Together they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of the stockholder voting power through super-voting stock. Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University in California.

Its parent company Alphabet is considered one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft.

It has been referred to as 'the most powerful company in the world' and one of the world's most valuable brands due to its market dominance, data collection, and technological advantages in the area of artificial intelligence. Google LLC ( / ˈ ɡ uː ɡ ə l/ ( listen)) is an American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. Then-CEO and former Chairman of Google Eric Schmidt with co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page (left to right) in 2008

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