Superbrands CALIFORNIA Google
California-based Internet genius Google connects people every second of every day with information from around the world, answers to nearly any question, and so much more.
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THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT GOOGLE Within one year, together they had created a Google product categories include: Android search engine on the World Wide Web called Chrome & Play; Connected Home; G Suite with m Google’s name was a play on the “Backrub,” which was renamed to Google. In Gmail and Drive; Hardware with Google Clips mathematical expression for the number MARKET ACHIEVEMENTS nonprofts worldwide,” according to the Google 1998, Sun Co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim and Pixel; Search & Explore with Google Earth, one followed by 100 zeros, refecting the Ranked No. 1 among the most visited Google does not only help people learn and Economic Impact Report: United States 2018. invested $100,000, and Google Inc. was born. Maps, News, Search, Translate; VR & AR with founders’ mission. multi-platform web properties in the U.S., connect, but it also provides digital tools such as Small businesses that used Google’s advanced In the years that followed, the company Google Lens; Ads & Analytics with AdSense and Google was close to having 259 million U.S. Google My Business, Google Analytics, G Suite digital tools had a revenue growth on the previous expanded and Google moved to its current Google Ads; Google blogs with YouTube, m Google’s frst Doodle was a stick fgure in unique visitors in October 2019, according to and YouTube to businesses, nonprofts and year that was about four times higher than less headquarters (“The Googleplex”) in Mountain Google AI and Google Cloud, among more. the logo announcing that the staff was off Statista. Parent company, Alphabet reported communities to help them grow, as well as a free digitally advanced businesses, the report noted. View, California. at the Burning Man Festival. Google’s 2019 annual revenue at $161.86 billion. educational mobile app Google Primer and the With numbers such as this, it’s no wonder that Google for Startups network, which has made an BRAND VALUES m Google’s frst server was made of LEGO “Google” made it into the Merriam-Webster incredible impact on the startup market. “In 2018, HISTORY PRODUCT With Google’s mission, “to organize the world’s bricks. dictionary as a verb “to use the Google search Google’s search and advertising tools helped In 1995, as Larry Page was considering Stanford Google makes hundreds of products. Most information and make it universally accessible engine to obtain information about (someone or provide $335 billion of economic activity for more for graduate school, Stanford student Sergey people know Google for Google Search, used and useful,” the relentless search for better More on Google’s history and fun facts can be found at something) on the World Wide Web.” than 1.3 million businesses, website publishers and Brin was assigned to show him around campus. by billions of people across the globe. Today, answers is at the core of Google’s brand. about.google/our-story. superbrands.com google.com
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California-based Internet genius Google connects people every second of every day with information from around the world, answers to nearly any question, and so much more.
Photo source (L and R pages): Google.
THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT GOOGLE Within one year, together they had created a Google product categories include: Android search engine on the World Wide Web called Chrome & Play; Connected Home; G Suite with m Google’s name was a play on the “Backrub,” which was renamed to Google. In Gmail and Drive; Hardware with Google Clips mathematical expression for the number MARKET ACHIEVEMENTS nonprofts worldwide,” according to the Google 1998, Sun Co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim and Pixel; Search & Explore with Google Earth, one followed by 100 zeros, refecting the Ranked No. 1 among the most visited Google does not only help people learn and Economic Impact Report: United States 2018. invested $100,000, and Google Inc. was born. Maps, News, Search, Translate; VR & AR with founders’ mission. multi-platform web properties in the U.S., connect, but it also provides digital tools such as Small businesses that used Google’s advanced In the years that followed, the company Google Lens; Ads & Analytics with AdSense and Google was close to having 259 million U.S. Google My Business, Google Analytics, G Suite digital tools had a revenue growth on the previous expanded and Google moved to its current Google Ads; Google blogs with YouTube, m Google’s frst Doodle was a stick fgure in unique visitors in October 2019, according to and YouTube to businesses, nonprofts and year that was about four times higher than less headquarters (“The Googleplex”) in Mountain Google AI and Google Cloud, among more. the logo announcing that the staff was off Statista. Parent company, Alphabet reported communities to help them grow, as well as a free digitally advanced businesses, the report noted. View, California. at the Burning Man Festival. Google’s 2019 annual revenue at $161.86 billion. educational mobile app Google Primer and the With numbers such as this, it’s no wonder that Google for Startups network, which has made an BRAND VALUES m Google’s frst server was made of LEGO “Google” made it into the Merriam-Webster incredible impact on the startup market. “In 2018, HISTORY PRODUCT With Google’s mission, “to organize the world’s bricks. dictionary as a verb “to use the Google search Google’s search and advertising tools helped In 1995, as Larry Page was considering Stanford Google makes hundreds of products. Most information and make it universally accessible engine to obtain information about (someone or provide $335 billion of economic activity for more for graduate school, Stanford student Sergey people know Google for Google Search, used and useful,” the relentless search for better More on Google’s history and fun facts can be found at something) on the World Wide Web.” than 1.3 million businesses, website publishers and Brin was assigned to show him around campus. by billions of people across the globe. Today, answers is at the core of Google’s brand. about.google/our-story. superbrands.com google.com
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