Overview

• The homepage graphic revives Google's first 1998 wordmark and, per the company, guides users to explore its latest technologies, including new AI innovations.
• Google observes its birthday on September 27, a date adopted after its September 4, 1998 incorporation to reflect internal milestones such as indexing records.
• Larry Page and Sergey Brin began the project at Stanford, later moving from dorm rooms to Susan Wojcicki’s Menlo Park garage after a $100,000 check from Andy Bechtolsheim in August 1998.
• The company now operates under Alphabet, with Sundar Pichai serving as CEO of both entities while Page and Brin remain influential insiders with special voting control.
• Reporting indicates the Google Store is offering 20 percent off select items with code BIRTHDAY27 through September 28.