With the aim of organizing the world's information so that it was available and accessible with just a few clicks, Larry Page and Sergey Brin started a research project in 1996, what we know today as Google.
According to research, Google search accounts for about 68% of the entire internet, and it has acquired over 180 companies (as of April 2015). Google is so famous that “google” and “google it” have become colloquial verbs.
And there's so much we don't know about Google. Let's discover 12 surprising facts about Google, one of the most creative companies today.
1. Google's 40 GB DataBase
Originally, everything on Google could fit on ten 4GB hard disks. Do you know how big it is today? About 100 million GB!!
2. Googol right?
The $400 billion company was originally going to be called 'Googol', but it was changed to Google due to spelling errors that occurred among its founders.
3. Minimal Homepage
Have you ever wondered why Google has such a simple homepage? Especially when they can hire the best of the best designers? When Larry and Brin founded Google, they didn't know enough HTML to create a good-looking homepage. They wanted a simple interface, so they just stuck with it.
4. It acquires a new company every week
Do you know why Google is so rich and creative? Because it owns almost every company. Google has been acquiring a new company on average every week since 2010.
5. Do you have a low grade on your degree? Perfect!
Google overlooks this factor called 'high degree score' on its employees' resumes and actually looks for developer skills. It is a fact that there are groups of employees in the company, about 14% of whom have not even studied at any college.
6. It's hilarious!
Google is smart, and it has a sense of humor. If you're bored, Google has countless fun tricks to pass the time.
7. New searches every day
Every day Google 'sees' about 16% of search queries it has never seen before. Each of us is unique and does our own search, it seems..
8. A computer that can program itself
Google is believed to be designing a computer so advanced it can program itself. Oh my God, is Skynet coming?
9. The best employer
The company's employees are the A and Z. And Google knows this. It has the best work culture and has been named 'best company to work for' by Fortune many times.
10. Google is planning your wedding!
Google.com/weddings is a free service offered by the company that helps you plan your wedding. Many people have gotten married thanks to the Google wedding planner.
11. Google will cure death
Google has a subsidiary called Calico, which is running experiments aimed at combating aging and ultimately curing death. Are you saying we should become immortal?
12. "I'm Feeling Lucky.".
Google loses about $100 million a year because of the 'I'm feeling lucky' button, just to make sure you get an ad-free search.
