Editing Larry Page (section)

{{Short description|American computer scientist and businessman (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Larry Page
| image              = LarryPage.jpg
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| caption            = Page in 2009
| birth_name         = Lawrence Edward Page
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1973|03|26|mf=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Lansing, Michigan]], U.S.
| education          = {{ubl|[[University of Michigan]] ([[B. S.|BS]])|[[Stanford University]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])}}
| occupation         = {{ubl|
[[Computer Engineer]]
[[Computer scientist]]|[[Businessman]]}}
| organization       = {{ubl|[[Google]]|[[Alphabet Inc.]]}}
| known_for          = {{ubl|Co-founding and creating [[Google]]|Co-founding [[Alphabet Inc.]]|Co-creating the [[PageRank]] algorithm}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|Lucinda Southworth|December 8, 2007}}
| children           = 2<ref name="Leaders League">{{cite web |url=https://www.leadersleague.com/en/news/fortunes-2020-larry-page-co-founder-alphabet |title=Fortunes 2020: Larry Page, Co-founder, Alphabet |website=Leaders League |access-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127163728/https://www.leadersleague.com/en/news/fortunes-2020-larry-page-co-founder-alphabet |url-status=live }}</ref>
| relatives          = [[Carrie Southworth]] (sister-in-law)
| signature          = Larry Page google signature.svg
| module             = 
{{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Where's Google going next Larry Page 4.ogg|title=Larry Page's voice|type=speech|description=Page on the concept of search <br/>Recorded 2014}}
}}

'''Lawrence Edward Page'''<ref name="forbes">{{Cite web|date=January 18, 2020|title=Larry Page|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/larry-page/?list=rtb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029202054/https://www.forbes.com/profile/larry-page/?list=rtb|archive-date=October 29, 2018|access-date=January 18, 2020|work=Forbes}}</ref><ref name="residence">{{cite web|url=http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/larry-pages-house|title=Larry Page's house in Palo Alto, California|date=September 8, 2008|access-date=May 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726135004/http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/larry-pages-house/|archive-date=July 26, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Page%2c+Larry|title=Page, Larry|last=[[The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia]]|year=2013|website=[[Thefreedictionary.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072152/https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Page%2c+Larry|archive-date=August 29, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> (born March 26, 1973) is an American businessman, computer engineer and computer scientist best known for co-founding [[Google]] with [[Sergey Brin]].<ref name="forbes"/><ref name="garage">{{cite web|title=In The Garage Where Google Was Born|url=http://mashable.com/2013/09/27/google-garage-anniversary/|date=September 27, 2013|access-date=July 20, 2016|publisher=Mashable|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927140332/http://mashable.com/2013/09/27/google-garage-anniversary/#lZ3n3FTRUiqS|archive-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

Page was chief executive officer of [[Google]] from 1997 until August 2001 when he stepped down in favor of [[Eric Schmidt]], and then again from April 2011 until July 2015 when he became CEO of its newly formed parent organization [[Alphabet Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Yarow|first=Jay|date=August 10, 2015|title=Google new operating structure – Business Insider|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/google-new-operating-structure-2015-8?r=US&IR=T|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812231302/http://uk.businessinsider.com/google-new-operating-structure-2015-8?r=US&IR=T|archive-date=August 12, 2015|access-date=August 10, 2015|website=Business Insider}}</ref> He held that post until December 4, 2019, when he and Brin stepped down from all executive positions and day-to-day roles within the company. He remains an Alphabet board member, employee, and controlling shareholder.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/03/tech/alphabet-google-co-founder-larry-page-step-down/index.html|title=Google co-founder Larry Page stepping down as CEO of Alphabet|last=Yurieff|first=Kaya|date=December 3, 2019|website=CNN|access-date=December 4, 2019|archive-date=December 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203233058/https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/03/tech/alphabet-google-co-founder-larry-page-step-down/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Page has an estimated net worth of $151 billion as of May 2025, according to the [[Bloomberg Billionaires Index|''Bloomberg Billionaires Index'']], and $138.1 billion according to ''[[Forbes]]'', making him the ninth-richest person in the world.<ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/lawrence-e-page/ |title=Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Larry Page |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |access-date=December 12, 2024 |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228112214/https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/lawrence-e-page/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Forbes">{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/larry-page/|title=Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires List: Larry Page |newspaper=Forbes|access-date=December 12, 2024}}</ref> He has also invested in flying car startups [[Kitty Hawk Corporation|Kitty Hawk]] and Opener.<ref name="KHO">{{cite news |url= https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/19/17586878/larry-page-flying-car-opener-kitty-hawk-cora |title= Larry Page is quietly amassing a 'flying car' empire |newspaper= theverge.com |access-date= September 7, 2022 |archive-date= September 19, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220919145611/https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/19/17586878/larry-page-flying-car-opener-kitty-hawk-cora |url-status= live }}</ref>

Page is the co-creator and namesake of [[PageRank]], a [[search ranking algorithm]] for Google{{refn|<ref name="Car"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/06/28/gmail-now-has-425-million-users-google-apps-used-by-5-million-businesses-and-66-of-the-top-100-universities/|title=Gmail Now Has 425 Million Users, Google Apps Used By 5 Million Businesses And 66 of the Top 100 Universities|work=TechCrunch|date=June 28, 2012 |publisher=AOL|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630021538/https://techcrunch.com/2012/06/28/gmail-now-has-425-million-users-google-apps-used-by-5-million-businesses-and-66-of-the-top-100-universities/|archive-date=June 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=60 Amazing Google Search Statistics and Facts|url=http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/by-the-numbers-a-gigantic-list-of-google-stats-and-facts/|work=DMR – Digital Marketing Ramblings|date=February 2, 2014|access-date=February 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206090540/http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/by-the-numbers-a-gigantic-list-of-google-stats-and-facts/|archive-date=February 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internetlivestats.com/google-search-statistics/|title=Google Search Statistics|work=internetlivestats.com|access-date=February 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204095944/http://www.internetlivestats.com/google-search-statistics/|archive-date=February 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/about/company/facts/locations/|title=Google locations|access-date=November 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815024220/https://www.google.com/about/company/facts/locations/|archive-date=August 15, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name= 10K>{{cite web|url=http://investor.google.com/earnings/2014/Q4_google_earnings.html|title=Google Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Results|access-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203051142/http://investor.google.com/earnings/2014/Q4_google_earnings.html|archive-date=February 3, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Man">{{cite web|title=Management team|url=https://www.google.com/about/company/facts/management/|publisher=Google Company|access-date=February 2, 2015|date=February 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230160111/http://www.google.com/about/company/facts/management/|archive-date=December 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>}} for which he received the [[Marconi Prize]] in 2004 along with co-writer [[Sergey Brin|Brin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marconisociety.org/fellows.html |title=The Marconi Society Fellows |work=marconisociety.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017105041/http://www.marconisociety.org/fellows.html |archive-date=October 17, 2012}}</ref>