Google said overnight net income was $US4.66 per share in the quarter ending June 30 against $US3.92 per share, or $US1.25 billion, in the same quarter last year.
Google reported that net revenue in the quarter rose to $US4.07 billion as compared to $US3.9 billion the same period in 2008.
"Google had a very good quarter, especially given the continued macro-economic downturn,'' the internet giant's chief executive, Eric Schmidt, said in a press release.
"These results highlight the enduring strength of our business model and our responsible efforts to manage expenses in a way that puts us in a good position for the economic upturn, when it occurs.''
Google reported that "paid-click'' advertising was 15 per cent higher than in the same quarter last year but that it had slipped two per cent from the prior quarter.
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