Android Search & Ad Revs Big Success for Google

androidandgoggle.jpgGoogle's Android operating system is a huge financial success.  Android mobile search-and-display advertising annual revenue reached $1 billion for the year.

Overall, Google reported revenues of $7.29 billion for the quarter ending September 30, 2010, an increase of 23% as compared to the third quarter of 2009.

Google Mobile search queries have increased 500% over the past two years.

"Clearly, this is the future of search in the Internet," said Google senior vice president of product management Jonathan Rosenberg.

"Android is much bigger than I could ever have hoped for," Google CEO Eric Schmidt said. "Android can become a hugely profitable business for us.  Search on mobile will eventually exceed that of PCs ... so, eventually, mobile will be a very, very strong revenue stream in comparison to PCs."

Android is now 17% of the U.S. smartphone market, according to comScore.