""The "Magnificent Seven" grouping of stocks represents seven of the biggest and most influential companies in the world that make up roughly one-third of the market cap-weighted S&P 500. Its members have a significant impact on whether the overall stock market rises or falls in a given day, so they are closely watched by both analysts and retail investors. In a series of articles, I've been looking at each of these companies to predict which is the best Magnificent Seven stock to buy for 2026.""
""Alphabet is probably still better known as Google, and for good reason. Google has an unshakable lead in global internet search, with 89.9% of the market share. The search engine in second place, Bing, has just 4.2%. And Alphabet's Chrome browser is nearly as dominant with 71.2% of the market, topping second-place Safari with 14.3%. This means that Alphabet is unquestionably the most consequential internet company in the world.""
""Alphabet brought in $74.18 billion in revenue during the third quarter from advertising, which includes Google Search, its Google network, and YouTube. That's a 12.6% increase from a year ago, made possible by Alphabet's use of powerful AI tools. For instance, Alphabet uses AI to provide more relevant answers to search queries and also launched an AI Overviews feature that appears at the top of a search result.""
The Magnificent Seven are seven dominant companies that comprise roughly one-third of the market cap-weighted S&P 500 and heavily influence daily market moves. Alphabet (Google) controls 89.9% of global search and Chrome holds 71.2% of browser market share, giving it unmatched reach for advertising and content placement. Advertising generated $74.18 billion in Q3, comprising 72% of $102.34 billion total revenue, and rose 12.6% year over year. Alphabet deploys advanced AI to improve search relevance, surface AI Overviews, optimize ad creation and placement, and provide AI-powered user tools like email assistance.
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