Is Google Cloud a $1 Trillion Business?

By Travis Hoium | June 12, 2025, 11:58 AM

Is ChatGPT disrupting Google Search? The data doesn't support that, and OpenAI may now be using Google's cloud services to power ChatGPT, which will be a tailwind for Google in building a $1 trillion cloud business.

*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 10, 2025. The video was published on June 11, 2025.

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