Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It derives its name from the term "googol", which refers to the large amount of data available online. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible. In 2010, Google generated $8.51 billion in revenue, with 96% coming from advertising. In the U.S., Google holds a 65.4% market share of the search engine market, followed by Yahoo and Microsoft. Google has an international reach with services available in over 180 countries and 124 languages.
2. Founded September 4, 1998 Founders Larry Page油and油Sergey Brin Incorporation Initial public offering (NASDAQ) August 19, 2004 Headquarters 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View CA 94043 Google takes it is name from a play on the word Googol - the number 1 followed by 100 zeros 1 googol = 1.0 10100 A reference to the huge amount of data online. Googles mission is to organize the worlds information and make it universally accessible and useful
18. Mobile Today the vast majority of the worlds population has access to mobile phones, and over two billion people are connected to the Internet. Sergey Brin and Larry Page Founders Letter Google 2010 Annual report