Alphabet reported Q1 2026 earnings, with Google Search & Other revenue rising 19% year over year to $60.4 billion. CEO Sundar Pichai tied the quarter’s Search performance to AI Overviews and AI Mode, saying people are “coming back to Search more.” Q1 revenue was lower sequentially than Q4 2025, when Search & Other came in at $63.1 billion , but year-over-year growth increased from 17% to 19%. Total Alphabet revenue reached $109.9 billion, up 22%. What Pichai Said About Search In his prepared remarks, Pichai connected the Search number to AI experiences, stating: “People love our AI experiences like AI Mode and AI Overviews, and they’re coming back to Search more.” Pichai also said, “queries are at an all-time high.” He described “strong growth in both users and usage of AI Mode globally” without sharing an exact figure. Past Google disclosures  put AI Mode at roughly 100 million monthly active users and 75 million daily.…