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Google

US technology company behind Google Search, online advertising, Android, YouTube, Google Cloud and Gemini.

🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States · Founded 1998 · 1,000+ people

EstablishedInternet searchOnline advertisingCloud computingArtificial intelligenceConsumer electronics

Google is an American multinational technology company. It works in search, online advertising, cloud computing, software, consumer electronics and artificial intelligence. It was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin and is based at the Googleplex in Mountain View, California. Its parent company is Alphabet Inc. It also runs Google for Startups, which supports startup communities around the world.

Open to

  • Hiring

Google has a careers site at careers.google.com. Startups can apply to Google for Startups programs such as the Accelerator and Startup School.

Products and services

Product

Google Search and advertising

A search engine and the online advertising business built around it. Advertising is the company's main source of revenue.

Who it's for: Internet users and advertisers

  • About 90% share of the global search engine market
  • 73% of Google's revenue came from advertising in 2025
Product

Cloud, software and devices

Google Cloud and Google Workspace for organisations, plus Android, YouTube, the Gemini AI chatbot and Pixel phones.

Who it's for: Businesses, developers and consumers

  • Android mobile operating system and ChromeOS
  • YouTube, acquired in 2006
  • Gemini, a generative AI chatbot launched in March 2023
Service

Google for Startups

Programs that connect startups with people, products and best practices from Google to help them grow.

Who it's for: Startups from early stage to growth stage

  • Accelerator: technical, product and leadership training for selected growth-stage startups
  • Startup School: guided online trainings for early-stage startups
  • Cloud credits program and Gemini resources for founders building with AI

Traction

Updated Oct 2026
187,000employees (2022)
90%share of the global search engine market
73%of revenue from advertising in 2025

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