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20 October 2016 · Alphabet Inc.

Google Pixel (1st gen)

The first phone designed entirely by Google. Launched the same week Alphabet crossed $500bn in market cap.

You bought the product

$649

Launch price, Oct 2016

You bought the shares instead

$5,312

Valued 30 Jul 2026

Return on the launch price
8.18×
Annualised
24.0%
Years held
9.8

Listed as Google, Inc. until the October 2015 restructuring into Alphabet. Ticker changed from GOOG to GOOGL; shares unaffected.