Google hasn’t figured out how to make AI pay like its search engine

Google hasn’t figured out how to make AI pay like its search engine

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 […]

Google still can't turn AI search into the ad machine it replaced

Alphabet's own CBO, Philipp Schindler, told analysts AI Mode queries generate less revenue than classic search, as paid click growth fell from 13% to 8% in Q3 2026 and the stock lost $500 billion in a day.

Google: AI search doesn't make enough money, so there's more advertising

Research Snipers Google lives from advertising, which also applies to its core business with the search engine,...