Google

Google is an American technology company founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin on September 4, 1998. Two Stanford students created this search engine.

The company processes over 8.5 billion searches daily. Google serves billions of users through its products.

Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Google operates as Alphabet subsidiary.

About Google

Sector: Technology

Industry: Internet Services, Search Engine

CEO: Sundar Pichai

Website: google.com

Headquarters: Mountain View, CA

Founded: September 4, 1998

Status: Subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

Google Founders

Larry Page
Co-founder
Sergey Brin
Co-founder

Google History

1998 Larry Page and Sergey Brin incorporate Google Inc. with $100,000 from investor Andy Bechtolsheim
2004 Google goes public with IPO at $85 per share, raising $1.67 billion and achieving $23 billion market cap
2005 Google Maps launches, transforming navigation by delivering interactive real-time maps to browsers worldwide
2006 Google acquires YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock, expanding into video content and online media
2015 Google restructures under parent company Alphabet Inc. to manage its diverse range of technology ventures

FAQs

Is Google an American company?

Yes, Google is an American multinational technology company. It was founded in Menlo Park, California, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California at the Googleplex campus. Like Apple and Microsoft, Google operates globally from its U.S. base.

Who made Google logo?

Sergey Brin created the original Google logo using GIMP software in 1998. Ruth Kedar, a Stanford art professor, designed the colorful logo with Catull typeface in 1999 that remained until 2015. Google then updated to its current geometric sans-serif Product Sans typeface.

When did Google come out?

Google was incorporated on September 4, 1998 in Menlo Park, California. Page and Brin developed the search engine as a Stanford research project starting in 1996. The company went public on August 19, 2004, similar to when Amazon expanded from startup to public company.

Who owns Google?

Alphabet Inc. owns Google as its subsidiary since October 2015. Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin own about 6% of equity but control 56% of voting power through super-voting Class B shares. Sundar Pichai serves as CEO of both Alphabet and Google.