Google

Google Inc., an esteemed American multinational Internet and software services company, is renowned for its Google search engine, online advertising services, and cloud computing services. Advertising stands as Google's primary revenue stream, managed through the 'AdWords' program. Google is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with a core mission to ensure accessible information for all. The informal slogan embraced by Google is 'Don't be evil'. Google was established by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, both doctoral students at Stanford University. Initially incorporated as a private entity on September 4, 1998, Google conducted its first initial public offering (IPO) on August 19, 2004. Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Eric Schmidt committed to a joint tenure of 20 years at Google, concluding in 2024. In 2006, Google relocated its headquarters to Mountain View. Beyond being a search engine, Google encompasses various online services including Gmail (email service), Google Docs (office service), YouTube (video service), Google Drive (storage service), Google Play Store (Android apps service), Google Calendar, Google Maps, Google Translator, Blogger, and Google Plus (Social Networking Service), among numerous others. Google extends its product offerings beyond the online realm, with examples such as Google Chrome (web browser), Picasa (photo organizing and editing software), and Google Hangout (instant messaging application). Furthermore, Google developed the Android mobile operating system and the Chrome OS for special laptop Chromebooks. Google's electronics product lineup features Google Glass, Google Pixel 2 (mobile phone), Google Pixel Book, Google Home (speaker), and Google Wi-Fi. While Google is predominantly recognized as a search engine, it has continually expanded its scale and value to users by introducing new products, services, and strategic acquisitions. This diversification has solidified Google's position in the advertising world and prompted the provision of email, social networking, video sharing, office productivity, electronics product manufacturing, and advertising services, in addition to information retrieval. In the modern world, scarcely can an internet user be found who does not utilize the Google search engine. As of February 2018, an overwhelming 91.63 percent of internet users rely on Google. Advertising remains the main source of revenue for Google, accounting for approximately 99 percent of its earnings. According to Google, their revenue for the 2017 fiscal year amounted to 31.91 billion US dollars.