Interesting Facts About Google

Google, as we all know, is the world’s most popular search engine. Whether we need a solution to a problem, find the lyrics of a favourite song, or get a quick update about the weather, Google is the one stop solution for everything.  Founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1995, Google, worth $ 748 billion in the market, is the third most valuable company in the world, after Microsoft and Apple.  Here is a list of some lesser known and interesting facts about Google.

Interesting facts about Google

1) The founders of Google originally named the search engine ‘BackRub.’  It was then changed to Google in the year 1997.  

2) The name Google originated by misspelling the mathematical word  ‘googol,’ which is basically a 1 followed by 100 zeroes.

3) Larry and Sergey’s visit to the Burning Man Festival in Nevada resulted in the first ever Google Doodle on August 30th 1998.  The doodle was a burning man stick figure and was added to the homepage to let people know they were out of office.

4) According to Alexa, Google is the internet’s most searched website.  Well, this is not a shocker.

5) Google has a rotated version of itself called the Google Mirror.  This version shows everything in a mirrored fashion. Have you ever tried this? If not, you can try it here https://elgoog.im/search/?q=hi.

6) Google handles over 1 billion search requests per day, using over 1 million systems.  Apart from this, Google’s algorithm can analyze millions of pages in a second. This was just 30-40 pages in the initial years of its inception. 

7) In 1999, Google founders wanted to sell Google to Excite for $ 1 million.  Excite did not accept Google’s offer back then. Quite a regret!

8) Larry Page and Sergey Brin have their own runways at NASA’s Moffett Field airport.  No other plane is allowed to land on their runways. 

9) Google owns the rights to common mispronunciations of its name like Gogle, Gooogle, Googlr, etc. 

10) Google employs the largest network of translators in the world and can translate more than 80 languages.  Apart from this, Google earns 99% of its profits through advertising. 

In 2000, Google became the world’s most popular search engine and ever since, it has adopted a unique style of doing things to keep things fresh and progressive. 

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