Google Cloud revenue grows 103% in third quarter
Alphabet, Google's parent, reported the fastest cloud growth of three major providers, though Amazon's AWS still earns more revenue.
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What happened
Google Cloud revenue rose 103% year over year to $30.709 billion in the third quarter of 2026. Amazon's AWS revenue increased 39.3% to $45.984 billion in the same period, and Microsoft's Azure was included in the comparison. Alphabet also holds $561 billion in contracts that have not yet been converted into revenue.
Why it matters
Its large contract backlog could support future revenue.
Timeline
- Third quarter of 2026: Google Cloud revenue grew 103% year over year to $30.709 billion.
- Third quarter of 2026: AWS revenue increased 39.3% to $45.984 billion, while Azure was compared alongside them.
Coverage
- World's Hottest Public AI and Cloud Vendors: #1 Google Cloud, #2 Palantir, #3 Oracle (cloudwars.com)
- Sundar Pichai Just Delivered Stunning News About Google Cloud (fool.com)
- Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet Cloud Comparison: Google Cloud Leads With 103% Revenue Growth, AWS Tops in Scale (tradingkey.com)
- AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud: 30% vs 2.5x [2026] (shattered.io)
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