YouTube’s Ad Revenue Crossed $11 Billion in the Second Quarter of 2026

Skip to main content Home Business Business News The World Cup alone accounted for 1.7 billion views on the platform, Google/Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said. Google CEO Sundar Pichai Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images YouTube ads earned Google more than $11 billion from April to June 2026 — up 13 percent from the same period last year — and that wasn’t even Alphabet‘s biggest second-quarter highlight. Alphabet revenues in total grew 24 percent year-to-year, with Google Cloud revenues jumping 82 percent. Google Search (and other) tallied revenues of $63.3 billion. Alphabet’s Q2 profit was more than $112 billion, which dilutes down to $9.11 per share, absolutely crushing Wall Street’s expectations (mostly due to large year-on-year gains on equity securities). CEO Sundar Pichai, however, mostly wanted to talk about Google AI. “Our AI investments are redefining what’s possible across every part of our business. Q2 was an amazing quarter, with Alphabet revenues growing 24% year-over-year and Google Cloud revenues accelerating to 82% growth, driven by demand for AI infrastructure and AI solutions,” the CEO of Google and Alphabet said in a statement accompanying the financials. “It’s great to see wide adoption of Gemini Enterprise, with nearly 90% of the Fortune 100 using it. We have exciting momentum across the board. Our popular AI features are driving Search query growth. Gemini models now process 22 billion API tokens per minute and the Gemini App has 950 million monthly active users. We are seeing strong demand for our security solutions, and our new Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber delivers highly cost efficient performance at the frontier.” “And month over month, people turn to YouTube for major world events, with over 1.7 billion unique viewers watching World Cup-related videos during the FIFA World Cup 2026,” Pichai continued. “These outstanding results show that our differentiated, full stack approach to AI is delivering real, measurable value for consumers, customers, and our partners globally.” More to come. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up