1Google has been designing Special Alternate logos to Celebrate Events
Since 1998, Google has been designing special, temporary alternate logos to place on their homepage intended to celebrate holidays, events, achievements and people. The first Google Doodle was in honor of the Burning Man Festival of 1998.
2RankDex
PageRank was influenced by a similar page-ranking and site-scoring algorithm earlier used for RankDex, developed by Robin Li in 1996, with Larry Page's PageRank patent including a citation to Li's earlier RankDex patent; Li later went on to create the Chinese search engine Baidu.
3The Beginning of Google
Google began in January 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were both PhD students at Stanford University in Stanford, California. While conventional search engines ranked results by counting how many times the search terms appeared on the page, the two theorized about a better system that analyzed the relationships among websites. They called this algorithm PageRank; it determined a website's relevance by the number of pages, and the importance of those pages that linked back to the original site.
4Registering The Domain Name For Google
The domain name for Google was registered on September 15, 1997.
5Early Investments In Google
Google received money from three other angel investors in 1998: Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, Stanford University computer science professor David Cheriton, and entrepreneur Ram Shriram. Between these initial investors, friends, and family Google raised around 1 million dollars, which is what allowed them to open up their original shop in Menlo Park, California.
6Google Was Initially Funded by an Contribution of $100,000
Google was initially funded by an August 1998 contribution of $100,000 from Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems; the money was given before Google was incorporated.
7The Company Was Incorporated
The company was incorporated on September 4, 1998. It was based in the garage of a friend (Susan Wojcicki) in Menlo Park, California. Craig Silverstein, a fellow PhD student at Stanford, was hired as the first employee.
8The Company Moved Its Offices To Palo Alto
In March 1999, the company moved its offices to Palo Alto, California, which is home to several prominent Silicon Valley technology start-ups.
9Announcing a New $25 Million Round of Funding
After some additional, small investments through the end of 1998 to early 1999, a new $25 million round of funding was announced on June 7, 1999, with major investors including the venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital.
10Google Began Selling advertisements associated With Search Keywords
In 2000, Google began selling advertisements associated with search keywords against Page and Brin's initial opposition toward an advertising-funded search engine. To maintain an uncluttered page design, advertisements were solely text-based.
11The First April Fools' Day Jokes
Google has a tradition of creating April Fools' Day jokes. Its first on April 1, 2000 was Google MentalPlex which allegedly featured the use of mental power to search the web.
12Google became The Default Search Engine Provider For Yahoo!
In June 2000, it was announced that Google would become the default search engine provider for Yahoo!, one of the most popular websites at the time, replacing Inktomi.
13Google's Investors agreed to Hire Eric Schmidt as The Chairman and CEO of Google
In 2001 Google's Investors felt the need to have a strong internal management, and they agreed to hire Eric Schmidt as the Chairman and CEO of Google .
14Google Launched Its Google News Service
Google launched its Google News service in 2002, an automated service which summarizes news articles from various websites.
15Google Was then reincorporated
Google was then reincorporated in Delaware on October 22, 2002.
16The Company Leased an Office Complex From Silicon Graphics
In 2003, after outgrowing two other locations, the company leased an office complex from Silicon Graphics, at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway in Mountain View, California.The complex became known as the Googleplex, a play on the word googolplex, the number one followed by a googol zeroes. Three years later, Google bought the property from SGI for $319 million.
17Google Formed The Not-For-Profit Philanthropic Google.org
In 2004, Google formed the not-for-profit philanthropic Google.org, with a start-up fund of $1 billion. The mission of the organization is to create awareness about climate change, global public health, and global poverty.
18Google's Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Google's initial public offering (IPO) took place five years later, on August 19, 2004. At that time Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Eric Schmidt agreed to work together at Google for 20 years, until the year 2024. At IPO, the company offered 19,605,052 shares at a price of $85 per share. Shares were sold in an online auction format using a system built by Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, underwriters for the deal. The sale of $1.67 billion gave Google a market capitalization of more than $23 billion.
19The Washington Post Report about The Profit Increase
In 2005, The Washington Post reported on a 700 percent increase in third-quarter profit for Google, largely thanks to large companies shifting their advertising strategies from newspapers, magazines, and television to the Internet.
20Google Established a New Headquarters For Its AdWords Division
By late 2006, Google established a new headquarters for its AdWords division in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
21Google Moved Into about 300,000 Square Feet of Office Space In New York City
In 2006, Google moved into about 300,000 square feet (27,900 m2) of office space in New York City, at 111 Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. The office was designed and built specially for Google, and houses its largest advertising sales team, which has been instrumental in securing large partnerships.
22The 2006 Fiscal Year
For the 2006 fiscal year, the company reported $10.492 billion in total advertising revenues and only $112 million in licensing and other revenues.
23The Verb "google" Was added To The Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary
Having found its way increasingly into everyday language, the verb "google" was added to the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary in 2006, meaning "to use the Google search engine to obtain information on the Internet.
24Google announced That It Had acquired YouTube
In October 2006, Google announced that it had acquired the video-sharing site YouTube for $1.65 billion in Google stock.
25The Company announced Plans to Install Thousands of Solar Panels
In October 2006, the company announced plans to install thousands of solar panels to provide up to 1.6 megawatts of electricity, enough to satisfy approximately 30% of the campus' energy needs. The system will be the largest solar power system constructed on a U.S. corporate campus and one of the largest on any corporate site in the world.
26Google opened offices on Carnegie Mellon's campus
In November 2006, Google opened offices on Carnegie Mellon's campus in Pittsburgh, focusing on shopping-related advertisement coding and smartphone applications and programs.
27Finishing the youtube's acquiring Deal
The YouTube Deal was Finalized on November 13, 2006.
28Google Launched "AdSense for Mobile"
In 2007, Google launched "AdSense for Mobile", taking advantage of the emerging mobile advertising market.
29Google announced a Free Internet Service Called TiSP
In 2007, Google announced a free Internet service called TiSP, or Toilet Internet Service Provider, where one obtained a connection by flushing one end of a fiber-optic cable down their toilet.
30Google Has Aimed For Carbon Neutrality In Regard To Its Operations
Since 2007, Google has aimed for carbon neutrality in regard to its operations.
31Google Reached an agreement To acquire DoubleClick
On April 13, 2007, Google reached an agreement to acquire DoubleClick for $3.1 billion, transferring to Google valuable relationships that DoubleClick had with Web publishers and advertising agencies.
32The Shares Hit $350 For The First Time
The stock performed well after the IPO, with shares hitting $350 for the first time on October 31, 2007, primarily because of strong sales and earnings in the online advertising market.
33Google announced Its "Project 10100"
In 2008, Google announced its "project 10100" which accepted ideas for how to help the community and then allowed Google users to vote on their favorites.
34Google Joined The PRISM Program
According to leaks of said program, Google joined the PRISM program in 2009.
35ComScore Market Research
According to comScore market research from November 2009, Google Search is the dominant search engine in the United States market, with a market share of 65.6%.
36Google Released The First Android Phone Under Its Own Brand
In January 2010, Google released Nexus One, the first Android phone under its own brand, "Nexus".
37Google Energy Made Its First Investment In a Renewable Energy Project
In 2010, Google Energy made its first investment in a renewable energy project, putting $38.8 million into two wind farms in North Dakota.
38Google Bought The Building Housing The Headquarter
In 2010, Google bought the building housing the headquarter, in a deal that valued the property at around $1.9 billion.
39Google Began To Build Its Own Private Submarine Communications Cables
In the late 2010s, Google began to build its own private submarine communications cables. The first, named Curie, connects California with Chile and is to be completed in 2019. The second fully Google-owned undersea cable, named Dunant, connects the United States with France and is planned to begin operation in 2020.
40Google announced The Google Fiber Project
In February 2010, Google announced the Google Fiber project, with experimental plans to build an ultra-high-speed broadband network for 50,000 to 500,000 customers in one or more American cities.
41FERC Granted Google an Authorization To Buy and Sell Energy at Market Rates
In February 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC granted Google an authorization to buy and sell energy at market rates.
42Google Signed an agreement With an Iowa Wind Farm
In July 2010, Google signed an agreement with an Iowa wind farm to buy 114 megawatts of energy for 20 years.
43Handling approximately 3 Billion Searches Per Day
By 2011, Google was handling approximately 3 billion searches per day. To handle this workload, Google built 11 data centers around the world with some several thousand servers in each. These datacenters allowed Google to handle the ever changing workload more efficiently.
44Google's Revenue
In 2011, 96% of Google's revenue was derived from its advertising programs.
45Introducing The Chromebook
In 2011, the Chromebook was introduced, described as a "new kind of computer" running Chrome OS.
46Google Donated 1 Million Euros to International Mathematical Olympiad
In 2011, Google donated 1 million euros to International Mathematical Olympiad to support the next five annual International Mathematical Olympiads (2011–2015).
47The Number of Monthly Unique visitors to Google Surpassed One Billion
In May 2011, the number of monthly unique visitors to Google surpassed one billion for the first time.
48Google announced Google Wallet
In May 2011, Google announced Google Wallet, a mobile application for wireless payments.
49Google made Its Largest-Ever Acquisition
On August 15, 2011, Google made its largest-ever acquisition to date when it announced that it would acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion This purchase was made in part to help Google gain Motorola's considerable patent portfolio on mobile phones and wireless technologies, to help protect Google in its ongoing patent disputes with other companies, mainly Apple and Microsoft, and to allow it to continue to freely offer Android.
50Google Disclosed That it "Continuously Uses Enough Electricity to Power 200,000 Homes"
Google disclosed in September 2011 that it "continuously uses enough electricity to power 200,000 homes", almost 260 million watts or about a quarter of the output of a nuclear power plant.
51Google Generated $50 Billion In annual Revenue For The First Time
The year 2012 was the first time that Google generated $50 billion in annual revenue, generating $38 billion the previous year.
52Ranking 2nd In Campaign Donations of Technology and Internet Sections
In 2012, the company ranked 2nd in campaign donations of technology and Internet sections.
53Google Launched a "Legalize Love" Campaign
In July 2012, Google launched a "Legalize Love" campaign in support of gay rights.
54Google Launched Google For Entrepreneurs
On September 24, 2012, Google launched Google for Entrepreneurs, a largely not-for-profit business incubator providing startups with co-working spaces known as Campuses, with assistance to startup founders that may include workshops, conferences, and mentorships.
55Larry Page's Comment On 2012 Revenues
In January 2013, then-CEO Larry Page commented, "We ended 2012 with a strong quarter ... Revenues were up 36% year-on-year, and 8% quarter-on-quarter. And we hit $50 billion in revenues for the first time last year – not a bad achievement in just a decade and a half."
56Google Launched Google Shopping Express
In 2013, Google launched Google Shopping Express, a delivery service initially available only in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
57Google Ranked 5th In Lobbying Spending
In 2013, Google ranked 5th in lobbying spending, up from 213th in 2003.
58Google acquired Waze
In June 2013, Google acquired Waze, a $966 million deal. While Waze would remain an independent entity, its social features, such as its crowdsourced location platform, were reportedly valuable integrations between Waze and Google Maps, Google's own mapping service.
59Google Introduced the Chromecast Dongle
In July 2013, Google introduced the Chromecast dongle, that allows users to stream content from their smartphones to televisions.
60The Corporation Exercised FERC Authorization
The corporation exercised FERC authorization in September 2013 when it announced it would purchase all the electricity produced by the not-yet-built 240-megawatt Happy Hereford wind farm.
61Google announced The Launch of Calico
Google announced the launch of a new company, called Calico, on September 19, 2013, to be led by Apple, Inc. chairman Arthur Levinson. In the official public statement, Page explained that the "health and well-being" company would focus on "the challenge of ageing and associated diseases".
62The Corporation's Consolidated Revenue for The Third Quarter of 2013
The corporation's consolidated revenue for the third quarter of 2013 was reported in mid-October 2013 as $14.89 billion, a 12 percent increase compared to the previous quarter. Google's Internet business was responsible for $10.8 billion of this total, with an increase in the number of users' clicks on advertisements.
63Google announced Plans For a New London Headquarter
In November 2013, Google announced plans for a new London headquarter, a 1 million square foot office able to accommodate 4,500 employees.
64Google's Market Capitalization Had Grown To $397 Billion
By January 2014, Google's market capitalization had grown to $397 billion.
65Google announced It Had agreed to acquire DeepMind Technologies
On January 26, 2014, Google announced it had agreed to acquire DeepMind Technologies, a privately held artificial intelligence company from London.
66Google announced Google Cardboard
In June 2014, Google announced Google Cardboard, a simple cardboard viewer that lets user place their smartphone in a special front compartment to view virtual reality (VR) media.
67Google announced Project Fi
In April 2015, Google announced Project Fi, a mobile virtual network operator, that combines Wi-Fi and cellular networks from different telecommunication providers in an effort to enable seamless connectivity and fast Internet signal.
68Google announced Its Intention to create its own Campus in Hyderabad
In May 2015, Google announced its intention to create its own campus in Hyderabad, India. The new campus, reported to be the company's largest outside the United States, will accommodate 13,000 employees.
69Google announcement about Alphabet
On August 10, 2015, Google announced plans to reorganize its various interests as a conglomerate called Alphabet. Google became Alphabet's leading subsidiary, and will continue to be the umbrella company for Alphabet's Internet interests. Upon completion of the restructure, Sundar Pichai became CEO of Google, replacing Larry Page, who became CEO of Alphabet.
70A Related Motto Was adopted In The Alphabet Corporate Code of Conduct
In October 2015, a related motto was adopted in the Alphabet corporate code of conduct by the phrase: "Do the right thing". The original motto was retained in the code of conduct of Google, now a subsidiary of Alphabet.
71Google Reached a Settlement with the UK
In January 2016, Google reached a settlement with the UK to pay £130m in back taxes plus higher taxes in future.
72Discontinuation The "Nexus" Branding
Google spawned a number of phones and tablets under the "Nexus" branding until its eventual discontinuation in 2016, replaced by a new brand called Pixel.
73Google announced The Introduction of Google Analytics 360 Suite
On March 15, 2016, Google announced the introduction of Google Analytics 360 Suite, "a set of integrated data and marketing analytics products, designed specifically for the needs of enterprise-class marketers" which can be integrated with BigQuery on the Google Cloud Platform.
74Google Began Its Google Station Initiative
In September 2016, Google began its Google Station initiative, a project for public Wi-Fi at railway stations in India.
75Operating 70 Offices In More Than 40 Countries
As of October 2016, Google operates 70 offices in more than 40 countries.
76Google announced That It Will Power All of Its Data Centers From 100% Renewable Energy
In December 2016, Google announced that—starting in 2017—it will power all of its data centers, as well as all of its offices, from 100% renewable energy.
77Google Channeled $22.7 Billion to Bermud
In 2017, Google channeled $22.7 billion from the Netherlands to Bermuda to reduce its tax bill.
78Google's 2017 Annual report
As per its 2017 Annual report, Google generates most of its revenues from advertising. This includes sales of apps, purchases made in-app, digital content products on google and YouTube, android and licensing and service fees, including fees received for Google Cloud offerings. 46% of this was from clicks (cost per clicks), amounting to US$109,652 million in 2017.
79The 2017 "Project Maven"
Google has worked with the United States Department of Defense on drone software through the 2017 "Project Maven" that could be used to improve the accuracy of drone strikes.
80$2.5 Billion in the first six weeks of 2017 alone
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, made a profit of $2.5 billion (€2.2 billion) in the first six weeks of 2017 alone.
81Google Hosted The First Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival
In March 2007, in partnership with the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), Google hosted the first Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival at its headquarters in Mountain View.
82Google Enabled a New "Personal" Tab in Google Search
In May 2017, Google enabled a new "Personal" tab in Google Search, letting users search for content in their Google accounts' various services, including email messages from Gmail and photos from Google Photos.
83The Company Received a Record Fine of €2.42 Billion From The European Union
On June 27, 2017, the company received a record fine of €2.42 billion from the European Union for "promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search results."
84Google Fired Employee James Damore
On August 8, 2017, Google fired employee James Damore after he distributed a memo throughout the company which argued that "Google's ideological echo chamber" and bias clouded their thinking about diversity and inclusion, and that it is also biological factors, not discrimination alone, that cause the average woman to be less interested than men in technical positions.
85Google bought 536 Megawatts of Wind Power
In November 2017, Google bought 536 megawatts of wind power. The purchase made the firm reach 100% renewable energy. The wind energy comes from two power plants in South Dakota, one in Iowa and one in Oklahoma.
86Alphabet Bought The Nearby Chelsea Market Building
In March 2018, Google's parent company Alphabet bought the nearby Chelsea Market building for $2.4 billion. The sale is touted as one of the most expensive real estate transactions for a single building in the history of New York.
87Removing The Company's Unofficial Slogan From The Company's Code of Conduct
The company's unofficial slogan "Don't be evil" was removed from the company's code of conduct around May 2018.
88Google Was accused of intentionally Slowing Down YouTube Performance On Firefox
In July 2018, Mozilla Program Manager Chris Peterson accused Google of intentionally slowing down YouTube performance on Firefox.
89The European Commission Fined Google €4.34 Billion
On July 18, 2018, the European Commission fined Google €4.34 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules.
90Google confirmed that it had appealed the fine to The General Court of The European Union
On October 9, 2018, Google confirmed that it had appealed the fine to the General Court of the European Union.
91The Exposé, "How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’"
On October 25, 2018, The New York Times published the exposé, "How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’". The company subsequently announced that "48 employees have been fired over the last two years" for sexual misconduct.
92Google announced Its Plan To Expand Its New York City Office
In November 2018, Google announced its plan to expand its New York City office to a capacity of 12,000 employees.
93Google Employees and Contractors Staged a Global Walk-Out To Protest
On November 1, 2018, more than 20,000 Google employees and contractors staged a global walk-out to protest the company's handling of sexual harassment complaints.
94Building a Headquarters For Google In Manhattan's Hudson Square Neighborhood
In December 2018, it was announced that a $1 billion, 1,700,000-square-foot (160,000 m2) headquarters for Google would be built in Manhattan's Hudson Square neighborhood.
95The Number of Employees
As of December 2018, Google has 98,771 employees.
96CNIL Imposed a Record €50 Million Fine on Google
On January 21, 2019, French data regulator CNIL imposed a record €50 million fine on Google for breaching the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation.
97Google announced That It Would Enter The Video Game Market
On March 19, 2019, Google announced that it would enter the video game market, launching a cloud gaming platform called Google Stadia.
98The European Commission Imposed a €1.49 Billion Fine On Google
On March 20, 2019, the European Commission imposed a €1.49 billion ($1.69 billion) fine on Google for preventing rivals from being able to “compete and innovate fairly” in the online advertising market.
99Former Mozilla Executive Has accused Google of Sabotaging Firefox Browser
In April 2019 former Mozilla executive has accused Google of intentionally and systematically sabotaging Firefox browser over the past decade in order to boost Chrome's adoption.
100Investigating Google For antitrust Violations
On June 3, 2019, the United States Department of Justice reported that it would investigate Google for antitrust violations.