Alphabet
A company in the archive: 2 stories feature Alphabet. Each one is sourced and dated.
Stories featuring Alphabet
In the archive
- Yahoo Could Have Bought Google for $1 Million$1M→$402.8BAsking price, 1998 → Alphabet revenue, 2025
In 1998 Google's founders reportedly offered their search technology to Yahoo for $1 million. Yahoo declined. In 2017 Yahoo's core business sold for $4.48 billion. In 2025 Google's parent took in $402.8 billion.
- YouTube's $1.65 Billion Sale to Google$1.65B→$60B+Google paid, 2006 → Revenue, 2025
In October 2006 Google paid $1.65 billion in stock for a video site that was less than two years old and facing copyright fights. In 2025 YouTube brought in more than $60 billion.
