Streamed
YouTube Gaming vs Twitch and Facebook Gaming by total hours streamed.
Twitch is bigger than YouTube Gaming and Facebook Gaming combined. [13]
Date: Nov 11, 2022
Google Stats: YouTube Gaming Market Share by Unique Channels
YouTube Gaming vs Twitch and Facebook Gaming by number of unique channels that stream content on the platforms.
Twitch has more streamers than YouTube Gaming and Facebook Gaming combined. [13]
Date: Nov 11, 2022
Google Stats: YouTube Gaming Market Share by Hours Watched
Comparing YouTube Gaming Live to other major platforms in the game streaming segment by share of total hours watched.
More people watch streams on Twitch than they do on YouTube Gaming and Facebook Gaming combined. [13]
Date: Nov 11, 2022
Google Stats: Android
Google Global Mobile OS Market Share
Android vs iOS and other mobile operating systems by market share.
Android has a leading 71.85% global market share, whereas iOS has 30.61%. [14]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
Google US Mobile OS Market Share
Do more Americans use iPhone or Android?
Around 42% of Americans use Android while the rest use iPhones. [15]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
Google Android Apps by Revenue
How profitable are Android apps?
Source:Business of Apps
Google One
$891.00M
TikTok
$674.00M
Coin Master
$521.00M
Candy Crush Saga
$502.00M
Lineage M
$370.00M
Disney+
$358.00M
With $891 million in 2022, Google One was the highest earning app on Android. [17]
Last Accessed: May 28, 2023
Google Chrome Stats
Google Chrome Market Share (Mobile)
What percentage of users use Chrome on mobile devices?
66.73% of people across the world use Google Chrome on their phones. [18]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
Google Chrome Market Share (Desktop)
What percentage uses Chrome on desktop?
64.87% people use Google Chrome on their laptops and desktop computers. [19]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
Google Major Acquisitions
Google bought Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion and sold it two years later to Lenovo for $2.91 billion ($750 million in Lenovo shares and $660 million in cash). [20]
Date: Jan 29, 2014
Google bought Nest for $3.2 billion in 2014. [21]
Date: Feb 12, 2014
Google bought internet ad company DoubleClick for $3.1 billion in 2007. [22]
Date: Sep 21, 2020
Google bought cloud company Looker for $2.6 billion in 2019. [23]
Date: Jun 6, 2020
Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006. [24]
Date: Jun 1, 2020
Google bought GPS navigation app Waze for $966 million in 2013. [25]
Date: Jul 25, 2013
Google bought mobile ad platform AdMob for $750 million in 2009. [26]
Date: Nov 9, 2009
Google acquired flight information software company ITA Software for $700 million in 2010. [27]
Date: Jul 1, 2010
Google acquired email and web security service Postini for $625 million in 2007. [28]
Date: Jul 9, 2007
Google acquired video monitoring and security technology Dropcam via Nest Labs for $555 million in 2014. [29]
Date: Jun 20, 2014
Google acquired satellite startup Skybox for $500 million [30]
Date: Jun 10, 2014
Google Revenue Breakdown
Google Revenue by Segment
How does Google make money if everything is free?
Source:Alphabet
Google Search and other
$175.03B
YouTube ads
$31.51B
Google Network Members' properties
$31.31B
Google other
$34.69B
Google Cloud
$33.09B
Google made $31.51 billion from YouTube ads in 2023, up from $29.243 billion in 2022. [31]
Date: Jan 31, 2024
Google Expense Statistics
Google Expenses by Type
How much does Google spend on R&D and other operations?
Source:Alphabet
Research and development
$39.50B
Sales and marketing
$26.57B
General and administrative
$15.72B
European Union fines
$0.00
Google was fined a €1.5 billion (about $1.7 billion) antitrust fee in 2019 by the European Union. [32]
Date: Mar 20, 2019
Google was fined €4.34 billion (about $4.9 billion) in 2018 by the European Union for unfair practices against competitors. [32]
Date: Mar 20, 2019
Google was fined €2.4 billion (about $2.7 billion) by the Eurpoean Union in 2017 for using its search engine to steer users towards its own shopping platform. [32]
Date: Mar 20, 2019
Alphabet spent $39.5 billion on research and development in 2022, up from $31.562 billion in 2021. [33]
Date: Feb 2, 2023
Google Federal Lobbying Expenses
How much does Google spend on lobbying?
Google parent company Alphabet spent $14.45 million on lobbying in 2023, up from $13.18 million in 2022. [34]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
Google Transparency & Environmental Report
Google Statistics: Government Requests for User Information (Global)
Google stats showing how many times governments requested the company for user information and how many accounts were subject to those requests.
216,787 requests were issued to Google from governments across the world for information from 441,296 user accounts between July and December 2023.. [35]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
Google Energy Consumption
How much energy does Google use in a year?
Source:Google
Energy consumption - Total
18.57
U.S. electricity consumption
12.9
International electricity consumption
5.38
Google Copyright Infringement Removal Requests
How many DMCA takedown requests does Google get?
Source:Google
123rutor.su
104.17M
annas-archive.org
96.86M
annas-archive.se
95.87M
4shared.com
69.11M
rapidgator.net
54.44M
mp3toys.xyz
51.27M
Google US Political Advertising Stats
How much do political campaigns spend online?
Source:Google
Biden for President
$101.00M
Donald J. Trump for President, Inc
$83.40M
Mike Bloomberg 2020 Inc
$61.90M
Harris Victory Fund
$58.70M
Trump Make America Great Again Committee
$47.60M
Harris for President
$35.40M
With a $101 million total ad spend, the Biden for President campaign is the biggest political advertiser on Google in the US. [39]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
Over 907,000 political ads have been run across Google's services in the US since May 2018. [39]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
US political campaigns have spent nearly $1.8 billion to advertise on Google services, including Search and YouTube, since May 2018. [39]
Last Accessed: Oct 16, 2024
Google Employee Statistics
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