The commission ruled that Google had illegally used the Android mobile operating system to "cement its dominant position" in search. Google saw a 22 % surge in ad revenues to $ 28bn for Q2 2018 , bolstering the revenues of sister company Alphabet to a higher - than - expected 26 % surge , at $ 32.66bn . While Alphabet ’s profits were hit by a € 4.34bn ( $ 12 ) fine , issued by the European Commission for anti - competitive behaviour by Google over the Android mobile operating system , its net revenues still totalled $ 3.2bn . Google is expected to bring in $ 84.69bn in total net digital ad revenue worldwide this year , representing a 31 % share of the global digital ad market .
Google saw a 22 % surge in ad revenues to $ 28bn for Q2 2018 , bolstering the revenues of sister company Alphabet to a higher - than - expected 26 % surge , at $ 32.66bn . While Alphabet ’s profits were hit by a € 4.34bn ( $ 12 ) fine , issued by the European Commission for anti - competitive behaviour by Google over the Android mobile operating system , its net revenues still totalled $ 3.2bn . Google is expected to bring in $ 84.69bn in total net digital ad revenue worldwide this year , representing a 31 % share of the global digital ad market .