Google LLC is an American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics.
Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University. What started as a research project called "BackRub" became the world's most powerful search engine. Google went public in 2004 and restructured under Alphabet Inc. in 2015. Today, Google dominates search (92% market share), digital advertising, mobile OS (Android), and is a major player in cloud computing and AI.
Google generates ~80% of revenue from advertising (Google Search Ads, YouTube Ads, Google Network). Google Cloud contributes ~12%, with the remainder from hardware (Pixel, Nest) and subscriptions (YouTube Premium, Google One).
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