Google to take AI search ads overseas as growth slows — SkimNews
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- Google plans to expand “high-quality ads within AI Overviews in AI Mode” into international markets, extending advertising across its AI-powered Search experiences as core search-ad growth slows.
- Google Search reported Q3 2026 revenue of $63.25B, up 12% year over year, but growth slowed from 14.5% in Q3 2025; Google attributed the slowdown to lower monetization in AI Mode.
Why it matters: At stake is Google’s $63.25 billion quarterly Search business: growth eased to 12% from 14.5%, with the slowdown attributed to lower AI Mode monetization. The overseas rollout puts AI Overview ads before more international users and expands the ad inventory available to Google’s Search business.
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