Google says Gemini has 950M MAUs as cloud revenue jumps 82% year over year

tengyanAI · x · 2026-07-24

The post argues that AI monetization at Google is clearly not failing, citing a stack of usage and revenue metrics.

Reported figures

Business signal

The attached chart adds that cloud revenue grew 82% year over year, while Search grew 17% and YouTube Ads 13%. It also shows Cloud backlog at $514B and Google commitment at $95B, suggesting the AI/cloud business is scaling much faster than legacy ads in absolute growth terms.

Related event: Alphabet Q2: Cloud Revenue Doubles, but Massive AI Spending Turns Free Cash Flow Negative(55 posts)→

Original post →

More from Companies & People

Companies & People channel →