{"id":161525,"date":"2024-02-01T12:19:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T12:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?p=161525"},"modified":"2024-03-28T06:45:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T06:45:45","slug":"largest-google-shareholders-who-owns-alphabet-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/who-owns-alphabet-stock","title":{"rendered":"Who Owns the Most Google Stock? 10 Largest GOOGL &amp; GOOG Shareholders in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alphabet, the owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/5359\/google\">Google<\/a>, has seen its stock price soar over the past 12 months on the back of strong quarterly results.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of the tech giant, a member of the \u2018Magnificent Seven\u2019 group of mega-cap US growth companies, have risen 46% to $150 in the year to March 27, 2024.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_210174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-210174\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/unnamed-2-3-300x109.jpg\" alt=\"GOOGL Stock 1-Year Performance Chart. \" width=\"1200\" height=\"438\" class=\"wp-image-210174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/unnamed-2-3-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/unnamed-2-3-1024x373.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/unnamed-2-3-768x280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/unnamed-2-3.jpg 1157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-210174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOOGL Stock 1-Year Performance Chart. Source: Investing.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But do analysts believe the stock price will continue to rise, and who are the largest shareholders that would benefit from further increases?<\/p>\n<p>In our analysis of who owns the most Google stock, we reveal who owns Alphabet and look at GOOG vs GOOGL stock.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:\u201c3\u201dpx;-moz-border-radius:\u201c3\u201dpx;-webkit-border-radius:\u201c3\u201dpx;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:\u201c3\u201dpx;-moz-border-radius:\u201c3\u201dpx;-webkit-border-radius:\u201c3\u201dpx;\">\n<h2><span id=\"key_takeaways\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Institutional investors are the majority owners of Alphabet, accounting for almost 64% of outstanding shares.<\/li>\n<li>Vanguard and BlackRock are currently the two largest institutional investors in Alphabet.<\/li>\n<li>Fifteen executives and directors, including Larry Page and Sergey Brin, own a combination of Class A and Class B shares, according to Alphabet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n    <section class=\"toc-sticky w-100 bg-white \">\n        <div class=\"toc-sticky__container container\">\n            <div class=\"toc-sticky__open d-flex align-items-end\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                 aria-controls=\"multiCollapse1\"\n                 data-bs-target=\"#multiCollapse1\">\n                <button\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary collapse-action-btn p-1 rounded-circle\"\n                        type=\"button\"\n                >\n                    <i class=\"icon-chevron-up\"><\/i>\n                <\/button>\n                <span id=\"toc-current-title\" class=\"d-flex align-items-center\">\n                    Table of Contents\n                <\/span>\n                <span class=\"toc-main-title-permanent\">Table of Contents<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div\n                    class=\"collapse my-3\"\n                    id=\"multiCollapse1\"\n            >\n                <ol class=\"StepProgress\">\n                                                                        <li class=\"StepProgress-item current\">\n                                                <div class=\"StepProgress-item__group\">\n                            <a data-id=\"key_takeaways\"\n                               onclick=handleScrollToTitle(\"key_takeaways\")\n                               class=\"StepProgress-item__link\" data-level=\"2\">Key Takeaways<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/li>\n                                                                        <li class=\"StepProgress-item\">\n                                                <div class=\"StepProgress-item__group\">\n                            <a data-id=\"all_things_alphabet_products_market_cap_and_share_price\"\n                               onclick=handleScrollToTitle(\"all_things_alphabet_products_market_cap_and_share_price\")\n                               class=\"StepProgress-item__link\" data-level=\"2\">All Things Alphabet: Products, Market Cap, and Share Price<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/li>\n                                                                        <li class=\"StepProgress-item\">\n                                                <div class=\"StepProgress-item__group\">\n                            <a data-id=\"who_owns_alphabet_shares_google_shareholder_analysis\"\n                               onclick=handleScrollToTitle(\"who_owns_alphabet_shares_google_shareholder_analysis\")\n                               class=\"StepProgress-item__link\" data-level=\"2\">Who Owns Alphabet Shares? Google Shareholder Analysis<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/li>\n                                                                        <li class=\"StepProgress-item\">\n                                                <div class=\"StepProgress-item__group\">\n                            <a data-id=\"who_owns_the_most_shares_of_google_in_2024\"\n                               onclick=handleScrollToTitle(\"who_owns_the_most_shares_of_google_in_2024\")\n                               class=\"StepProgress-item__link\" data-level=\"2\">Who Owns the Most Shares of Google in 2024?<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/li>\n                                                                        <li class=\"StepProgress-item\">\n                                                <div class=\"StepProgress-item__group\">\n              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Google Shareholder Analysis<\/a>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <\/li>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <span class=\"show_moretoc\">Show Full Guide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t                                                      <li class=\"StepProgress-item ms_hidetoc\">\n                                                    <div class=\"StepProgress-item__group\">\n                                <a data-id=\"who_owns_the_most_shares_of_google_in_2024\"\n                                   onclick=handleScrollToTitle(\"who_owns_the_most_shares_of_google_in_2024\")\n                                   class=\"StepProgress-item__link\"\n                                   data-level=\"2\">Who Owns the Most Shares of Google in 2024?<\/a>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                                           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pageLegendCollapse);\n\tjQuery('span.show_moretoc').click(function(){\n\t\tjQuery('span.show_moretoc').hide();\n\t   jQuery('.ms_hidetoc').show();\n\t});\n    });\n\n    \/\/ When the user clicks on the button, scroll to the top of the document\n    function btnTop() {\n        const pageLegend = document.querySelector('#multiCollapse1');\n        document.querySelector('html').classList.remove('overflow-hidden');\n        pageLegend.classList.remove('overflow-auto');\n        pageLegend.style.height = 'auto';\n        window.scrollTo({\n            top: 0,\n            behavior: 'smooth'\n        });\n    }\n\n    const handleScrollToTitle = (id) => {\n        const el = document.getElementById(id);\n        const headerHeightDifference = window.innerWidth < 992 ? -30 : -15;\n        window.scrollTo({\n            top: el.offsetTop - 60 - headerHeightDifference - 10,\n        });\n    }\n<\/script>\n\n<h2><span id=\"all_things_alphabet_products_market_cap_and_share_price\">All Things Alphabet: Products, Market Cap, and Share Price<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start by looking at who owns Google.<\/p>\n<p>Alphabet is the Google parent company. It was created by a 2015 corporate restructuring of Google, which had originally gone public back in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Although Google still delivers the vast majority of revenue and profit, several smaller companies are coming under the Alphabet umbrella.<\/p>\n<p>These emerging businesses, which are at various stages of their development, are independent operations and are known collectively as \u2018other bets.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Alphabet achieved <a href=\"https:\/\/abc.xyz\/assets\/95\/eb\/9cef90184e09bac553796896c633\/2023q4-alphabet-earnings-release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">revenue of $307 billion<\/a> in the year ending December 31, 2023, which was a 9% increase over the previous year\u2019s $282.8 billion.<\/p>\n<p>GOOGL stock is rated a \u2018moderate buy,\u2019 according to the opinions of 32 Wall Street analysts compiled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketbeat.com\/stocks\/NASDAQ\/GOOGL\/price-target\/\" target=\"_blank\">MarketBeat<\/a> to March 27, 2024. Twenty-six have \u2018buy\u2019 recommendations in place for the Google owners, and one sees it as a \u2018strong buy,\u2019 while five have it down as a \u2018hold.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Their consensus forecast is for the stock to rise 3.69% to $155.48 over the coming year, although opinions are divided. Whereas the highest forecast is for the stock to hit $180, the lowest sees the price tumbling to $130. This would represent a $12 drop from the $151 closing price on March 26, 2024.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_210445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-210445\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-3-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"Alphabet (GOOGL) Historical Price Chart\" width=\"1200\" height=\"765\" class=\"wp-image-210445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-3-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-3-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-3-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-3-1200x765.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-3.jpg 1390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-210445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alphabet (GOOGL) Historical Price Chart<br \/>Source: Yahoo Finance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\nAs of March 27, 2024, Alphabet (GOOGL) stock appreciated by 5,781.38%, according to split-adjusted data from Yahoo Finance.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Note that past performance is not indicative of future results.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"who_owns_alphabet_shares_google_shareholder_analysis\">Who Owns Alphabet Shares? Google Shareholder Analysis<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So, who owns Alphabet? Several institutions and individuals are on the list of top Google shareholders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\nCurrently, it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallstreetzen.com\/stocks\/us\/nasdaq\/googl\/ownership\" target=\"_blank\">63.84% owned by institutional shareholders<\/a>, 3.62% by Google insiders, and 32.54% by retail investors, according to Wallstreetzen.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Ownership Structure<\/h3>\n<p>But what is the <strong>difference between GOOG and GOOGL<\/strong>? Alphabet has three classes of stock: Class A, Class B, and Class C.<\/p>\n<p>Class A shares are voting shares with one vote per share, which investors can exercise at shareholder meetings. Class C shares do not have any voting rights.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Class B shares are only for insiders and come with 10 votes per share. They are also not traded publicly and as such, do not have a ticker symbol.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, insiders refer to the company&#8217;s co-founders, directors, and other senior managers, as well as other entities who may hold 10% or more of the company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The two listed classes are A and C<\/strong>. While A uses the ticker GOOGL, C can be found under GOOG.<\/p>\n<p>According to Alphabet\u2019s annual report, there were approximately 7,305 and 1,757 stockholders of Class A stock and Class C stock, respectively, as well as 59 of Class B, at the end of 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>As of January 23, 2024, Alphabet had <strong>12.43 billion shares outstanding<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/ix?doc=\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1652044\/000165204424000022\/goog-20231231.htm\" target=\"_blank\">5,893 million Class A shares<\/a><\/li>\n<li>869 million Class B stock<\/li>\n<li>5,671 million shares of Class C stock outstanding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"who_owns_the_most_shares_of_google_in_2024\">Who Owns the Most Shares of Google in 2024?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Coming to Google owners, Alphabet shareholders are spread out between massive institutional investors as well as individual shareholders.<\/p>\n<p>Google ownership includes some of the most well-known asset management companies in the world. These organizations have trillions of dollars under management.<\/p>\n<h3>Top 5 Largest Institutional Shareholders<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-1-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"Top 5 Institutional Google Shareholders\" width=\"1200\" height=\"825\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-210446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-1-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-1-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-1-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-1-1200x825.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-1.jpg 1390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Vanguard Group \u2013 904,799,079 \u2013 7.28%<\/h4>\n<p>Vanguard is the world\u2019s second-largest asset management firm and a leading provider of so-called passive investment strategies. It also heads the list of largest Google shareholders.<\/p>\n<p>The late Jack Bogle, Vanguard\u2019s founder, is credited with helping to bring the concept of index tracking to the public and providing them with a cheaper way to invest.<\/p>\n<p>The company, which was established in 1975, had around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advratings.com\/company\/vanguard-group\" target=\"_blank\">$8.2 trillion in assets under management<\/a> as of July 2023, according to ADV Ratings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>Its stake in Alphabet is 7.28%, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallstreetzen.com\/stocks\/us\/nasdaq\/googl\/ownership\" target=\"_blank\">Wallstreetzen<\/a> as of March 27, 2024, which shows it holds 904,799,079 shares at a value of $135.78 billion.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h4>BlackRock \u2013 770,420,817 \u2013 6.20%<\/h4>\n<p>BlackRock is the world\u2019s largest asset manager, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advratings.com\/company\/blackrock\" target=\"_blank\">$10 trillion in total assets under management<\/a> at the end of 2023, according to ADV Ratings.<\/p>\n<p>The New York-based company, which is second on the list of Google shareholders, was founded back in the late 1980s and employs thousands of people in almost 40 countries.<\/p>\n<p>It provides a range of services to institutional, intermediary and retail clients, including rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>According to Wallstreetzen, it has 770,420,817 shares in the company. This equates to a stake of 6.2% and a value of $116.16 billion.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h4>State Street Corp \u2013 413,134,392 \u2013 3.32%<\/h4>\n<p>State Street is a global financial services firm. One of its divisions, State Street Global Advisors Inc., is the world\u2019s fourth-largest investment manager.<\/p>\n<p>It provides investment, advisory, and trading services to clients, and it has around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advratings.com\/company\/state-street-global-advisors\" target=\"_blank\">$3.8 trillion in assets under management<\/a>, according to ADV Ratings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>Currently, it has a 3.32% stake in Alphabet, according to Wallstreetzen, which lists shares held as being 413,134,392 at a value of $62.29 billion.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h4>FMR LLC \u2013 344,140,631 \u2013 2.77%<\/h4>\n<p>Fidelity Investments is one of the world\u2019s largest asset managers and almost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advratings.com\/company\/fidelity-investments\" target=\"_blank\">50 million individual investors<\/a>, according to ADV Ratings.<\/p>\n<p>FMR LLC is the <a href=\"https:\/\/institutional.fidelity.com\/app\/proxy\/content?literatureURL=\/9887075.PDF\" target=\"_blank\">US parent company<\/a> of the multinational group and a leading provider of investment management, retirement planning and portfolio guidance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>According to Wallstreetzen, it holds 344,140,631 shares in Alphabet. This equates to a value of $51.89bn and a stake of 2.77%.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h4>Geode Capital Management \u2013 225,660,182 \u2013 1.82%<\/h4>\n<p>The asset manager was founded in 2001 and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geodecapital.com\" target=\"_blank\">$1.15 trillion assets under management<\/a>, according to its website.<\/p>\n<p>It uses a team-based approach across each of the firm\u2019s investment disciplines, emphasizing a \u201crepeatable, risk-managed and collaborative\u201d investment process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>The current stake in Alphabet is worth $33.86bn as it holds 225,660,182 shares, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallstreetzen.com\/stocks\/us\/nasdaq\/googl\/ownership\" target=\"_blank\">Wallstreetzen<\/a>. This equates to a 1.82% stake.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Top 5 Largest Google Individual Shareholders<\/h3>\n<p>As far as the list of individual Google investors is concerned, it contains past and current executives, as well as long-term investors.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-2-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"Top 5 Individual Google Shareholders\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1571\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-210448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-2-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-2-782x1024.jpg 782w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-2-768x1006.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-2-1173x1536.jpg 1173w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-2-1200x1571.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Google-Shareholders-2.jpg 1390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Larry Page \u2013 389,051,160 \u2013 3.12%<\/h4>\n<p>He co-founded Google with Sergey Brin back in the late 1990s and was chief executive before announcing at the end of 2019 that he was stepping down.<\/p>\n<p>Larry remains a board member and is at number nine on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/profiles\/lawrence-e-page\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Billionaires Index<\/a> as of March 27, 2024, with a wealth estimated at $136 billion.<\/p>\n<p>He has 389,051,160 of Class A Google stock, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1295231\/000165204423000027\/a2023schedule13g-lawrencep.htm\" target=\"_blank\">SEC filings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Sergey Brin \u2013 363,474,028 \u2013 2.92%<\/h4>\n<p>Google\u2019s co-founder is at number 10 on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a wealth of $130 billion.<\/p>\n<p>He served as president of the company until stepping down at the same time as Larry Page at the end of 2019. He remains a board member.<\/p>\n<p>He has 363,474,028 of Class A stock, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1652044\/000119312524032286\/d931712dsc13ga.htm\" target=\"_blank\">SEC filings<\/a> to December 31, 2023.<\/p>\n<h4>Eric E. Schmidt \u2013 115,109,788 \u2013 0.92%<\/h4>\n<p>The US businessman served as chief executive of Google from 2001 to 2011 and then as executive chairman up until 2015.<\/p>\n<p>He helped transform Google from a Silicon Valley startup to a global technological leader and one of the century\u2019s business success stories.<\/p>\n<p>He owns 60,994,606 Class A stock and 54,115,182 Class B, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1652044\/000119312524036532\/d585199dsc13ga.htm\" target=\"_blank\">SEC filings<\/a> on 31 December 2023.<\/p>\n<h4>John Doerr \u2013 25,260,820 \u2013 0.2%<\/h4>\n<p>The investor, who is chairman of venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, was one of the original investors in Google back in the late 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>He has 2,911,880 Class A shares of Alphabet and 22,348,940 Class B stock, according to the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/abc.xyz\/assets\/1e\/1f\/796609564a91ad9ab98328ec44b0\/2023-alphabet-proxy-statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2023 proxy document<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Sundar Pichai \u2013 227,560 \u2013 0.001%<\/h4>\n<p>Alphabet\u2019s chief executive joined Google in 2004 as head of product management and development and has risen through the ranks.<\/p>\n<p>A highly respected visionary, he was previously linked to roles with Twitter and Microsoft but was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Sundar-Pichai\" target=\"_blank\">named<\/a> Alphabet\u2019s CEO in December 2019.<\/p>\n<p>He has 227,560 class A shares, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1652044\/000120919124005015\/xslF345X05\/doc4.xml\" target=\"_blank\">according to SEC filings<\/a> as of 20 March 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Founded Google?<\/h3>\n<p>Sergey Brin and Larry Page, computer science degree classmates at Stanford University in Stanford, California, founded Google in 1998.<\/p>\n<p>The company kicked off as a research project back in 1996 when the co-founders were Ph.D. students. It also had a little-recognized third founder, Scott Hassan, who created much of the initial Google code but left before the company was formally incorporated.<\/p>\n<p>The company, initially dubbed BackRub, started off by receiving $100,000 in funding in August 1998 from the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Andy Bechtolsheim.<\/p>\n<h3>Role of Institutional Investors<\/h3>\n<p>Institutional investors collect money from several parties, to invest it across a range of assets and maximize their gains. By involving several clients in this fund collection process, institutional investors have the advantage of capital volume, which can open access to several investments and give them a significant stake in top companies.<\/p>\n<p>Institutional investors also help maintain corporate governance, reporting, and transparency standards in several companies they have a stake in.<\/p>\n<p>They can voice their opinions more assertively due to their shareholdings, resulting in a better chance of influencing the direction and decision-making of certain companies.<\/p>\n<p>Due to their significant holdings in various financial assets, institutional investors substantially impact the stock market. As such, private and smaller investors usually tend to mimic institutional investors\u2019 actions when it comes to buying or selling a particular stock.<\/p>\n<p>Hedge funds, asset managers, and mutual funds are all examples of institutional investors.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"the_bottom_line\">The Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Google is one of the world&#8217;s most well-known and influential companies, at par with other Big Tech giants such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/who-owns-amazon\">Amazon<\/a> (AMZN) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/largest-apple-shareholders\">Apple<\/a> (AAPL). A global business giant is\u00a0currently <a href=\"https:\/\/companiesmarketcap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">the fifth largest in the world<\/a>, according to Companies Market Cap.<\/p>\n<p>That makes it unsurprising that so many major institutional investors want to put money into the stock.<\/p>\n<p>Google is owned by numerous individual and institutional shareholders, including Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Sundar Pichai, the Vanguard Group, and BlackRock.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"faqs\">FAQs<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"man_faq_sec\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\"><\/time><section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">Who is the largest shareholder of Alphabet? <\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">The largest institutional investor is the Vanguard Group, with 904,799,079 shares, accounting for 7.28% of Google ownership.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">Who are the main investors of Alphabet? <\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">Alphabet\u2019s main investors are its co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and a handful of other insiders among the directors and senior managers. Major institutional investors such as the Vanguard Group, BlackRock, and State Street are the company\u2019s main institutional investors. <\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">Who is Alphabet Inc owned by? <\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">Regarding who owns Alphabet, shareholders are spread out among individual and institutional investors. The majority of shares are owned by institutional investors, due to the sheer amount of capital at their disposal. However, most of the company&#8217;s control still lies with the insiders, who own the Class B shares with the most voting power. <\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">What percentage of Google does Larry Page own? <\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">As of December 31, 2022, Larry Page owned 389,051,160 of Class A Google stock. His stake makes him the largest individual Alphabet investor.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">How many shareholders does Alphabet (Google) have?<\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">As of December 31, 2023, there were approximately 7,305 and 1,757 stockholders of Class A stock and Class C stock, respectively. There were approximately 59 Class B stockholders.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">Who owns the most Google stock?<\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">The largest institutional investor is Vanguard, with 904,799,079 shares, while the largest individual Google investor is Larry Page, with 389,051,160 shares.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"reference-content\">\n<div class=\"reference-heading reference-content-collapsible-heading\">\n<h2><span id=\"references\">References<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"reference-content-body\">\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abc.xyz\/assets\/95\/eb\/9cef90184e09bac553796896c633\/2023q4-alphabet-earnings-release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Alphabet Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Results<\/a> (Alphabet)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketbeat.com\/stocks\/NASDAQ\/GOOGL\/price-target\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Forecast &amp; Price Target<\/a> (MarketBeat)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallstreetzen.com\/stocks\/us\/nasdaq\/googl\/ownership\" target=\"_blank\">NASDAQ: GOOGLAlphabet Inc Stock Ownership &#8211; Who owns Google?<\/a> (WallstreetZen)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/ix?doc=\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1652044\/000165204424000022\/goog-20231231.htm\" target=\"_blank\">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549<\/a> (SEC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advratings.com\/company\/vanguard-group\" target=\"_blank\">Vanguard &#8211; Assets under Management (AUM)<\/a> (ADV Ratings)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advratings.com\/company\/blackrock\" target=\"_blank\">BlackRock AUM (Assets under Management)<\/a> (ADV Ratings)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advratings.com\/company\/state-street-global-advisors\" target=\"_blank\">State Street Global Advisors<\/a> (ADV Ratings)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advratings.com\/company\/fidelity-investments\" target=\"_blank\">Fidelity Investments: Assets under Management (AUM)<\/a> (ADV Ratings)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/institutional.fidelity.com\/app\/proxy\/content?literatureURL=\/9887075.PDF\" target=\"_blank\">FMR LLC and Subsidiaries \u2013 UK Tax Policy1 Financial Year ending 31 December 2023<\/a> (Institutional Fidelity)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geodecapital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Providing Efficient Exposures to Institutional Investors<\/a> (Geode Capital)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/profiles\/lawrence-e-page\/\" target=\"_blank\"># 9 Larry Page $136B<\/a>\u00a0(Bloomberg)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1295231\/000165204423000027\/a2023schedule13g-lawrencep.htm\" target=\"_blank\">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549<\/a> (SEC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1652044\/000119312524032286\/d931712dsc13ga.htm\" target=\"_blank\">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549<\/a> (SEC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1652044\/000119312524036532\/d585199dsc13ga.htm\" target=\"_blank\">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549<\/a> (SEC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abc.xyz\/assets\/1e\/1f\/796609564a91ad9ab98328ec44b0\/2023-alphabet-proxy-statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Alphabet Notice of 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement<\/a> (Alphabet)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Sundar-Pichai\" target=\"_blank\">Sundar Pichai<\/a>\u00a0(Britannica)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1652044\/000120919124005015\/xslF345X05\/doc4.xml\" target=\"_blank\">NITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549<\/a> (SEC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/companiesmarketcap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Largest Companies by Market Cap<\/a> (Companies Market Cap)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alphabet, the owner of Google, has seen its stock price soar over the past 12 months on the back of strong quarterly results. 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