Google Maps profile

Advertising and business services contribute to the wider Maps ecosystem.

Alphabet Inc.: USD 402.84 billion revenue in the year ended 2025-12-31. Net income: USD 132.17 billion. Group/company figures.

32.81% net margin for the year ended 2025-12-31: reported net income divided by revenue.

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), 2026-10-16 snapshot: USD 340.59 per share. Market capitalisation: USD 4.17T.

Local advertising, commercial discovery and mapping services monetise the connection between digital attention and physical destinations.

• LP

  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
• SB

  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
• B

  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

Ask Maps combines Gemini with place information to answer complex local questions. Prediction also supports traffic, routing and arrival estimates.

Google develops the mapping and AI systems using map data, business information and user contributions.

Location and journey activity, reviews and connected personalisation can shape suggestions; location and AI settings control different flows.

Business edits, review moderation, reporting and location controls shape the information available.

Review location history and AI settings; compare opening times and the underlying business details before an important trip.

15/25 points

Maps combines navigation, local discovery and advertising. Ask Maps adds conversational recommendations.

15/25 points

Location and journey activity, reviews and connected personalisation can shape suggestions; location and AI settings control different flows.

15/25 points

Business details and user contributions change over time. The source and update time matter alongside the rating or route estimate.

20/25 points

Review location history and AI settings; compare opening times and the underlying business details before an important trip.

Comparison priority: the journey you need to make and the quality of the local information. A popular recommendation is not automatically the most suitable destination.

A successful journey or useful recommendation rewards reliance on the app.

Traffic, journey updates and saved places bring location information back at relevant times.

Ask Maps and navigation shorten the path from a question to a destination.

Ratings, reviews and busy-place signals make the crowd part of choosing where to go.

Departure times, delays and limited opening hours create genuine timing pressure.