Google LLC is an American multinational technology corporation that focuses on a wide array of services and products, including online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence. Founded on September 4, 1998, by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google's original name was "BackRub," a reference to its analysis of backlinks. The name "Google" itself is a play on the word "googol," a mathematical term for the number one followed by 100 zeros, chosen to reflect the company's mission to organize the vast amount of information available online. Google is now much more than just a search engine. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.. Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a holding company for Alphabet's internet properties and interests. Sundar Pichai is the CEO of both Google and Alphabet.
Google's impact on the internet is immense; the search engine handles over 8.5 billion searches per day. This makes Google the most visited website in the world. Originally, Google's servers were housed in a custom case made of Legos. The first Google Doodle was created in 1998 to celebrate the Burning Man Festival. Google offers its search engine in over 80 languages. Google's mission is "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful".
