Larry Page, born Lawrence Edward Page on March 26, 1973, is an American computer scientist and businessman best known for co-founding Google with Sergey Brin. Page and Brin met at Stanford University and together developed the PageRank algorithm, which revolutionized internet search engines. Google was launched in 1998 and quickly became the dominant search engine, expanding into various services like Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Maps. Page served as Google's CEO twice, first from 1997 to 2001, and again from 2011 to 2015, after which he became the CEO of Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company.
Page stepped down from his executive role at Alphabet in December 2019 but remains a board member, employee, and controlling shareholder. As of January 2026, Page's estimated net worth is around $269 billion, making him one of the wealthiest individuals in the world. Recently, Page has been in the news for purchasing approximately $188 million in Florida properties in January 2026, possibly in response to proposed wealth taxes in California. Beyond his work with Google, Page has shown interest in alternative energy, futurist technologies, and philanthropic endeavors.
