Alphabet earnings: Why Alphabet continues to lead

Financial Performance - Google's adjusted earnings per share (EPS) was $2.31 [1] - Revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs (TAC) reached $81.7 billion [1] - The company's revenue during the same period last year was $71.3 billion [1] Revenue Breakdown - Advertising revenue totaled $71.3 billion [1] - Search revenue reached $54.1 billion [1] - YouTube ad revenue amounted to $9.8 billion [1] - Google Cloud Platform revenue hit $13.6 billion [1] Analyst Expectations vs Actual - Analysts anticipated adjusted EPS of $2.17 [1] - Analysts expected revenue ex-TAC of $79.6 billion [1] - Advertising revenue expectations were $69.6 billion [1] - Search revenue was anticipated to be $52.7 billion [1] - YouTube ad revenue expectations were $9.5 billion [1] - Google Cloud Platform revenue was expected to be $13.1 billion [1]