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ProAlphabet added 11,830 people in the year to 30 June 2026, which makes Google one of the very few large technology employers hiring into a growing establishment rather than a shrinking one, and it makes the published rules about how you apply matter more than any advice about how you interview.
Start with the number, because it changes how you should read everything else. Alphabet employed 198,933 people on 30 June 2026, against 187,103 on 30 June 2025. Alphabet Q2 2026 results, 22 Jul 2026, checked 21 Sep 2026 The full year figures point the same way: 190,820 employees on 31 December 2025, against 183,323 on 31 December 2024. Alphabet Q4 and FY2025 results, checked 21 Sep 2026 Over the same year revenue went from $350,018 million to $402,836 million and operating income from $112,390 million to $129,039 million. Alphabet Q4 and FY2025 results, checked 21 Sep 2026
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