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{{Short description|American multinational technology company}}
{{About|the company|the search engine provided by the company|Google Search|the parent company with the stock tickers GOOG and GOOGL|Alphabet Inc.|the number|Googol|other uses}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Google LLC
| logo = Google 2015 logo.svg
| logo_upright = 1.1
| logo_caption = The [[Google logo]] used since 2015
| logo_alt = Each letter of "Google" is colored (from left to right) in blue, red, yellow, blue, green, and red.
| image = Googleplex HQ (cropped).jpg
| image_upright = 1.1
| image_caption = Google's headquarters, the [[Googleplex]]
| former_name = Google Inc. (1998–2017)
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| traded_as = {{Ubl|{{NASDAQ was|GOOGL}}|{{NASDAQ was|GOOG}}}}
| industry = {{Unbulleted list
| [[Internet]]
| [[Cloud computing]]
| [[Computer software]]
| [[Computer hardware]]
| [[Artificial intelligence]]
| [[Advertising]]
}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1998|09|04}}{{efn|Google was incorporated on September 4, 1998, however, since 2002, the company has celebrated its anniversaries on various days in September, most frequently on September 27.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Alex |date=September 4, 2014 |title=Google Used to Be the Company That Did 'Nothing But Search' |url=https://time.com/3250807/google-anniversary/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=September 27, 2019 |archive-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016175103/https://time.com/3250807/google-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2019 |title=When is Google's birthday – and why are people confused? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/09/27/when-is-googles-21st-birthday-doodle/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/09/27/when-is-googles-21st-birthday-doodle/ |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffin |first=Andrew |date=September 27, 2019 |title=Google birthday: The one big problem with the company's celebratory doodle |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/google-birthday-surprise-spinner-date-problem-start-company-a7968951.html |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=September 27, 2019 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112103548/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/google-birthday-surprise-spinner-date-problem-start-company-a7968951.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The shift in dates reportedly happened to celebrate index-size milestones in tandem with the birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wray |first=Richard |date=September 5, 2008 |title=Happy birthday Google |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/sep/05/google.mediabusiness |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=September 27, 2019 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112103550/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/sep/05/google.mediabusiness |url-status=live }}</ref>}} in [[Menlo Park, California|Menlo Park]], [[California]], United States
| founders = {{Unbulleted list
| [[Larry Page]]
| [[Sergey Brin]]
}}
| hq_location = [[Googleplex]]
| hq_location_city = [[Mountain View, California]]
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{Ubl
| [[Sundar Pichai]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
| [[Ruth Porat]] ([[President (corporate title)|President]] and [[Chief investment officer|CIO]])
| [[Anat Ashkenazi]] ([[Chief financial officer|CFO]])
| [[Thomas Kurian]] ([[CEO]] of [[Google Cloud Platform|Google Cloud]])
}}
| products = {{Ubl
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| [[Google Nest|Nest]]
| [[Google Pixel|Pixel]]
| [[Google Search|Search]]
| [[Google Workspace|Workspace]]
| [[Fitbit]]
| [[Waze]]
| [[YouTube]]
| [[Gemini_(chatbot)|Gemini]]
| [[List of Google products|Full list]]
}}
| parent = [[Alphabet Inc.]]
| subsid = {{Ubl
| [[Adscape]]
| [[Cameyo]]
| [[Charleston Road Registry]]
| [[Google DeepMind|DeepMind]]
| [[Endoxon]]
| [[FeedBurner]]
| [[ImageAmerica]]
| [[Kaltix]]
| [[Google Nest|Nest Labs]]
| [[reCAPTCHA]]
| [[YouTube]]
| [[ZipDash]]
}}
| website = {{URL|https://google.com/}}
| footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |date=January 16, 2015 |title=Company – Google |url=https://www.google.com/intl/en/about/company/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116073513/https://www.google.com/intl/en/about/company/ |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |access-date=September 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Claburn |first=Thomas |date=September 24, 2008 |title=Google Founded By Sergey Brin, Larry Page... And Hubert Chang?!? |url=https://www.informationweek.com/applications/google-founded-by-sergey-brin-larry-page-and-hubert-chang!/d/d-id/1072309 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628231125/http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/210603678 |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=January 22, 2017 |website=[[InformationWeek]] |publisher=[[UBM plc]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Locations – Google Jobs |url=https://www.google.com/about/jobs/locations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930200600/http://www.google.com/about/jobs/locations/ |archive-date=September 30, 2013 |access-date=September 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Wakabayashi2019" />
| module = {{infobox network service provider|child=yes|asn=15169}}
}}

'''Google LLC''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|uː|ɡ|əl|audio=en-us-googol.ogg}}, {{respell|GOO|gəl}}) is an American [[multinational corporation]] and [[technology company]] focusing on [[online advertising]], [[search engine]] technology, [[cloud computing]], computer [[software]], [[quantum computing]], [[e-commerce]], [[consumer electronics]], and [[artificial intelligence]] (AI).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Condon |first=Stephanie |date=May 7, 2019 |title=Google I/O: From 'AI first' to AI working for everyone |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402134913/https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |access-date=April 2, 2022 |website=ZDNet |language=en-US}}</ref> It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world" by the [[BBC]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jack |first=Simon |date=November 21, 2017 |title=Google – powerful and responsible? |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091 |url-status=live |access-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031631/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091}}</ref> and is one of the world's [[List of most valuable brands|most valuable brands]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCormick |first=Rich |date=June 2, 2016 |title=Elon Musk: There's only one AI company that worries me |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me |url-status=live |access-date=March 29, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]] |language=en |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031133/https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2020 |title=Justice Department Sues Monopolist Google For Violating Antitrust Laws |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws |access-date=March 29, 2022 |website=U.S. Department of Justice |language=en |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120170848/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Land of the Giants: The Titans of Tech |url=https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |website=CNN+ |language=en |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417230628/https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 |url-status=live }}</ref> Alongside [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], [[Meta Platforms|Meta]], and [[Microsoft]], Google's parent company, [[Alphabet Inc.]] is one of the five [[Big Tech]] companies.<!-- END Brief introduction; do not overload this section -->

<!-- Brief corporate history -->Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists [[Larry Page]] and [[Sergey Brin]]. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through [[super-voting stock]]. The company went [[public company|public]] via an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) in 2004. 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]] was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing Larry Page, who became the CEO of Alphabet. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Feiner |first=Lauren |date=December 3, 2019 |title=Larry Page steps down as CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai to take over |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html |access-date=June 16, 2021 |website=[[CNBC]] |language=en |archive-date=August 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824015937/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html |url-status=live }}</ref><!-- END Brief corporate history -->

<!-- Brief description of products -->The company has since rapidly grown to offer [[List of Google products|a multitude of products]] and [[List of Google services|services]] beyond [[Google Search]], many of which hold dominant market positions. These products address a wide range of use cases, including <!-- Notable products only! -->email ([[Gmail]]), [[navigation]] and mapping ([[Waze]], [[Google Maps|Maps]], and [[Google Earth|Earth]]), cloud computing ([[Google Cloud Platform|Cloud]]), [[web navigation]] ([[Google Chrome|Chrome]]), video sharing ([[YouTube]]), productivity ([[Google Workspace|Workspace]]), [[operating system]]s ([[Android (operating system)|Android]]), [[cloud storage]] ([[Google Drive|Drive]]), language translation ([[Google Translate|Translate]]), photo storage ([[Google Photos|Photos]]), [[videotelephony]] ([[Google Meet|Meet]]), [[Home automation|smart home]] ([[Google Nest|Nest]]), [[smartphone]]s ([[Google Pixel|Pixel]]), [[wearable technology]] ([[Pixel Watch]] and [[Fitbit]]), music streaming ([[YouTube Music]]), video on demand ([[YouTube TV]]), AI ([[Google Assistant]] and [[Gemini (chatbot)|Gemini]]), [[machine learning]] APIs ([[TensorFlow]]), AI chips ([[Tensor Processing Unit|TPU]]), and more. [[List of Google products#Discontinued products and services|Discontinued Google products]] include [[Video game|gaming]] ([[Google Stadia|Stadia]]),<ref>{{cite web | title= Google is shutting down Stadia in January 2023 - The Verge | first1= Jay | last1= Peters | first2= Alex | last2= Cranz | date= September 30, 2022 | url= https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023 | accessdate= October 15, 2024 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241010060211/https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023 | archive-date= October 10, 2024}}</ref> [[Google Glass|Glass]], [[Google+]], [[Google Reader|Reader]], [[Google Play Music|Play Music]], [[Google Nexus|Nexus]], [[Google Hangouts|Hangouts]], and [[Inbox by Gmail]]<!-- Notable products only! -->.<ref>{{cite web | title= The Google Graveyard | first1= Heather | last1= Brady | first2= Chris | last2= Kirk | date= March 15, 2013 | url= http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/2013/03/google_reader_joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html | magazine= [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] | access-date= March 16, 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130316085610/http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/2013/03/google_reader_joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html | archive-date= March 16, 2013 | url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Booker |first1=Logan |date=March 17, 2013 |title=Google Graveyard Does Exist |url=https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/google-graveyard-does-exist-you-can-even-place-flowers-on-your-deceased-favourites/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518055717/https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/google-graveyard-does-exist-you-can-even-place-flowers-on-your-deceased-favourites/ |archive-date=May 18, 2018 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |website=gizmodo }}</ref> Google's other ventures outside of internet services and [[consumer electronics]] include [[quantum computing]] ([[Sycamore processor|Sycamore]]), [[self-driving car]]s ([[Waymo]]), smart cities ([[Sidewalk Labs]]), and [[Transformer (deep learning architecture)|transformer models]] ([[Google DeepMind]]).<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Inside X, Google's top-secret moonshot factory |language=en-GB |magazine=Wired UK |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ten-years-of-google-x |access-date=May 17, 2022 |issn=1357-0978 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519211935/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ten-years-of-google-x |url-status=live }}</ref><!-- END Brief description of products -->

<!-- Current status -->Google Search and YouTube are the two [[List of most-visited websites|most-visited websites]] worldwide, followed by [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]] (now known as X). Google is also the largest [[search engine]], mapping and [[navigation]] [[Application software|application]], [[Mailbox provider|email provider]], [[Productivity software#Office suite|office suite]], [[online video platform]], [[Photograph|photo]], and [[cloud storage]] provider, [[mobile operating system]], [[web browser]], machine learning framework, and AI [[virtual assistant]] provider in the world as measured by market share.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hanief |first=Mohammad |date=April 7, 2023 |title=How Google has made our life easy |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/op-ed-2/how-google-has-made-our-life-easy/ |access-date=December 23, 2023 |website=Greater Kashmir |language=en-US |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223193822/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/op-ed-2/how-google-has-made-our-life-easy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On the list of most valuable brands, Google is ranked second by ''[[Forbes]]'' as of January 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swant |first=Marty |title=The World's Valuable Brands |url=https://www.forbes.com/the-worlds-most-valuable-brands/ |access-date=January 19, 2022 |website=[[Forbes]] |language=en-US |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018162839/https://www.forbes.com/the-worlds-most-valuable-brands/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and fourth by Interbrand as of February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Global Brands |url=https://interbrand.com/best-global-brands/ |access-date=March 7, 2011 |publisher=Interbrand |language=en-US |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201213456/https://interbrand.com/best-global-brands/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The company [[Criticism of Google|has received significant criticism]] involving issues such as [[Privacy concerns with Google|privacy concerns]], [[#Tax avoidance strategies|tax avoidance]], [[Censorship by Google|censorship]], [[search neutrality]], [[Competition law#United States antitrust|antitrust]], and abuse of its [[monopoly]] position.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/google-antitrust-search-engine-verdict-apple-319a61f20fb11510097845a30abaefd8|title=Google illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules|first1=Matthew|last1=Barakat|first2=Michale|last2=Liedtke|publisher=Associated Press|date=August 5, 2024|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref><!-- END Current status -->
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