Quote Cloud & data centers· Jul 23, 2026

Existing cloud customers spend 50% above their commitments

Our existing customers have increased their spend when they make a commitment to us. They're spending roughly 50% more than the commitment, and so it comes down to the differentiation in our product portfolio, the strength we have in our go-to-market execution, and you see that in both top line and operating income growth.

in a CNBC interview with Jim Cramer

Thomas KurianGoogle Cloud · CEO

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Google Cloud CEO Kurian says customers are spending 50% more as segment blows away expectations

CNBC · 2026-07-23

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Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian told CNBC on Thursday that the company's existing customers are spending "roughly 50% more" than they've already committed. That helped drive the red-hot growth in its ...

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