- Google reorganized to become Alphabet in 2015, but the way the company is structured is still rather confusing.
- Alphabet is organized in two parts: Google and “Other Bets,” which each house the various other parts of the company’s business.
- Here’s a breakdown of all the divisions under Alphabet.
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It’s been more than four years since Google blew up its entire corporate structure to form a new parent company: Alphabet.
The shake-up was intended to help all of its businesses operate more efficiently, a move former CEO Larry Page was working on for years as a secret project he called “Javelin.”
This move also allowed Page to step back from day-to-day operations to “focus on the bigger picture.”
But as of December, Page and cofounder Sergey Brin have stepped down from Alphabet altogether, making way for Google CEO Sundar Pichai to take the reins of the whole company. (Page and Brin are remaining on as board members and still hold controlling shares.)
And Alphabet is now a massive corporation that encompasses everything from internet-beaming hot air balloons to self-driving cars to Google Cloud. As the company continues to grow, its divisions are shifting around — the latest being Jigsaw, a technology incubator that’s reportedly been swallowed by Google.
Here are all the companies and divisions within Google’s parent company, Alphabet.
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