Some facts about Google

Some facts about Google




Google earns 97 percent of its revenues from advertising alone. This amounts to $20 billion.



Google has the largest network of translators in the world; this is needed for continuously integrating searches and indexing web pages into their engine.



Did you know that Google logs each search queries into its systems to enhance future searches?

When Google was founded, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the founders tossed a coin to decide what position they would take.

The infamous “I feel lucky” is nearly never used. However, in traits it was found that removing it would somehow reduce the Google experience. Users wanted it to be kept. It was like a comfort button.



In 2007, Google became the most visited website with 700 million users. It beat the next popular website, Microsoft.com by over 200 million hits. In March 2010, Face book overtook Google!

Notice the logos appearing on your Google homepage around major events or holidays? This is known as the Google Doodle. The first one was dedicated to the Burning Man festival in 1998. You can check out past Google doodles at google.com/logos.



Google earns 97 percent of its revenues from advertising alone. This amounts to $20 billion. Employees at Google are encouraged to use 20 per cent of their time working on their own projects. Google News, Orkut are both examples of projects that grew from this working model.

When Google was founded, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the founders tossed a coin to decide what position they would take.