Alphabet has posted advertising revenues of $ 1 for Q4 2018 . This latter trend is attributable in part to Google’s move into hardware via its Pixel phone and Home smart speaker The figure accounted for 83 % of the company 's total earnings for the period of $ 39.27bn , which increased by 25 % compared with the previous quarter and generated profits of $ 1 . Alphabet is facing increased competition from Amazon in the advertising market after the latter generated $ 10bn in ad revenues in 2018 , a growth of 95 % YoY.
Alphabet has posted advertising revenues of $ 1 for Q4 2018 . The figure accounted for 83 % of the company 's total earnings for the period of $ 39.27bn , which increased by 25 % compared with the previous quarter and generated profits of $ 1 . Alphabet is facing increased competition from Amazon in the advertising market after the latter generated $ 10bn in ad revenues in 2018 , a growth of 95 % YoY.