{"id":1019,"date":"2021-06-18T23:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:03:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T03:03:05","slug":"consider-alphabet-if-you-can-buy-one-stock-only-to-retire-from-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/06\/18\/consider-alphabet-if-you-can-buy-one-stock-only-to-retire-from-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider Alphabet(Google) if you can  buy one stock only to retire from it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/06\/18\/consider-alphabet-if-you-can-buy-one-stock-only-to-retire-from-it\/#The_common_enemy_of_all_tech_giants\" >The common enemy of all tech giants<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/06\/18\/consider-alphabet-if-you-can-buy-one-stock-only-to-retire-from-it\/#12_products_with_more_than_1_billion_users\" >12 products with more than 1 billion users<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/06\/18\/consider-alphabet-if-you-can-buy-one-stock-only-to-retire-from-it\/#Rivals\" >Rivals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/06\/18\/consider-alphabet-if-you-can-buy-one-stock-only-to-retire-from-it\/#Alphabet_is_the_company_with_largest_cash\" >Alphabet is the company with largest cash<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/06\/18\/consider-alphabet-if-you-can-buy-one-stock-only-to-retire-from-it\/#Related_articles\" >Related articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_common_enemy_of_all_tech_giants\"><\/span><strong>The common enemy of all tech giants<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Alphabet (ticker:s: GOOGL and GOOG) is the lowest-profile company among all technology giants. Why? Because it knows that it can\u2019t be too aggressive, I often describe it as a company sitting on a digital gold mine. Investigate its root cause, because it is the common enemy of all technology giants, so you can&#8217;t make too many enemies! It should be the company that has been prosecuted by antitrust lawsuits and fined by the government most frequently in the world in recent years, and as long as a case is filed, it will almost always be established. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested readers can refer to the statistics in my blog article &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/06\/08\/antitrust-and-governance-faced-by-chinese-and-american-technology-giants\/\">Antitrust and governance faced by Chinese and American technology giants<\/a>&#8220;. It is difficult for Alphabet to escape any antitrust lawsuits by governments around the world \u2500 \u2500 because the fact of monopoly is too obvious. According to my investment logic in the blog article &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/05\/21\/how-should-investors-view-companies-being-included-in-the-antitrust-investigation-list\/\">How should investors view companies being included in the antitrust investigation list<\/a>&#8220;, investors should really consider such a company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Image source: Alphabet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_products_with_more_than_1_billion_users\"><\/span><strong>12 products with more than 1 billion users<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason why I used &#8220;Gold Mining Company in the modern digital age&#8221; to characterize this company is not without reason. As of the first quarter of 2021, there are a total of 12 products or services registered globally with more than 1 billion people. The closest Facebook is 5, Microsoft has 2, Apple has 2, Amazon has only 1, Tencent has 1, and Alibaba has 2; the total of these 6 companies is only 13!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like in Chapter 2 of my book &#8220;The Rules of Super Growth Stocks Investing&#8221;, when I discussed the company&#8217;s moat, I kept taking the Alphabet as an example. The 12 products or services of Alphabet that have more than 1 billion registered users worldwide are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/1-3.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/1-3-300x74.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 85vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Image source: Alphabet <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Product or service<\/td><td>Number of users<\/td><td>Achieved year<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google.com<\/td><td>Monthly visitors, MAU (monthly active users) 92.5 billion, Google Search has global search engine market share of 92%<\/td><td>2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>YouTube<\/td><td>MAU 34.6 billion<\/td><td>2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Android<\/td><td>Active phones 3 billions,  smartphone operating system market share of 85%<\/td><td>May, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Office software Google Workspace<\/td><td>2 billion<\/td><td>March, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GMail<\/td><td>2 billion<\/td><td>March, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google Play<\/td><td>2.9 million mobile apps<\/td><td>2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google Map<\/td><td>1 billion <\/td><td>2017<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google One<\/td><td>1 billion <\/td><td>2018<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google Pay<\/td><td>1 billion <\/td><td>2018<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google Photo<\/td><td>1 billion <\/td><td>2019<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google Translation<\/td><td>1 billion<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chrome browser<\/td><td>1 billion<\/td><td>2017<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rivals\"><\/span><strong>Rivals<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Alphabet and every giant technology business are heavily overlapped, and almost Alphabet are number one competitor of other technology giants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Competitor<\/td><td>Alphabet&#8217;s rival product or service <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Apple<\/td><td>Android, Pixel smartphone, Chromebook laptop, Fitbit, Nest, Google Play, Google Map, Google Pay, Chrome, Google One, Chrome OS, Google Workspace, Google Healthcare, Google Home, Google Assistant, Youtube, Chromecast, Pixel laptop, Pixel smartphone, Pixel tablet, Google Glasses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Microsoft<\/td><td>Google Workspace, GCP, Chrome OS, Chrome, Google Search, Google Play, Google One, Pixel tablet, Pixel laptop, Gmail, Google Map, digital advertisement, Google Glasses, Fitbit, Pixel smartphone<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amazon<\/td><td>GCP, digital advertisement, Google Search, Google Assistant, Nest, Chromecast, Google One, Google Home, Youtube, Google Shopping, Google Play, Google Pay, Fitbit, Google Healthcare<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Facebook<\/td><td>Digital advertisement, Youtube, Google Search, Google Photo, Google Pay, Google Home, Fitbit, Google Shopping, Google Workspace<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alibaba<\/td><td>GCP, digital advertisement, Youtube, Google Pay, Google Shopping, Google Search, Google Map, Chrome, Google One, Google Home, Google Assistant, Google Translation , Google Workspace <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tencent<\/td><td>GCP, digital advertisement, Youtube, Google Pay, Google Assistant, Google Search, Google Translation, Google Workspace<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"156\" height=\"54\" src=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/g-1600x1200-1.png\" alt=\"alphabet\" class=\"wp-image-14143\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">credit: Google<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alphabet_is_the_company_with_largest_cash\"><\/span><strong>Alphabet is the company with largest cash<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/8\/1\/20749831\/alphabet-google-apple-cash-reserves-richest-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alphabet has most cash position on its balance sheet among all listed companies! <\/a>This is the competitiveness, and it is a very wide moat. Alphabet not only has a ultra low long-term debt ratio of 0.07 (long-term debt is almost zero); as of the first quarter of 2021, it has a total of 135.104 billion U.S. dollars, which is more than Apple\u2019s 69.834 billion or Microsoft\u2019s 125.407 billion, and these numbers are still accumulating rapidly while we are sleeping, and the Alphabet is the company with the most cash in the accounts of listed companies in the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The whole Wall Street is staring at the money, waiting for when it will start paying dividends; the trouble with the Alphabet is not whether it has the ability to pay dividends, or whether it will pay dividends, but when it announces that it will start paying dividends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_articles\"><\/span>Related articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/02\/08\/deepseek-rout\/\">DeepSeek routed the global AI and stock<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/02\/12\/chinese-ai-companies\/\">Chinese AI progress and top companies<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/11\/14\/apple-search-engine\/\">Apple search engine, the possibility and necessity to inhouse develop<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/10\/15\/search-engine-antitrust\/\">&#8220;Will Google&#8217;s search engine antitrust ruled out has big impact on Alphabet?&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/08\/09\/apple-google-antitrust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Apple plummeted by Google antitrust ruled a monopoly?<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/10\/22\/investing-in-alphabet\/\">The pros and cons of investing in Alphabet amid AI evolution<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/11\/04\/ticker-symbol-changed\/\">Ticker symbol changed companies&#8217; stock performance?<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/06\/18\/consider-alphabet-if-you-can-buy-one-stock-only-to-retire-from-it\/\">Consider Alphabet if you can buy one stock only to retire from it? <\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/07\/20\/alphabets-urgent-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alphabet\u2019s urgent crisis<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/08\/09\/apple-google-antitrust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Apple plummeted by Google antitrust ruled a monopoly?<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/12\/14\/willow-chip-rally\/\">Google&#8217;s Willow chip rally related quantum computing stocks. 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