Find out 50 amazing facts from Google
Started in a garage.
Original name: BackRub.
“Google” is a misspelling of “googol.”
First server used LEGO.
First Doodle was for Burning Man.
Most visited website.
70,000+ searches per second.
5+ billion searches daily.
Owns 90% of search market.
Index is 100M+ GB big.
Owns YouTube.
Created Android.
Gmail launched on April Fool’s.
Google Translate has 100+ languages.
Maps covers 220+ countries.
Search “askew” tilts the screen.
“Do a barrel roll” spins the page.
“Zerg rush” is a mini game.
“Atari Breakout” becomes a game.
“Google Gravity” breaks the page.
HQ is called Googleplex.
Used goats for mowing lawns.
Motto: “Don’t be evil.”
Free food for employees.
Staff gets 20% project time.
Bought 200+ companies.
Bought YouTube for $1.65B.
Bought Android for $50M.
Bought Fitbit for $2.1B.
Bought Waze for $1.3B.
Gmail has 1B+ users.
YouTube: 2B+ users monthly.
Search in 150+ languages.
Google Earth shows 3D planet.
Google Photos has 4T+ pics.
Uses PageRank for results.
Uses AI in search.
BERT understands questions better.
Google Assistant talks smart.
Lens identifies stuff via camera.
Street View reaches remote areas.
Chrome is top browser.
Works on self-driving cars.
Google News shows global news.
Scholar helps research.
First tweet was in binary.
Pets allowed at work.
Simple homepage by design.
Play games like Snake.
Doodles celebrate holidays.
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