2 April 2025

Google

Google is a multinational technology company specializing in internet-related services and products. It is best known for its search engine, which allows users to find information online by entering keywords. Besides its flagship search engine, Google offers a variety of services including advertising technologies, cloud computing, software, and hardware. The company is also involved in developing the Android operating system for mobile devices and provides tools like Google Drive for storage, Google Maps for navigation, and YouTube for video sharing. Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University, Google has become one of the most influential companies in the technology sector, shaping the way information is accessed and shared on the internet. Its parent company, Alphabet Inc., was created in 2015 as part of a corporate restructuring.