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Information about Segments and Geographic Areas
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Information about Segments and Geographic Areas Information about Segments and Geographic Areas
We report our segment results as Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets:
•Google Services includes products and services such as ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Google Maps, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. Google Services generates revenues primarily from advertising; fees received for consumer subscription-based products such as YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium, and NFL Sunday Ticket, as well as Google One; the sale of apps and in-app purchases and devices.
•Google Cloud includes infrastructure and platform services, collaboration tools, and other services for enterprise customers. Google Cloud generates revenues primarily from consumption-based fees and subscriptions received for Google Cloud Platform services, Google Workspace communication and collaboration tools, and other enterprise services.
•Other Bets is a combination of multiple operating segments that are not individually material. Revenues from Other Bets are generated primarily from the sale of healthcare-related services and internet services.
Revenues, certain costs, such as costs associated with content and traffic acquisition, certain engineering activities, and devices, as well as certain operating expenses are directly attributable to our segments. Due to the integrated nature of Alphabet, other costs and expenses, such as technical infrastructure and office facilities, are managed centrally at a consolidated level. These costs, including the associated depreciation and impairment, are allocated to operating segments as a service cost generally based on usage, headcount, or revenue.
Certain costs are not allocated to our segments because they represent Alphabet-level activities. These costs primarily include AI-focused shared R&D activities, including development costs of our general AI models; corporate initiatives such as our philanthropic activities; corporate shared costs such as certain finance, human resource, and legal costs, including certain fines and settlements. Charges associated with employee severance and office space reductions during 2023 and employee severance in the first quarter of 2024, were not allocated to our segments. Additionally, hedging gains (losses) related to revenue are not allocated to our segments.
Our operating segments are not evaluated using asset information.
The following table presents information about our segments (in millions):
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
 20232024
Revenues:
Google Services$61,961 $70,398 
Google Cloud7,454 9,574 
Other Bets288 495 
Hedging gains (losses)84 72 
Total revenues$69,787 $80,539 
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
 20232024
Operating income (loss):
Google Services$21,737 $27,897 
Google Cloud191 900 
Other Bets(1,225)(1,020)
Alphabet-level activities
(3,288)(2,305)
Total income from operations$17,415 $25,472 
See Note 2 for information relating to revenues by geography.
The following table presents long-lived assets by geographic area, which includes property and equipment, net and operating lease assets (in millions):
As of
December 31, 2023		As of
March 31, 2024
Long-lived assets:
United States$110,053 $117,085 
International38,383 39,865 
Total long-lived assets$148,436 $156,950