The company has since rapidly grown to offer a multitude of products and services beyond Google Search, many of which hold dominant market positions. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet. Sundar Pichai was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing Larry Page, who became the CEO of Alphabet.

Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a holding company for Alphabet's internet properties and interests. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. The company went public via an initial public offering (IPO) in 2004. Together they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through super-voting stock. Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by computer scientists 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 artificial intelligence, online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, 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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