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<\/p>\n\u2018Our enterprise AI solutions have become our primary growth driver for cloud,\u2019 said Google CEO Sundar Pichai during the company\u2019s first-quarter 2026 earnings report, which saw Google Cloud exceed $20 billion in sales for the first time.<\/p>\n
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Google Cloud sales<\/a> and enterprise customer momentum<\/a> are on fire thanks to its AI innovation.<\/p>\n The cloud giant reported a record-breaking $20 billion in total sales during the first quarter of 2026, alongside 40 percent growth in paid Gemini Enterprise customers and 800 percent revenue growth in overall enterprise AI solutions.<\/p>\n \u201cOur enterprise AI solutions have become our primary growth driver for cloud,\u201d said Google CEO Sundar Pichai during Google\u2019s first-quarter 2026 earnings<\/a> report Wednesday.<\/p>\n The Mountain View, Calif.-based cloud and AI company now has a record $80 billion annual run rate.<\/p>\n [Related: Google Cloud Next: 5 Biggest Gemini, TPU, AI And Partner Takeaways<\/a>]<\/p>\n \u201cGoogle Cloud is differentiated because we are the only provider to offer first-party solutions across the entire enterprise. Our growth in revenue, operating margin and backlog highlights this differentiation,\u201d Pichai said.<\/p>\n CRN breaks down the biggest Google Cloud growth numbers<\/a> from Google\u2019s first-quarter 2026 earnings results that every partner and customer needs to know about.<\/p>\n Gemini Enterprise 40 Percent Growth; 9X Increase With Partners<\/p>\n Gemini Enterprise is Google\u2019s AI-powered platform and agentic system that lets customers build, deploy and manage AI agents and to automate complex workflows.<\/p>\n \u201cGemini Enterprise is seeing tremendous momentum with 40 percent growth quarter over quarter in paid monthly active users,\u201d said Google\u2019s CEO. \u201cThat includes major global brands like Bosch, Citi Wealth, Merck and Mars Inc.<\/p>\n \u201cGoogle\u2019s partner ecosystem<\/a> plays an increasingly critical role in driving Gemini Enterprise adoption,\u201d Pichai said. \u201cWe saw 9X year-over-year growth, both in seats sold with partners and in the number of partners adopting it for internal use.\u201d<\/p>\n 800 Percent Sales Spike In Enterprise AI Solutions<\/p>\n Google Cloud saw an 800 percent increase in enterprise AI solutions during first-quarter 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cIn Google Cloud, we are providing enterprise AI solutions<\/a>, which this quarter had an 800 percent year-on-year increase,\u201d said Pichai.<\/p>\n