Google is an American information technology company founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two doctoral students at Stanford University. They began developing an Internet search engine called "Backrub," and in 1997, the company's name was changed to Google, derived from the mathematical expression "googol," which expresses the number 1 followed by a hundred zeros, which is an expression of a very large quantity.

Google has evolved into one of the largest and most famous technology companies in the world. Its most famous product is the search engine Google Search, which is widely used around the world. In addition, Google has launched many other successful services and products such as Gmail (email service), Google Maps (mapping service), YouTube (video sharing site), and Android (operating system for smartphones).

Google's activities also extend to areas such as artificial intelligence, cloud technologies, digital marketing, and software development. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, which is known as Google Park. Google has and continues to play an important role in the development of the Internet and technological innovation.