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# YouTube Led Google’s 22% Growth, $26 Billion Q4. Maybe They Can Share More Of It With The Music Industry?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/youtube-led-googles-22-growth-26-billion-q4-maybe-they-can-share-more-of-it-with-the-music-industry/
- Published: 2017-01-27T15:56:59.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-27T15:56:59.000Z
- Description: The music industry has recently its ire recently on YouTube and its payments to rightsholder. In a quarterly earnings call this week, the CFO of parent company Alphabet (aka Google). Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/01/youtube-led-googles-22-growth-26-billion-q4-maybe-they-can
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, YouTube & Video, Alphabet Inc., Autonomous car, Chief financial officer, Facebook, Fiscal year, Google, NASDAQ, Ruth Porat, Sundar Pichai, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![YOUTUBE $](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09723d2c970d-150wi "YOUTUBE $")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09723d2c970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)The music industry has recently its ire recently on YouTube and its payments to rightsholder. In a quarterly earnings call this week, the CFO of parent company Alphabet (aka Google) provided the music industry their best talking point yet.

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On Thursday, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ending December 31, 2016\. (We've added the bold.)*“Our growth in the fourth quarter was exceptional – with *revenues up 22% year on year* and 24% on a constant currency basis. *This performance was led by mobile search and YouTube.* We’re seeing great momentum in Google’s newer investment areas and ongoing strong progress in Other Bets,”* said Ruth Porat, CFO of Alphabet.Overall, Google earned **$26 billion** in Q4\. Now, maybe they can share a little more of it with the music industry…

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