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Google has done it again — raking in more money than ever before for the second quarter in a row as the COVID-19 pandemic continues on. Alphabet’s Q3 2021 earnings show an all-time record revenue of $65.1 billion and record profits for the fifth quarter in a row at $18.9 billion.
As we mentioned last quarter, the growth we’re seeing in 2021 is unusually large: a huge leap over 2020.
Google’s revenue in Q3
2021: $65.1 billion
2020: $46.2 billion
2019: $40.5 billion
2018: $33.7 billion
2017: $27.8 billion
2016: $22.5 billion
2015: $18.7 billion
2014: $16.5 billion
2013: $13.8 billion
2012: $13.3 billion
2011: $9.7 billion
2010: $7.3 billion
2009: $5.9 billion
— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) October 26, 2021
Revenue increased 41 percent year over…