Google parent Alphabet reports strong Q1 2017: $24.75 billion revenue, $7.73 earnings per share

Google’s umbrella company Alphabet brought in $24.75 billion in revenue and $7.73 earnings per share in the first quarter of 2017, according to the company’s earnings release out today.
Analysts expected less from Alphabet: about $24.19 billion in revenue and $7.40 earnings per share.
Here are some key numbers from Alphabet’s Q1 2017 report. 99 percent — The chunk of Alphabet’s revenue that came from Google