Google's profit nearly doubles

at some stage in the third region of this year, up until 30 September, Google generated an income of $2.69bn (£1.43bn), a 70 in step with cent increase at the $1.58bn it made for the duration of the same duration final 12 months.

If the quantity that Google paid to its partners is deducted, the quest engine giant made $1.86bn, that's slightly better than the $1.82bn that analysts had predicted.

Google's earnings for the length became $733m (£389m), which is sort of twice the $381m it made inside the identical duration last yr. The figures come every week after it sold YouTube for $1.65bn.

Analyst Tim Boyd of Caris & Co advised BBC information: "The primary query is what [Google] can do with YouTube and the way fast it is able to have an impact."worldwide operations significantly raise income

Google said it changed into satisfied about the manner the organization become acting financially, especially with its international operations that now account for nearly half of (forty four in keeping with cent) of the earnings.

"Our 0.33 quarter results are a testament to the energy of our community of advertisers and partners, as well as our persevering with attention on customers," stated Google chief govt Eric Schmidt.