Google is owned by Alphabet Inc., which is its parent company and a publicly traded conglomerate. Alphabet owns Google as its largest subsidiary. The ownership structure involves multiple share classes, with co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin holding the majority of the voting power through special Class B shares, which are not publicly traded but carry 10 votes per share. This voting power gives them control over Google's strategic decisions despite owning about 3% of total shares each. Institutional investors own a significant portion of Alphabet's shares, but the founders control the majority of voting shares through this share structure. Sundar Pichai is the CEO of both Google and Alphabet. Alphabet also owns various other companies under its umbrella, but Google remains its core business.
