How Old Is Google?

The most used search engine Google which processes over 8.5 billion search requests per day. Google was originally a search engine however, it created an environment with its applications and services. When Google acquired Android with $50 million in 2005, the environment of Google’s services turned into daily usable stuff. So in this article let’s explore How old is Google and discover some unknown facts. Without wasting any more time let’s begin.

How Old Is Google?

The world-famous Google is a search engine that was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Larry and Sergey originally called it BackRub, but later 1997 September 15, the name was Google inspired by ‘Googol’.

Several people on the internet search about ‘how old the CEO of Google is’ but have you ever wanted to know ‘How old is Google?’ so let me tell you, Google Inc. was first introduced on September 4, 1998. Still, the original model of Google Name BackRub was created in 1997.

So if you calculated from 1998 then the age of Google is 25 years. The domain of Google, Google.com was registered on September 15, 1997. In 1998 Susan Wojcicki offered her garage for Google’s first operating center, In Menlo Park, California.

However, if you see somewhere that the first version of Google launched in August 1996, let me clarify that this is a local network that was also created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, for the Stanford website. It was not released for the global network. This prototype was used for half of Stanford’s website’s network bandwidth.

How Old is Google Assistant?

Now you know the answer to ‘How Old is Google?’ but have you ever wanted to know how old is Google Assistant? Google Assistant was first introduced in 2016. This Google assistant is not a part of today’s Google Assistant rather it was a part of Allo (Google’s messaging application)

The original voice behind Google Assistant or the OK Google/Hey Google is Kiki Baessell. Since 2010 Google has used her voice on Google’s voice mail system. If you want to ask Google about anything then just ask Google assistant for the answer. Just say Okay Google how old is Dolly Parton or Okay Google how old is Vanna White. 

Google Unknown Facts

Now you have learned ‘‘How Old is Google?’, But did you know What is the first tweet from Google or what is the search technology that Google uses on its search engine? Here are the top Facts about Google.

1. Over 8.4 billion searches per day are conducted on Google worldwide.
2. The search technology that Google uses is called PageRank.
3. In 1997 Google wanted to sell their search engine to Yahoo for just $2 million and Yahoo rejected that offer.
4. Google disconnected its search engine from the main server for 5 minutes on August 16, 2023. Because of that, almost 40% of internet traffic was decreased. 
5. The data of Google Earth is updated about once a month. However, not every area is updated every month.
6. “I’m Feeling Lucky” was the first Tweet written by Google. It was a binary code that says I’m feeling lucky.
7. The main source of Google’s generated revenue is form Search Engine Advertising.
8.  40% of searches were conducted from desktops or Laptops but about 60% of search requests on Google come from Mobile devices.
9. Google is the one and only player in terms of search engine usage. It takes 90% market share with Google’s monopoly.
10. The domain of Google (google.com) was registered on September 15, 1997.
11. The first prototype of Google was made by Larry Page and Sergey. The prototype was able to rank web pages based on how many backlinks that page has. 
12. The first Google Doodle was based on ‘Burning Man Festival’
13. The first server case of Google was made of Lego.
14. Googleplex is the name of Google’s headquarters located in California.
15. On April 1st, 2004 Google introduced G-mail as a joke.

Google’s Most Usable Services/Software

There are lots of services and apps launched by Google. Now the parent company of Google Alphabet has taken control over all these popular Google services including YouTube, G-mail, Chrome, Google Earth/Google Maps, Android System, and other Google apps.

YouTube

Popular video platform YouTube was launched in 2005 along with Google Video. Then in 2012 Google Shut down Google Video and continued with YouTube. Unlike Google Video YouTube is a separate platform for only Video-based content. Now it has over 10 billion downloads.

Gmail

In 2004 Google introduced a web-based mail service. Later in 2007, it was released globally under the name of Google Mail (G-mail). The service comes with a huge free storage for mail unlike email it is easy to use and can pair with all other Google services.

Google Earth

Google Earth was developed by Google’s Keyhole bought by Google Inc in 2004. The Keyhole Inc. developed an online map service with super efficiency and several data-showing features which Google rebranded in 2005 as Google Earth.

Google Chrome

In 2008 Google released an advanced JavaScript engine that is fast and compatible for running programs. Google named its Chrome browser. The Chrome browser became very popular with over 100 billion downloads across different devices. 

CONCLUSION

Now if somebody asks you How old is Google? Then you know the answer because you read this article. Google is now a part of Alphabet Inc. which offers many services including mail, maps, browsers, video apps, productivity software, cloud storage, and our favorite operating system Android. If you want to learn more about Google then you can follow our blog page. 

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