Google's search revenue rose 12% YoY to $63.25B in Q3 2026, down from 14.5% in Q3 2025, with Google attributing the slowdown to "lower monetization" in AI Mode
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Google’s 12% search growth to $63.25B with a drag from lower AI Mode monetization is a clear datapoint: user value is shifting faster than ad economics. Any team building AI-native interfaces should assume a multi-year gap between engagement and revenue and plan runway and pricing experiments accordingly.
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