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CEO

Sundar Pichai

CEO Approval Rating

80/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1998

Headquarters:

Mountain View, California

Status:

PrivateSubsidiary of Alphabet Inc

Industry Sector:

Data Processing Services

SIC Code:

7370NAICS listing »

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

Baidu is seen as one of Google's biggest rivals. Baidu is headquartered in Beijing, Beijing Municipality, and was founded in 2000. Baidu competes in the Internet Software field. Baidu generates 9.47% the revenue of Google.

Microsoft is seen as one of Google's top competitors. Microsoft was founded in 1975, and its headquarters is in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft operates in the Internet Software industry. Microsoft has 25,101 more employees than Google.

Apple is one of Google's top rivals. Apple is a Public company that was founded in Cupertino, California in 1976. Apple competes in the Computers, Peripherals, Networking and Electronic Equipment industry. Apple has 18,101 more employees vs. Google.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Sundar Pichai

CEO

- -
118,899
$1.7B
$160.7B
1

Robin Li

Chairman & CEO

76/100
45,887
$2.3B
$15.2B
2

Satya Nadella

CEO

86/100
144,000
$61M
$134.2B
3

Timothy Cook

CEO

88/100
132,000
$1B
$267.7B
4

Jeffrey P. Bezos

Chairman & CEO

78/100
647,500
$56M
$280.5B
5

Mark Zuckerberg

Chairman & CEO

71/100
35,587
$31.8B
$70.7B
6

Thomas J. McInerney

CEO

77/100
8,500
$33.8M
$5.4B
7

Satya Nadella

CEO

82/100
1,065
- -
$50M
8

Arkady Volozh

Co-Founder & CEO

89/100
6,271
$1.3B
$2.5B
9

Safra A. Catz

CEO

82/100
136,000
$31.5M
$39.8B
10

Marc Benioff

Chairman & CEO

86/100
35,000
$2.7B
$17.1B
The top 10 competitors in Google's competitive set are Baidu, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Altaba, Bing, Yandex, Oracle and Salesforce. Together they have raised over 39.2B between their estimated 1.4M employees. Google's revenue is the ranked 3rd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 90.4B. Google has 118,899 employees and is ranked 5th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 119,155.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
Cornerstone Technology B.V.

Feb 2020

Source »
undisclosed
Cornerstone develops and provides cloud-based data migration and mainframe applications modernization solutions for enterprises.
Pointy

Jan 2020

Source »
$163M
Pointy develops a plug-in device that allows users to automatically track and discover store inventory from retailers.
AppSheet, Inc.

Jan 2020

Source »
undisclosed
AppSheet is a low-code development platform that allows users to design and develop web-based applications for construction and healthcare sectors.
Typhoon Studios

Dec 2019

Source »
undisclosed
Typhoon Studios is a game developing firm that specializes in making animation games for PC and mobile devices.
CloudSimple, Inc.

Nov 2019

Source »
undisclosed
CloudSimple is a Clouds as-a-Service based firm that provides cloud migration, disaster recovery and workload optimization solutions for enterprises.

These are all the companies that Google has acquired. Google has acquired 151 companies and its latest acquisition was Cornerstone Technology B.V. in Feb 2020. Cornerstone develops and provides cloud-based data migration and mainframe applications modernization solutions for enterprises.

Google Funding History

Since Google was founded in 1998, it has participated in 3 rounds of funding. In total Google has raised $1.7B. Google's last funding round was on Aug 2004 for a total of $1.7B

ROUND

FUNDING DATE

AMOUNT

INVESTORS

IPO
Aug 2004
$1.7B

Series A
Jun 1999
$25M
Angel
Aug 1998
$100K
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Total Funding: $1.7B

Since Google was founded in 1998, it has participated in 3 rounds of funding. In total Google has raised $1.7B. Google's last funding round was on Aug 2004 for a total of $1.7B

Investments

COMPANY

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

INVESTMENT DATE

ROUND

EXIT DATE

Paper is a personalized learning platform that allows students to access online tutoring sessions and get contextualized feedback.
$7.5M
Mar 10, 2020
Equity
-
WhereIsMyTransport is an integrated big data platform that offers public transport network mapping services.
$7.5M
Feb 27, 2020
Series A
-
Satisfi is an AI-based platform that offers customer engagement and support solutions for the media and entertainment industries.
-
Oct 22, 2019
Equity
-
Dunzo is an online application that allows users to order and get delivered groceries, food, medicines and pet supplies.
$45M
Oct 03, 2019
Series D
-
Trifacta is a cloud-based data wrangling platform that allows businesses to discover, structure, validate and publish analysis-ready data.
$100M
Sep 11, 2019
Series E
-

These are all the companies that Google has invested in. Google has invested 151 companies and its latest investment was Cornerstone Technology B.V. in Feb 2020. Cornerstone develops and provides cloud-based data migration and mainframe applications modernization solutions for enterprises.

Google News

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Google now lets you install Zoom and a few other extensions on your child's Chromebook

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Today 4:02 PMThe Registry

Google Buys Fourth Cisco Headquarters Building in North San Jose for $41.2MM

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Today 3:53 PMIndependent

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HCA and Google team up in fight against COVID-19

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Today 3:10 PMXDA Developers

Google to surface locations of food and night shelters across Maps, Search and Assistant in Indian cities

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Google Blogs

Today 8:00 AMGoogle Blog

11 startups addressing global problems—here’s how we’re helping

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April 3, 2020Google Blog

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April 2, 2020Google Blog

The teen fact-checkers fighting misinformation

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April 1, 2020Google Blog

Improve Android deployments with new employee adoption kit

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March 26, 2020Google Blog

Keeping our network infrastructure strong amid COVID-19

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March 26, 2020Google Blog

Identifying vulnerabilities and protecting you from phishing

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) works to counter targeted and government-backed hacking against ... See more »
March 25, 2020Google Blog

Learn from our mobility experts at Android OnAir

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March 25, 2020Google Blog

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March 24, 2020Google Blog

Porsche Taylor puts women in the driver's seat

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March 23, 2020Google Blog

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Google Press Releases

April 2, 2020PR Newswire

Treehouse Software, Inc. Collaborates with Google Cloud to Offer Mainframe-to-Google Cloud Data Replication for Enterprise Transformation and Modernization

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March 14, 2020StreetInsider

Google Announces Switch to Mobile-First Indexing for all Websites

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March 10, 2020PRWeb

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March 5, 2020WebProNews

Adobe Creative Cloud and Gmail Integration Announced

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March 5, 2020WebProNews

GitHub Poaches Leading DevOps Researcher From Google Cloud

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March 4, 2020WebProNews

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Google Videos

January 22, 2020Google Youtube Channel

"Supporting the Deaf community: contact an ASL agent today" on YOUTUBE

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January 22, 2020Google Youtube Channel

"Google Translate: Connect with locals and make your overseas travel easier (featuring Zhu Ting朱婷)" on YOUTUBE

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May 10, 2019Google Youtube Channel

"Kelly Grivner-Kelly: Building a career as a military spouse" on YOUTUBE

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March 5, 2019Google Youtube Channel

"Grow beyond your goals: Meet Brianne West, founder of Ethique" on YOUTUBE

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January 16, 2019Google Youtube Channel

"How machine learning helps identify potholes on Los Angeles roads" on YOUTUBE

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December 23, 2018Google Youtube Channel

"Santa Tracker: Making a penguin-proof password" on YOUTUBE

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November 29, 2018Google Youtube Channel

"When Rivers Rise: How AI is helping predict floods" on YOUTUBE

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November 21, 2018Google Youtube Channel

"Show and Tell with Heather Day from the Google Hardware Store" on YOUTUBE

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November 13, 2018Google Youtube Channel

"Show and Tell with Hiller Goodspeed from the Google Hardware Store" on YOUTUBE

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May 21, 2018Google Youtube Channel

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Mountain View, California94043

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ABOUT

Overview

Google (NYSE: GOOG) is a multinational technology company that was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998. Since 2015, Google has been a subsidiary of Alphabet, a parent company started to organize its various businesses under a conglomerate. G...

CEO

Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, currently has an approval rating of 80%. Google's primary competitors are Baidu, Microsoft & Apple.

Website

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Frequently Asked Questions about Google

  1. When was Google founded?

    Google was founded in 1998

  2. Who is Google's CEO?

    Google's CEO is Sundar Pichai

  3. How much revenue does Google generate?

    Google generates $160.7B in revenue

  4. How much funding does Google have?

    Google has historically raised $1.7B in funding

  5. Where is Google's headquarters?

    Google's headquarters is in Mountain View California, USA

  1. How many employees does Google have?

    Google has 118,899 employees

  2. What sector does Google operate in?

    Google is in Data Processing Services

  3. Who are Google's competitors?

    Google's top competitors are Baidu, Microsoft, Apple

  4. Who has Google invested in?

    Google's has invested in companies such as Paper , WhereIsMyTransport, Satisfi
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