Google Gemini profile
Google Gemini
gemini.google.com(opens in new tab)Google's AI assistant for conversation and connected tasks.
The assistant becomes more useful as it knows more of your Google life.
Where the money comes from
Paid plans and Google's wider commercial services support the product.
Sources (6)
- Google Gemini — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Alphabet Inc. — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they made last year
Alphabet Inc.: USD 402.84 billion revenue in the year ended 2025-12-31. Net income: USD 132.17 billion. Group/company figures.
Sources (4)
- Alphabet Inc. — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
How much they keep
32.81% net margin for the year ended 2025-12-31: reported net income divided by revenue.
Sources (4)
- Alphabet Inc. — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they’re worth
Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), 2026-10-16 snapshot: USD 340.59 per share. Market capitalisation: USD 4.17T.
Sources (5)
- Alphabet Inc. — dated market snapshotSecondary market data · accessed 18 October 2026
- Alphabet Inc. — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Where the money is heading
Paid AI plans and integration across Google products monetise a deeper, more personalised assistant relationship.
Sources (6)
- Google Gemini — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Alphabet Inc. — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Who runs it
Google LLC · Alphabet Inc.
Google is part of Alphabet. Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin retain substantial voting influence through the share structure, while public investors hold listed shares.
Sources (6)
- Google Gemini — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Alphabet Inc. — proxy ownership tablePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Alphabet Inc. — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Selected dated shareholder disclosures
Larry Page
A Google co-founder. Super-voting Class B shares give him voting influence that differs from ordinary economic ownership.
- Voting power
- 27.4%
- Disclosure as of
- 6 April 2026
Total voting power, not total economic ownership.
Sources (1)
- Alphabet Inc. — proxy ownership tablePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
Sergey Brin
A Google co-founder with super-voting Class B shares. Voting power is not the same percentage as total economic equity.
- Voting power
- 25.3%
- Disclosure as of
- 6 April 2026
Total voting power, not total economic ownership.
Sources (1)
- Alphabet Inc. — proxy ownership tablePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
BlackRock
An investment-management group reporting voting or investment authority over shares held through managed portfolios. The position is not all the manager’s own economic wealth.
- Share-class percentage — Class A
- 6.1%
- Voting power
- 2.5%
- Disclosure as of
- 6 April 2026
6.1% is Class A only, not all economic equity. The proxy cites an older 2024 filing.
Sources (1)
- Alphabet Inc. — proxy ownership tablePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
Sources (1)
- Alphabet Inc. — proxy ownership tablePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
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Photo credits
- Google LLC — Simple Icons contributors; Google LLC brand mark. CC0 1.0. Original monochrome SVG geometry unchanged; contained in a white tile.
- Larry Page — Joi Ito; original crop by Bonnifac. CC BY 2.0. Face crop (75, 20, 585, 530); resized to 168 × 168 pixels and encoded as WebP. Adapted image retains the source licence.
- Sergey Brin — Steve Jurvetson. CC BY 2.0. Face crop (200, 50, 1423, 1273); resized to 168 × 168 pixels and encoded as WebP. Adapted image retains the source licence.
- BlackRock — BlackRock. Public domain. Original SVG geometry unchanged; contained in a white tile.
What AI does here
Gemini generates content and works with connected applications. Personal Intelligence can draw on information from services such as Gmail and Photos for eligible users.
Sources (5)
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
Who supplies the brains
Google develops Gemini models and the app’s connected-service layer.
Sources (5)
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
What it learns from you
Personal Intelligence can draw from connected Google services. Deleting source material or disconnecting an app does not automatically delete previous Gemini activity.
Sources (6)
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Pay — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
Who checks its work
Activity, connection and personalisation controls govern different flows of information.
Sources (6)
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Pay — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
How much choice you have
Review both connected apps and Gemini activity: disconnecting a source does not automatically erase earlier assistant activity.
Sources (6)
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Pay — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
Editorial Trust score: 60/100
Assessed 18 October 2026
What they say vs what they do
15/25 points
Gemini combines generated answers with optional personal context. Connecting an app makes the assistant more informed about you.
Sources (4)
- Google Pay — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they know—and what they do with it
15/25 points
Personal Intelligence can draw from connected Google services. Deleting source material or disconnecting an app does not automatically delete previous Gemini activity.
Sources (4)
- Google Pay — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Quality vs Quantity
10/25 points
A personalised answer can be more relevant without being more accurate. Original sources and the supplied context explain different parts of the result.
Sources (6)
- Google Pay — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
How much control you really have
20/25 points
Review both connected apps and Gemini activity: disconnecting a source does not automatically erase earlier assistant activity.
Sources (6)
- Google Pay — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Google Gemini — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Who does it better
Comparison priority: the value of personal context against the connections you want to maintain. More information can improve relevance without resolving every factual question.
Sources (3)
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
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Reinforcement— The reward
A useful answer or completed task rewards another conversation.
Sources (3)
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Prompts & Cues— The trigger
Suggested follow-ups and continuing tasks give the next visit a starting point.
Sources (3)
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Response Effort— The easy path
Connected apps reduce copying information between mail, photos and the assistant.
Sources (3)
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Social Influence— The crowd
Shared examples and generated media show other users what the product can do.
Sources (3)
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Loss Aversion & Scarcity— The pressure
A personalised context built from existing services makes switching assistants feel like starting with a stranger.
Sources (3)
- Personal Intelligence launches in the Gemini app in IndiaPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Gemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google appsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
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