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February 2, 2021 10:30 pm

Google Cloud Lost $5.61 Billion On $13.06 Billion Revenue Last Year

Google's cloud business reported operating loss of $5.61 billion in 2020. It brought in $13.06 billion in revenue for the year. It's the first time the company revealed the operating income metric for its cloud business. CNBC reports: Alphabet's latest push to show it's serious about its cloud unit comes as it tries to diversify revenue, which primarily comes from advertising, a business that showed vulnerability in 2020 -- particularly in the second quarter. Google Cloud includes infrastructure and data analytics platforms, collaboration tools, and "other services for enterprise customers." The company's past attempts to bolster its cloud unit under CEO Diane Greene, who left in 2018, failed to capture much market share. But, since former Oracle executive Thomas Kurian came to Google to lead its cloud efforts in 2019, the company has gone on hiring and acquisition sprees.

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