Alphabet, the holding company of Google, posted Q3 net profits of $5.1 billion, up from $4.0 billion in the year ago period, on turnover of $22.5 billion, an increase from $18.7 billion. For the nine months there were profits of $14.1 billion, a rise from $11.4 billion, on revenue which increased to $64.2 billion from $53.7 billion. Google contributed sales of $22.3 billion in Q3, up from $18.5 billion.