Google was launched in September 1988 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Initially, Google began as a research project called "Backrub," which aimed to develop a new way of ranking web pages based on their relevance and importance. Beginning in the early 2000s, Google started to swiftly grow and provide several new goods and services, such as Google Images, Google News, and Google Maps. As one of the biggest IPOs in history, Google's first public offering in 2004 raised $1.67 billion.
Google has made significant investments in R&D while expanding its presence into new industries over the years. It has also continued to grow and innovate. Google is one of the biggest and most well-known technology businesses in the world right now, with a market valuation of over $1 trillion and tens of thousands of employees working for it all over the world.