Alphabet- Google’s parent company- has surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable company after its latest earnings report, according to the BBC.
The company made a profit of $4.9bn for the fourth quarter, an increase from $4.7bn a year ago.
The announcement sent its share price up as much as 9% in after-hours trading.
That means that Alphabet is now worth around $568bn, compared with Apple, which has a value of $535bn.
It is the first time that Alphabet has separated out the results of its Google business – which includes the search engine and YouTube – from its “Other Bets” business, which includes more experimental ventures such as self-driving cars and internet balloon programs.
On an annual basis, Alphabet made $16.3bn but the figures show that the “Other Bets” business lost $3.6bn during the period, while Google’s operating income rose to $23.4bn, as online advertising increased.
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