EQUIPThe Verge · 14h ago
Google hasn’t figured out how to make AI pay like its search engine
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Alphabet reports that Google Search queries are expanding at their fastest rate in five years. Despite volume gains, annual revenue growth decelerated to 12 percent as the company navigates the transition to AI-driven search monetization.
- 01Search revenue growth slowed from 17 percent to 12 percent year over year in the third quarter
- 02Query volume is currently increasing at the fastest pace recorded in five years
- 03Google continues to face challenges in matching AI overview monetization with traditional search advertising results
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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 - clicks on ads […]