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Google is a huge brand owned by a multinational corporation of the same name registered in the United States. The term Google encompasses many Internet services, projects, and tools, of which the Google search engine is the most popular. Google was the company that declared the mission of organizing the world’s data, making it as accessible as possible for the benefit of all. It was created by Sergey Brin and Larry Page – Stamford University students. Another designer – Ruth Kedar – made a great contribution to the evolution of the Google logo, as it came up with a dozen ideas, which have become encrypted in the logo. Somewhat reminiscent of the eBay logo. The most used online search engine across the globe, Google, was created in 1995 as BackRub, and luckily changed its name to the one the whole world knows now in 1997. The name “Google” is a derivative from “Googol”, which is a large number. Except for the first two years, while the company had a different name, its visual identity has always been pretty constant. Its brightness and simplicity made the logo truly iconic and instantly recognizable.
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Is daur me company me kya hua 1995 – 1997 12 events
1600
After outgrowing the University Avenue location and two subsequent locations, the company leased an office complex at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway in Mountain View from Silicon Graphics (SGI) in 2003. Beta
1919
Page and Brin write in their first paper on PageRank: "We chose our systems name, Google, because it is a common spelling of googol, or 10100 and fits well with our goal of building very large-scale search engines." There are uses of the name going back at least as far as the creation of the comic strip character Barney Google in 1919. Name
1953
In April 1953 Clifford D Simaks short story "Retrograde Evolution" was published in Science Fiction Plus magazine wherein an alien race called "Googles" evolves from savages to geniuses overnight. Name
1995
The two had first met in the summer of 1995, when Page was part of a group of potential new students that Brin had volunteered to give a tour around the campus and nearby San Francisco. BackRub
1995
While finding a topic for his doctoral thesis in 1995, Page considered exploring the mathematical properties of the World Wide Web by understanding its link structure as a huge graph. BackRub
1996
Google began in January 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin with additional contribution from Scott Hassan. Early years
1996
Larry Page and Sergey Brin, students at Stanford University in California, developed a search algorithm first (1996) known as "BackRub", with the help of Scott Hassan and Alan Steremberg.
1996
The first version of Google was released in August 1996 on the Stanford website and used nearly half of Stanford's entire network bandwidth. BackRub
1996
Google has its origins in BackRub, a research project started in 1996 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were both PhD students at Stanford University in Stanford, California. BackRub
1996
Page's web crawler began exploring the web in March 1996, with Page's own Stanford home page serving as the only starting point. BackRub
1996
PageRank was influenced by a similar page-ranking and site-scoring algorithm earlier used for RankDex, developed by Robin Li in 1996. BackRub
1996
In March 1996, a business called Groove Track Productions applied for a United States trademark for "Google" for various products including several categories of clothing, stuffed toys, board games, and candy. Name
Is daur me company me kya hua 1997 – 1998 2 events
1997
The domain google.com was registered on September 15, 1997. Beta
1997
The firm abandoned its application in July 1997. Name
Is daur me company me kya hua 1998 – 1999 16 events
1998
Page and Brin had first approached Shriram, who was a venture capitalist, for funding and counsel, and Shriram invested $250,000 in Google in February 1998. Early years
1998
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. Early years
1998
The first Google Doodle was in honor of the Burning Man Festival of 1998. Corporate identity
1998
Page and Brin would also use their friend Susan Wojcicki's garage as their office when the search engine was set up in 1998. Early years
1998
Google was initially funded by an August 1998 investment of $100,000 from Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems. Early years
1998
Google received money from two other angel investors in 1998, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and entrepreneur Ram Shriram. Early years
1998
Since 1998, Google has been designing special, temporary alternate logos to place on their homepage intended to celebrate holidays, events, achievements and people. Corporate identity
1998
Google was officially launched in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin to market Google Search, which has become the most used web-based search engine.
1998
Rajeev Motwani and Terry Winograd later co-authored with Page and Brin the first paper about the project, describing PageRank and the initial prototype of the Google search engine, published in 1998. BackRub
1998
In July 1998, Larry Page announced new features "The most significant is a summary for each result that highlights where your query matched,". Beta
1998
The first funding for Google as a company was secured in August 1998 in the form of a US$100,000 contribution from Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, given to a corporation which did not yet exist. Financing and initial public offering
1998
Google was founded in 1998 by American computer scientists Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
1998
In April of 1998, Brin and Page published "The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine", in which they detailed (in Section 2) the core of the algorithm: PageRank, Anchor text, as well as more classic information retrieval techniques. Beta
1998
Brin and Page formally incorporated their company, Google, on September 4, 1998, in their friend Susan Wojcicki's garage in Menlo Park, California. Beta
1998
Larry Page's patent for PageRank filed in 1998 includes a citation to Li's earlier patent. BackRub
1998
By the end of 1998, Google had an index of about 60 million pages. Beta
Is daur me company me kya hua 1999 – 2013 91 events
1999
In March 1999, the company moved its offices to Palo Alto, California, which is home to several prominent Silicon Valley technology start-ups. Growth
1999
On June 7, 1999, a round of equity funding totalling $25 million was announced, the major investors being rival venture capital firms Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital. Financing and initial public offering
1999
Google moved its offices to 165 University Avenue in Palo Alto, home to several other noted Silicon Valley technology startups, in March 1999. Beta
1999
Early in 1999, Brin and Page decided they wanted to sell Google to Excite. Beta
2000
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. Growth
2000
Its first on April 1, 2000, was Google MentalPlex which allegedly featured the use of mental power to search the web. Corporate identity
2000
Subsequent Google Doodles were designed by an outside contractor, until Larry and Sergey asked then-intern Dennis Hwang to design a logo for Bastille Day in 2000. Corporate identity
2000
In 2000, Google began selling advertisements associated with search keywords. Advertising business
2000
Li later went on to create the Chinese search engine Baidu in 2000. BackRub
2001
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. Growth
2001
Brin and Page ultimately acquiesced and hired Eric Schmidt as Google's first CEO in August 2001. Financing and initial public offering
2002
Google launched its Google News service in 2002, an automated service which summarizes news articles from various websites. Search
2002
The first use of "Google" as a verb in pop culture happened on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in 2002. Name
2003
In 2003, after outgrowing two other locations, the company leased an office complex from Silicon Graphics, at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway in Mountain View, California. Growth
2003
In October 2003, while discussing a possible initial public offering of shares (IPO), Microsoft approached the company about a possible partnership or merger. Financing and initial public offering
2003
The search engine soon proved successful, and the expanding company moved several times, finally settling at Mountain View in 2003.
2004
In 2004, Google formed the not-for-profit philanthropic Google.org, with a start-up fund of $1 billion. Philanthropy
2004
Although Google was already deriving the vast majority of its income from advertising at the time of its 2004 IPO, it did not use any HTTP cookie-based web tracking until 2007. Use of cookies
2004
Following the company's IPO in 2004, founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page and CEO Eric Schmidt requested that their base salary be cut to $1. Financing and initial public offering
2004
The company went public via an initial public offering (IPO) in 2004.
2004
Google hired Larry Brilliant as the program's executive director in 2004 and Megan Smith has since replaced him as director. Philanthropy
2004
This marked a phase of rapid growth, with the company making its initial public offering in 2004 and quickly becoming one of the world's largest media companies.
2004
In February 2004, Yahoo! dropped its partnership with Google, providing an independent search engine of its own. Advertising business
2004
On August 19, 2004, the number of shares outstanding was 172.85 million while the "free float" was 19.60 million (which makes 89% held by insiders). Advertising business
2004
Before 2004, Schmidt made $250,000 per year, and Page and Brin each received an annual salary of $150,000. Financing and initial public offering
2004
On August 19, 2004, Google became a public company via an initial public offering. Initial public offering
2004
From 2004 to 2019, Google made several attempts at a social network platform. Social network
2004
Google's CFO George Reyes said in a December 2004 investor conference that "something has to be done about this really, really quickly, because I think, potentially, it threatens our business model." While the company's primary market is in the web content arena, Google has experimented with other markets, such as radio and print publications. Advertising business
2004
Google's initial public offering took place on August 19, 2004. Financing and initial public offering
2005
In 2005, articles in The New York Times and other sources began suggesting that Google had lost its anti-corporate, no evil philosophy. Workplace culture
2005
Google Earth, launched in 2005, allows users to see high-definition satellite pictures from all over the world for free through a client software downloaded to their computers. Web-based services
2005
In 2005, it started developing its own designs, which were only revealed in 2009. Infrastructure
2005
On August 18, 2005 (one year after the initial IPO), Google announced that it would sell 14,159,265 (another mathematical reference as π ≈ 3.14159265) more shares of its stock to raise money. Advertising business
2005
On September 28, 2005, Google announced a long-term research partnership with NASA which would involve Google building a 1,000,000-square-foot (93,000 m2) R&D center at NASA's Ames Research Center. Partnerships
2005
Time Warner's AOL unit and Google unveiled an expanded partnership on December 21, 2005, including an enhanced global advertising partnership and a US$1 billion investment by Google for a 5% stake in AOL. Partnerships
2005
In the third quarter of 2005, Google reported a 700% increase in profit, largely due to large companies shifting their advertising strategies from newspapers, magazines, and television to the Internet. Business trends
2005
Google and Microsoft reached a settlement out of court on December 22, 2005, the terms of which are confidential. Advertising business
2005
During the third quarter of 2005 Google Conference Call, Eric Schmidt said, "We don't do the same thing as everyone else does. Advertising business
2005
The company set up a charitable offshoot, Google.org, in 2005.
2005
Page said in the prospectus that Google has "a dual-class structure that is biased toward stability and independence and that requires investors to bet on the team, especially Sergey and me." In June 2005, Google was valued at nearly $52 billion, making it one of the world's biggest media companies by stock market value. Advertising business
2006
By 2006, Google's Ad revenue was already facing signs of decline, as "a growing number of advertisers were refusing to buy display ads from Google." The Great Recession led Google to institute a hiring freeze. Use of cookies
2006
Google's advertising revenue was challenged in 2006 when some advertisers declined to purchase display ads. Acquisitions
2006
In 2006, Google bought the property from SGI for $319 million. Beta
2006
In November 2006, Google opened offices on Carnegie Mellon's campus in Pittsburgh, focusing on shopping-related advertisement coding and smartphone applications and programs. Office locations
2006
In October 2006, the company announced plans to install thousands of solar panels on its Mountain View campus to provide up to 1.6 Megawatt of electricity, enough to satisfy approximately 30% of the campus' energy needs. Environment
2006
On January 17, 2006, Google announced that it had purchased the radio advertising company dMarc, which provides an automated system that allows companies to advertise on the radio. Advertising business
2006
Industry reports in 2006 claimed that approximately 14 to 20 percent of clicks were fraudulent or invalid. Advertising
2006
For the 2006 fiscal year, the company reported $10.492 billion in total advertising revenues and only $112 million in licensing and other revenues. Business trends
2006
By late 2006, Google established a new headquarters for its AdWords division in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Office locations
2006
We try to see new problems and new markets using the technology that others use and we build." After months of speculation, Google was added to the Standard & Poor's 500 index (S&P 500) on March 31, 2006. Advertising business
2006
In October 2006, Google formed a partnership with Sun Microsystems to help share and distribute each other's technologies. Partnerships
2006
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." The use of the term itself reflects their mission to organize a seemingly infinite amount of information on the web. Name
2006
In August 2006, Google signed a $900 million offer with News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media unit to provide search and advertising on MySpace and other News Corp. websites including IGN, AmericanIdol.com, Fox.com, and Rotten Tomatoes, although Fox Sports is not included as a deal already exists between News Corp. and MSN. Partnerships
2007
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. Corporate identity
2007
In 2007, Google agreed to buy DoubleClick for $3.1 billion and completed the acquisition on March 11, 2008. Acquisitions
2007
In 2007, Google launched "AdSense for Mobile", taking advantage of the emerging mobile advertising market. Advertising
2007
In 2007, Google agreed to buy DoubleClick for $3.1 billion, marking the start of its use of cookie-based tracking. Use of cookies
2007
In 2007, Google displaced America Online as a key partner and sponsor of the NORAD Tracks Santa program. Partnerships
2007
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. Business trends
2007
Google saved $3.1 billion between 2007 and 2010 in taxes by shuttling non-U.S. profits through Ireland and the Netherlands and then to Bermuda. Tax avoidance strategies
2007
The program also made its presence known on YouTube in 2007 as part of its partnership with Google. Partnerships
2007
Since 2007, Google has aimed for carbon neutrality in regard to its operations. Environment
2007
On July 20, 2007, Google bid $4.6 billion for the wireless-spectrum auction by the FCC. Advertising business
2008
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. Philanthropy
2008
In 2008, Google launched Knol, their own equivalent of Wikipedia, which failed four years later. Advertising business
2008
In 2008, Google developed a partnership with GeoEye to launch a satellite providing Google with high-resolution (0.41 m monochrome, 1.65 m color) imagery for Google Earth. Partnerships
2008
Google also announced in 2008 that it was hosting an archive of Life Magazine's photographs. Partnerships
2009
Even with the purchase, Google only ended up with a 3% revenue in the second quarter of 2009, in the depth of the recession. Use of cookies
2009
In January 2009, Google announced a partnership with the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, allowing the Pope to have his own channel on YouTube. Partnerships
2009
In Spring 2009, Google hired a herd of 200 goats for a week from California Grazing to mow their lawn. Environment
2009
According to unnamed sources, Google joined the PRISM program in 2009, as YouTube in 2010. U.S. government contracts
2010
In 2010, Google bought the building housing the headquarters, in a deal that valued the property at around $1.9 billion. Office locations
2010
In 2010, Google Energy made its first investment in a renewable energy project, putting $38.8 million into two wind farms in North Dakota. Environment
2010
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. Internet services
2010
In January 2010, Google released Nexus One, the first Android phone under its own brand. Hardware
2010
Google was also nominated in 2010 to be the world's most attractive employer to graduating students in the Universum Communications talent attraction index. Workplace culture
2010
Total carbon emissions for 2010 were just under 1.5 million metric tons, mostly due to fossil fuels that provide electricity for the data centers. Environment
2010
In February 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted Google an authorization to buy and sell energy at market rates. Environment
2010
In July 2010, Google signed an agreement with an Iowa wind farm to buy 114 megawatts of power for 20 years. Environment
2010
Google said that 25 percent of its energy was supplied by renewable fuels in 2010. Environment
2011
In 2011, the Chromebook was introduced, which runs on ChromeOS. Hardware
2011
In 2011, 96% of Google's revenue was derived from its advertising programs. Business trends
2011
In 2011, Google donated €1 million to International Mathematical Olympiad to support the next five annual International Mathematical Olympiads (2011–2015). Philanthropy
2011
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. Environment
2012
Google generated $50 billion in annual revenue for the first time in 2012, generating $38 billion the previous year. Business trends
2012
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. Enterprise services
2012
In July 2012, Google launched a "Legalize Love" campaign in support of gay rights. Philanthropy
2012
This reportedly sparked a French investigation into Google's transfer pricing practices in 2012. Tax avoidance strategies
2012
In a talk at Stanford University, Marissa Mayer, Google's vice-president of Search Products and User Experience until July 2012, showed that half of all new product launches in the second half of 2005 had originated from the Innovation Time Off. Workplace culture
2012
In May 2012, David Elliott filed a complaint against Google, Inc. claiming that Google's once distinctive mark GOOGLE® has become generic and lacks trademark significance due to its common use as a transitive verb. Name
2012
Google ranked second in corporate lobbying expenditures in 2012 and fifth in 2013. Lobbying and political influence
Is daur me company me kya hua 2010 – 2013 20 events
2010
In 2010, Google bought the building housing the headquarters, in a deal that valued the property at around $1.9 billion. Office locations
2010
In 2010, Google Energy made its first investment in a renewable energy project, putting $38.8 million into two wind farms in North Dakota. Environment
2010
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. Internet services
2010
In January 2010, Google released Nexus One, the first Android phone under its own brand. Hardware
2010
Google was also nominated in 2010 to be the world's most attractive employer to graduating students in the Universum Communications talent attraction index. Workplace culture
2010
Total carbon emissions for 2010 were just under 1.5 million metric tons, mostly due to fossil fuels that provide electricity for the data centers. Environment
2010
In February 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted Google an authorization to buy and sell energy at market rates. Environment
2010
In July 2010, Google signed an agreement with an Iowa wind farm to buy 114 megawatts of power for 20 years. Environment
2010
Google said that 25 percent of its energy was supplied by renewable fuels in 2010. Environment
2011
In 2011, the Chromebook was introduced, which runs on ChromeOS. Hardware
2011
In 2011, 96% of Google's revenue was derived from its advertising programs. Business trends
2011
In 2011, Google donated €1 million to International Mathematical Olympiad to support the next five annual International Mathematical Olympiads (2011–2015). Philanthropy
2011
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. Environment
2012
Google generated $50 billion in annual revenue for the first time in 2012, generating $38 billion the previous year. Business trends
2012
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. Enterprise services
2012
In July 2012, Google launched a "Legalize Love" campaign in support of gay rights. Philanthropy
2012
This reportedly sparked a French investigation into Google's transfer pricing practices in 2012. Tax avoidance strategies
2012
In a talk at Stanford University, Marissa Mayer, Google's vice-president of Search Products and User Experience until July 2012, showed that half of all new product launches in the second half of 2005 had originated from the Innovation Time Off. Workplace culture
2012
In May 2012, David Elliott filed a complaint against Google, Inc. claiming that Google's once distinctive mark GOOGLE® has become generic and lacks trademark significance due to its common use as a transitive verb. Name
2012
Google ranked second in corporate lobbying expenditures in 2012 and fifth in 2013. Lobbying and political influence
Is daur me company me kya hua 2013 – 2015 16 events
2013
Google announced the launch of a new company, called Calico, on September 19, 2013, to be led by Apple Inc. chairman Arthur Levinson. Acquisitions
2013
In 2013, a class action against several Silicon Valley companies, including Google, was filed for alleged "no cold call" agreements which restrained the recruitment of high-tech employees. Workplace culture
2013
Google was ranked second to behind Apple as the most valuable brand in the world from 2013-2016. Acquisitions
2013
In July 2013, Google introduced the Chromecast dongle, which allows users to stream content from their smartphones to televisions. Hardware
2013
In November 2013, Google announced plans for a new London headquarter, a 1 million square foot office able to accommodate 4,500 employees. Office locations
2013
The corporation exercised this 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. Environment
2013
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) was launched in October 2013; Google is part of the coalition of public and private organizations that also includes Facebook, Intel, and Microsoft. Partnerships
2013
In January 2013, then-CEO Larry Page commented, "We ended 2012 with a strong quarter ... Business trends
2013
And we hit $50 billion in revenues for the first time last year – not a bad achievement in just a decade and a half." Google'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. Business trends
2013
Following media reports about PRISM, the NSA's massive electronic surveillance program, in June 2013, several technology companies were identified as participants, including Google. U.S. government contracts
2013
The partnership integrates Google Maps and Place into new car models to be released later in 2013. Partnerships
2014
On January 26, 2014, Google announced it had agreed to acquire DeepMind Technologies, a privately held AI company from London. Acquisitions
2014
In June 2014, Google announced Google Cardboard, a simple cardboard viewer that lets the user place their smartphone in a special front compartment to view virtual reality (VR) media. Hardware
2014
Until 2014, the key trends of Google were as follows (as at the financial year ending December 31): Google's initial public offering (IPO) took place on August 19, 2004. Business trends
2014
By January 2014, Google's market capitalization had grown to $397 billion. Business trends
2014
As of November 2014, Google operated over 70 offices in more than 41 countries. Alphabet
Is daur me company me kya hua 2015 – 2026 149 events
2015
In 2015, Google reorganized its interests as a holding company, Alphabet Inc., with Google as its leading subsidiary. Alphabet
2015
In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
2015
Sundar Pichai was appointed CEO of Google in 2015, replacing Larry Page, who became the CEO of Alphabet.
2015
On August 10, 2015, Google announced plans to reorganize its various interests as a conglomerate named Alphabet Inc. Alphabet
2015
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. Internet services
2015
In October 2015, a related motto was adopted in the Alphabet corporate code of conduct by the phrase: "Do the right thing". Corporate identity
2015
In 2015, Google became the main subsidiary of the holding company Alphabet Inc.
2015
In May 2015, Google announced its intention to create its own campus in Hyderabad, India. Office locations
2015
Google Search Console (rebranded from Google Webmaster Tools in May 2015) allows webmasters to check the sitemap, crawl rate, and for security issues of their websites, as well as optimize their website's visibility. Advertising
2015
Since the fourth quarter of 2015, Google's stock has been traded under its holding company, Alphabet Inc., under the ticker symbols GOOGL and GOOG, and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GGQ1. Business trends
2015
From the financial year of 2015, figures are published for Alphabet Inc. Business trends
2016
In 2016, DeepMind's AlphaGo became the first computer program to defeat a top human pro at the game of Go. Acquisitions
2016
In October 2016, Google announced Daydream View, a lightweight VR viewer which lets the user place their smartphone in the front hinge to view VR media. Hardware
2016
In December 2016, Google announced that—starting in 2017—it would purchase enough renewable energy to match 100% of the energy usage of its data centers and offices. Environment
2016
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. Enterprise services
2016
It spawned a number of phones and tablets under the "Nexus" branding until its eventual discontinuation in 2016, replaced by a new brand called Pixel. Hardware
2016
In January 2016, Google reached a settlement with the UK to pay £130m in back taxes plus higher taxes in future. Tax avoidance strategies
2016
There is no official data on the number of servers in Google data centers; however, research and advisory firm Gartner estimated in a July 2016 report that Google at the time had 2.5 million servers. Infrastructure
2016
Google removed this last layer of protection in 2016, making its tracking personally-identifiable. Use of cookies
2016
Google noted that it had already changed its contract practices in 2016. European Union
2017
In 2017, Google channeled $22.7 billion from the Netherlands to Bermuda to reduce its tax bill. Tax avoidance strategies
2017
In 2017, three women sued Google, accusing the company of violating California's Equal Pay Act by underpaying its female employees. Gender discrimination lawsuit
2017
On June 27, 2017, the company received a record fine of €2.42 billion from the European Union (EU) for "promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search results". European Union
2017
On September 21, 2017, HTC announced a "cooperation agreement" in which it would sell non-exclusive rights to certain intellectual property, as well as smartphone talent, to Google for $1.1 billion. Partnerships
2017
In November 2017, Google bought 536 megawatts of wind power. Environment
2017
On September 1, 2017, Google Inc. announced its plans of restructuring as a limited liability company, Google LLC, as a wholly owned subsidiary of XXVI Holdings, Inc., which is formed as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. to hold the equity of its other subsidiaries, including Google LLC and other bets. Alphabet
2017
A job search product has also existed since before 2017, Google for Jobs is an enhanced search feature that aggregates listings from job boards and career sites. Web-based services
2017
Recognized as one of the biggest ever commercial property acquisitions at the time of the deal's announcement in January, Google submitted plans for the new headquarter to the Camden Council in June 2017. Office locations
2017
Department of Defense (DoD) on drone software through the 2017 Project Maven that could be used to improve the accuracy of drone strikes. U.S. government contracts
2017
Forty-six percent of this profit was from clicks, amounting to US$109,652 million in 2017. Advertising
2017
On August 8, 2017, Google fired employee James Damore after he distributed a memo throughout the company that argued bias and "Google's Ideological Echo Chamber" 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. Alphabet
2018
In March 2018, Google's parent company Alphabet bought the nearby Chelsea Market building for $2.4 billion. Office locations
2018
In November 2018, Google announced its plan to expand its New York City office to a capacity of 12,000 employees. Office locations
2018
In April 2018, thousands of Google employees, including senior engineers, signed a letter urging Google CEO Sundar Pichai to end this controversial contract with the Pentagon. U.S. government contracts
2018
Between 2018 and 2019, tensions between the company's leadership and its workers escalated as staff protested company decisions on internal sexual harassment, Dragonfly, a censored Chinese search engine, and Project Maven, a military drone artificial intelligence, which had been seen as areas of revenue growth for the company. Alphabet
2018
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. Alphabet
2018
In a class action lawsuit filed on January 8, 2018, multiple employees and job applicants alleged Google discriminated against people with actual or perceived "conservative political views", "male gender" or "Caucasian or Asian race". Workplace culture
2018
In July 2018, Mozilla program manager Chris Peterson accused Google of intentionally slowing down YouTube performance on Firefox. Monopoly
2018
On October 9, 2018, Google confirmed that it had appealed the fine to the General Court of the EU. European Union
2018
On October 8, 2018, a class action lawsuit was filed against Google and Alphabet due to "non-public" Google+ account data being exposed as a result of a bug that allowed app developers to gain access to the private information of users. Data privacy
2018
On 1 November 2018, Google employees staged a global walk-out to protest the company's handling of sexual harassment complaints, including the golden parachute exit of former executive Andy Rubin; more than 20,000 employees and contractors participated. Alphabet
2018
According to Ryan Gallagher of The Intercept in August 2018, Google was developing for the People's Republic of China a censored version of its search engine (known as Dragonfly) "that will blacklist websites and search terms about human rights, democracy, religion, and peaceful protest". Censorship
2019
In 2019, a hub for critics of Google dedicated to abstaining from using Google products coalesced in the Reddit online community /r/degoogle. Data privacy
2019
On March 19, 2019, Google announced that it would enter the video game market, launching a cloud gaming platform called Google Stadia. Alphabet
2019
The first cable, named Curie, connects California with Chile and was completed on November 15, 2019. Infrastructure
2019
In September 2019, Google's chief executive announced plans for a $2 billion wind and solar investment, the biggest renewable energy deal in corporate history. Environment
2019
When searching for the word "anagram", meaning a rearrangement of letters from one word to form other valid words, Google's suggestion feature displays "Did you mean: nag a ram?" Since 2019, Google runs free online courses to help engineers learn how to plan and author technical documentation better. Corporate identity
2019
In December 2019, former PayPal chief operating officer Bill Ready became Google's new commerce chief. Alphabet
2019
In addition to its 100,000+ full-time employees, Google used about 121,000 temporary workers and contractors, as of March 2019. Workplace culture
2019
In April 2019, former Mozilla executive Jonathan Nightingale accused Google of intentionally and systematically sabotaging the Firefox browser over the past decade in order to boost adoption of Google Chrome. Monopoly
2019
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. European Union
2019
Ding had allegedly stolen over 500 files from the company over the course of 5 years, having been hired in 2019. European Union
2019
On June 3, 2019, the United States Department of Justice reported that it would investigate Google for antitrust violations. Alphabet
2019
Later in 2019, some workers accused the company of retaliating against internal activists. Alphabet
2019
In November 2019, the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services began investigation into Project Nightingale, to assess whether the "mass collection of individuals' medical records" complied with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Data privacy
2019
Google ultimately decided not to renew this DoD contract, which was set to expire in 2019. U.S. government contracts
2019
In February 2019, a privacy incident involving the Google Nest Guard system went public. Google Nest hidden microphone incident
2019
In October 2019, Google discontinued Daydream, its mobile virtual reality platform. Alphabet
2020
In 2020, Google said it had overhauled its controversial global tax structure and consolidated all of its intellectual property holdings back to the U.S. Tax avoidance strategies
2020
In 2020, the FBI used a geofence warrant to request data from Google about Android devices near the Seattle Police Officers Guild building following an arson attempt during Black Lives Matter protests. Geolocation
2020
In April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Google announced several cost-cutting measures. Alphabet
2020
On January 25, 2020, the formation of an international workers union of Google employees, Alpha Global, was announced. Workplace culture
2020
In September 2020, Google announced it had retroactively offset all of its carbon emissions since the company's foundation in 1998. Environment
2020
In April 2020, Google announced several cost-cutting measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020s
2020
TraceTogether was notably the first national Bluetooth contact tracing app to be launched globally, debuting in March 2020. 2020s
2020
This led to the filing of an antitrust lawsuit in October 2020, on the grounds the company had abused a monopoly position in the search and search advertising markets. Alphabet
2020
These measures included slowing down hiring for the remainder of 2020, except for a small number of strategic areas, recalibrating the focus and pace of investments in areas like data centers and machines, and non-business essential marketing and travel. Alphabet
2020
The 2020 Google services outages disrupted Google services: one in August that affected Google Drive among others, another in November affecting YouTube, and a third in December affecting the entire suite of Google applications. Alphabet
2020
As of September 30, 2020, Alphabet Inc. had 132,121 employees, of which more than 100,000 worked for Google. Workplace culture
2020
Google's 2020 diversity report states that 32 percent of its workforce are women and 68 percent are men, with the ethnicity of its workforce being predominantly white (51.7%) and Asian (41.9%). Workplace culture
2020
The second fully Google-owned undersea cable, named Dunant, connects the United States with France and is planned to begin operation in 2020. Infrastructure
2020
In October 2020, the company pledged to make the packaging for its hardware products 100% plastic-free and 100% recyclable by 2025. Environment
2020
Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on October 20, 2020, asserting that it has illegally maintained its monopoly position in web search and search advertising. United States
2020
The litigation was settled in July 2020 for $7.5 million with a payout to claimants of at least $5 each, with a maximum of $12 each. Data privacy
2020
In early June 2020, a $5 billion class-action lawsuit was filed against Google by a group of consumers, alleging that Chrome's Incognito browsing mode still collects their user history. Data privacy
2020
Such measures included slowing down hiring for the remainder of 2020, except for a small number of strategic areas, recalibrating the focus and pace of investments in areas like data centers and machines, and non-business essential marketing and travel. 2020s
2020
Wiz, a company located in the U.S. and Israel, was cofounded in 2020 by Assaf Rappaport. Alphabet
2020
Google Workspace (formerly G Suite until October 2020) is a monthly subscription offering for organizations and businesses to get access to a collection of Google's services, including Gmail, Google Drive and Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides, with additional administrative tools, unique domain names, and 24/7 support. Enterprise services
2020
Congressional hearings in July 2020, and a report from the U.S. United States
2021
In 2021, the Alphabet Workers Union was founded, composed mostly of Google employees. Alphabet
2021
In 2021, court documents revealed that between 2018 and 2020, Google ran an anti-union campaign called Project Vivian to "convince them (employees) that unions suck". Workplace culture
2021
In 2021, Google and Amazon engaged in negotiations for a substantial cloud computing agreement valued at $1.2 billion, during which Israel insisted on the inclusion of a confidential code referred to as the "blink mechanism". Israeli–Palestinian conflict
2021
In September 2021, the Australian government announced plans to curb Google's capability to sell targeted ads, claiming that the company has a monopoly on the market harming publishers, advertisers, and consumers. Alphabet
2021
In January 2021, the Australian Government proposed legislation that would require Google and Facebook to pay media companies for the right to use their content. Alphabet
2021
In April 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported that Google ran a years-long program called "Project Bernanke" that used data from past advertising bids to gain an advantage over competing for ad services. Alphabet
2021
The lawsuit became known in March 2021 when a federal judge denied Google's request to dismiss the case, ruling that they must face the group's charges. Data privacy
2021
In March 2021, Google reportedly paid $20 million for Ubisoft ports on Google Stadia. Alphabet
2022
In 2022, during the invasion of Ukraine, a Russian court had ordered Google to restore the channels, with penalties doubling every week according to TASS. Russia
2022
In 2022 Google shared a $9 billion contract from the Pentagon for cloud computing with Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle. U.S. government contracts
2022
In May 2022, Google announced that the company had acquired California based, MicroLED display technology development and manufacturing Start-up company Raxium. Alphabet
2022
Responding to the humanitarian crisis after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Google announced a $15 million donation to support Ukrainian citizens. Philanthropy
2022
Also in February 2022, Google announced a $100 million fund to expand skills training and job placement for low-income Americans, in conjunction with non-profits Year Up, Social Finance, and Merit America. Philanthropy
2022
Google was ranked the second most valuable brand by Forbes as of January 2022, and fourth by Interbrand as of February 2022.
2022
In December 2022, Google debuted OSV-Scanner, a Go tool for finding security holes in open source software, which pulls from the largest open source vulnerability database of its kind to defend against supply chain attacks. Alphabet
2022
It also said that all its final assembly manufacturing sites will achieve a UL 2799 Zero Waste to Landfill certification by 2022 by ensuring that the vast majority of waste from the manufacturing process is recycled instead of ending up in a landfill. Environment
2022
In a 2022 National Labor Relations Board ruling, court documents suggested that Google sponsored a secretive project—Project Vivian—to counsel its employees and to discourage them from forming unions. United States
2022
Google reportedly paid Apple $22 billion in 2022 to maintain its position as the default search engine on Safari. Monopoly
2022
On September 14, 2022, Google lost the appeal of a €4.125 billion (£3.5 billion) fine, which was ruled to be paid after it was proved by the European Commission that Google forced Android phone-makers to carry Google's search and web browser apps. European Union
2022
In June 2022, Google agreed to pay a $118 million settlement to 15,550 female employees working in California since 2013. Gender discrimination lawsuit
2022
On January 6, 2022, France's data privacy regulatory body CNIL fined Alphabet's Google 150 million euros (US$169 million) for not allowing its Internet users an easy refusal of cookies along with Facebook. Data privacy
2023
In 2023, Google released NotebookLM, an online tool for synthesizing documents using Gemini. Generative AI
2023
In 2023 Google consumed 24 TWh of electricity, more than countries such as Iceland, Ghana, the Dominican Republic, or Tunisia. Environment
2023
In early May 2023, Google announced its plans to build two additional data centers in Ohio. Alphabet
2023
In August 2023, Google became the first major tech company to join the OpenWallet Foundation, launched earlier in the year, whose goal was creating open-source software for interoperable digital wallets. Financial services
2023
In March 2023, in direct response to the rapid rise of ChatGPT, Google released Bard (now Gemini), a generative AI chatbot. Alphabet
2023
Another suit was brought against Google in 2023 for illegally monopolizing the advertising technology market. United States
2023
The country's government and judiciary accused the company of undue interference in the congressional debate, saying it could amount to abuse of economic power and ordering the company to change the ad within two hours of notification or face fines of R$1 million (2023) (US$185,528.76) per non-compliance hour. Brazil
2023
In June 2023, Google stated it would remove Canadian news links from its services throughout the country due to legislation from the Canadian government (Bill C-11) that would require Google and other online platforms such as Facebook to pay for news articles being shown on their platforms. 2020s
2024
In November 2024, Google announced the establishment of a new AI hub in Saudi Arabia, aiming to support the Kingdom's economic growth and technological development as part of its Vision 2030 initiative. Alphabet
2024
An AI training program for Google employees was also introduced in April 2024. Generative AI
2024
In April 2024, it was announced that Google agreed to settle this lawsuit. Data privacy
2024
On March 20, 2024, Google was fined approximately $270 million by French regulators for using content from news outlets in France without proper disclosure to train its AI, Bard, now renamed Gemini, violating a previous commitment to negotiate content use transparently and fairly. Copyright infringement
2024
In August 2024, Google would lose a lawsuit which started in 2020 in lower court, as it was found that the company had an illegal monopoly over Internet search. Alphabet
2024
In September 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU), based in Luxembourg, also found that Google held an illegal monopoly, in this case with regards to its shopping search, and could not avoid paying a €2.4 billion fine. Alphabet
2024
In October 2024, Google was fined by a local Russian court a symbolic 2.5 decillion dollars for allegedly blocking pro-Kremlin propaganda. Alphabet
2024
Alphabet reportedly tried to close a deal for only $23 billion in 2024, but this fell apart after concerns about regulatory hurdles, among other issues. Alphabet
2024
Google had previously used virtual assistants and chatbots, such as Google Bard, prior to the announcement of Gemini in March 2024. Generative AI
2024
In September 2024, it gained attention for its "Audio Overview" feature, which generates podcast-like summaries of documents. Generative AI
2024
On October 31, 2024, the Russian government imposed a "symbolic" fine of $20 decillion on Google for blocking pro-Russian YouTube channels. Russia
2024
In March 2024, a former Google software engineer and Chinese national named Linwei Ding was accused of stealing confidential artificial intelligence information from the company and handing it to Chinese corporations. European Union
2024
On September 10, 2024, Europe's top court imposed a €2.4 billion fine on Google for abusing its dominance in the shopping comparison market, marking the conclusion of a case that began in 2009 with a complaint from British firm Foundem. European Union
2024
On September 18, 2024, Alphabet's Google won a €1.49 billion ($1.7 billion) antitrust fine from the EU, while Qualcomm's efforts to repeal a penalty were unsuccessful. European Union
2024
On October 8, 2024, The U.S. government suggested it could request Google to divest parts of its business, such as the Chrome browser and Android, due to its alleged monopoly in online search. United States
2024
In September 2024, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally found that Google engaged in anti-competitive practices in the online advertising technology market, potentially harming thousands of UK publishers and advertisers. United States
2024
In May 2024, a misconfiguration in Google Cloud led to the accidental deletion of UniSuper's $135 billion Australian pension fund account, affecting over half a million members who were unable to access their accounts for a week. Data loss
2024
In August 2024, Google sent an email to users informing them of its legal obligation to disclose certain confidential information to U.S. government authorities. Data privacy
2024
In September 2024, Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc. were fined 2.42 billion euros by the European Commission for an antitrust case surrounding Google's shopping service. 2020s
2024
In December 2024, Google responded with a counter‑proposal advocating for a narrower, three‑year ban on exclusive default search engine deals, including its long-standing arrangement with Apple. 2020s
2024
In November 2024, the Justice Department proposed major changes to curb Google's online search monopoly, including forcing the company to sell its Chrome browser, share search data with competitors, and end exclusive agreements that make Google the default search engine on devices like iPhones. United States
2025
In 2025, Google announced SynthID Detector, a tool that uses watermarking to identify whether content such as text, images, audio, or video was generated using Google products. Generative AI
2025
In 2025, Google was one of the donors who funded the White House's East Wing demolition and planned building of a ballroom. Lobbying and political influence
2025
During 2025, Google engaged in a $45 million, six-month contract with Israel to run advertising campaigns. Israeli–Palestinian conflict
2025
In 2025, Google generated 73% of its revenues from advertising. Advertising
2025
In September 2025 Google opened their £735m AI Centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire and announced their plans for £5 bn investment in AI research, in the same month that Alphabet reached market capitalisation of $3 trillion. Office locations
2025
In early February 2025, Google announced it was ending its targets for minority recruitment and reevaluating other diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. 2020s
2025
When Google's parent company Alphabet announced in September 2025 that it would reinstate YouTube creators that were banned for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and the 2020 U.S. presidential election, it was criticized for prioritizing "free expression" over "facts" and placed within the context of the company's shift dating back to 2023. Criticism and controversies
2025
In March 2025, Google agreed to acquire Wiz, a New York-based cybersecurity startup focusing on cloud computing, for US$32 billion. Alphabet
2025
This cash deal would be Google's biggest ever, as well as it currently being the most expensive deal of 2025. Alphabet
2025
Google reportedly said "the deal would help artificial-intelligence companies get better security and use more than one cloud service." In July 2025, the U.S. Alphabet
2025
In February 2025, Google dropped their commitment to make "diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI] part of everything we do" from their annual investor report. Workplace culture
2025
On September 5, 2025, the European Commission fined Google €2.95 billion ($3.47 billion), for breaching EU antitrust rules. European Union
2025
A trial on the case was scheduled for April 2025, though the incoming administration and new DoJ leadership could potentially alter the course of the proceedings. United States
2025
It was ruled in 2025 by the Justice Department alongside 17 other states that Google operates a monopoly in online advertising technology. United States
2025
In January 2025, U.S. federal judge Richard Seeborg rejected Google's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit. Data privacy
2025
Google called these measures excessive and harmful for consumers, vowing to appeal and a trial was set for April 2025. 2020s
2025
Both parties were expected to submit final remedy proposals ahead of the scheduled remedies trial in April 2025. 2020s
2025
In September 2025, Mehta ruled that Google would not be required to divest of Chrome or Android, but could no longer include search in exclusive contracts. 2020s
2025
In September 2025, federal judge Amit Mehta in the United States ruled that Google will not be required to divest Chrome or the Android operating system; however, the ruling barred Google from having exclusive contracts for Google Search, Chrome, Google Assistant and Gemini app products, and ruled Google must share search data with competitors. Alphabet
2025
In September 2025, a federal jury decided that Google must pay $425 million. Data privacy
Is daur me company me kya hua 2026 – Today 4 events
2026
In April 2026, Alphabet Google's parent company announced a $180 billion spending plan for the company for AI infrastructure, data centers, and servers. 2020s
2026
In March 2026, Google signed an energy pledge at the White House which required them to bear the cost of new electricity generation to power their data centers. Alphabet
2026
In June 2026, UK regulators instructed Google to give publishers the ability to choose how their content is used and resurfaced in its AI-generated snippets. Generative AI
2026
On July 2, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed Google's appeal, upholding the fine of around €4.1 billion for abusing its dominant position in relation to the Android operating system. European Union
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Design details
New Logo
The current Google logo is based on the sans-serif typerface, and it was unveiled on September 1, 2015. It was chosen because sans-serif tends to be more legible than most other typerfaces when small sizes are used. This version was develop to satisfy users of small-screen mobile devices. It uses the same color palette as the one introduced in 1998, although the hues are brighter and more consistent. Its colors are arranged according to a so called tetradic color palette, and it adds an optimistic and vigorous feel to the logo design. It is one of the factors that have contributed to Google’s unprecedented success. Apart from the standout factor, bright colors cater to the global cultural diversity and have a kind of unifying power. On some occasions (usually sad), Google displays a colorless version of the logo. Thus, the light-gray logo was on Google Poland for several days following …
Symbol
The earliest favicon was just an uppercase letter “G” in blue placed inside a square frame. In 2008, it was replaced by a lowercase “g” in light blue, while a couple years later a new, multicolored palette was introduced. The 2012 favicon looked like the 2008 one with the colors inverted. In 2015, simultaneously with the new logo, an updated favicon was introduced. Some designers note than the current Google favicon is slightly reminiscent of the 1993 logotype of the clothes brand Gymboree. The first letter in the Gymboree wordmark had almost the same shape as the one used in the Google favicon, while the color palette was totally different.
“White” emblems
As mentioned above, during times of great tragedy the company often uses a colorless logotype. There have been several “white” logos so far. In each case, the “white” logotype has exactly the same shape as the regular one, the only difference is the color scheme. While the earliest colorless logos featured a 3D effect, the current one, as well as the 2013 version, is flat.
Font
The latest version of the Google logo uses the sans-serif font, which is different from Times New Roman and ornamental fonts, which the wordmark had appeared in before. This font has a bold and streamlined shape, which makes it pixel-friendly, so it suits all resolutions; therefore, the wordmark is legible on all sorts of devices.
Google Plus logo
The Google Plus logo is based on the uppercase “G” given in the same typeface as in many other Google’s products (for instance, Google Search). The letter itself is white. Next to it, there is the plus sign, also white. They are placed inside a circle with red filler. The logotype looks dimensional due to the shade effect. Interestingly enough, the combination of colors and the “+” sign make the Google Plus logo somewhat similar to the Red Cross emblem, although the colors are inverted there.
Google Play logo
The Google Play logo has been modified more than once since the platform’s name was changed from Android Market to Google Play in 2012. The triangular shape of the emblem has stayed the same, but there has been some playing around with the colors and the wordmark. The icon introduced in April 2016 features brighter, saturated colors. The emblem acquired a flat look.
