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Google's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions

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CEO

Sundar Pichai

CEO Approval Rating

72/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1998

Headquarters:

Mountain ViewCalifornia

Status:

PrivateSubsidiary of Alphabet Inc

Industry Sector:

Data Processing Services

SIC Code:

7372NAICS 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 9.82% 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 45,229 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 Computer Hardware industry. Apple has 38,229 more employees vs. Google.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Sundar Pichai

CEO

- -
98,771
$1.7B
$155.1B
1

Robin Li

Chairman & CEO

69/100
45,887
$2.3B
$15.2B
2

Satya Nadella

CEO

75/100
131,000
$61M
$129.8B
3

Timothy Cook

CEO

75/100
132,000
$1B
$260.2B
4

Jeffrey P. Bezos

Chairman & CEO

73/100
647,500
$56M
$265.5B
5

Mark Zuckerberg

Chairman & CEO

70/100
35,587
$31.3B
$66.5B
6

Thomas J. McInerney

CEO

72/100
8,500
$33.8M
$5.4B
7

Satya Nadella

CEO

76/100
1,065
- -
$50M
8

Arkady Volozh

Co-Founder & CEO

72/100
6,271
$1.3B
$2.5B
9

Safra A. Catz

CEO

78/100
137,000
$31.5M
$39.6B
10

Marc Benioff

Co-CEO

96/100
35,000
$2.7B
$15.8B
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 38.7B between their estimated 1.2M employees. Google's revenue is the ranked 3rd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 86.9B. Google has 98,771 employees and is ranked 5th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 116,234.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
Pointy

Jan 2020

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

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.
Fitbit, Inc.

Nov 2019

Source »
$2.1B
Fitbit manufactures and markets wearable fitness devices to track fitness activities.

These are all the companies that Google has acquired. Google has acquired 150 companies and its latest acquisition was Pointy in Jan 2020. Pointy develops a plug-in device that allows users to automatically track and discover store inventory from retailers.

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

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 AI-based hyperlocal application that provides delivery services for 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
Equity
-
StitchCrew is an accelerator program that connects tech entrepreneurs with capital, human resources and social networks.
$25K
Aug 20, 2019
Grant
-
KaiOS is a developer of Linux-based mobile operating system that allows users to access 4G LTE, GPS and Wi-Fi services.
$50M
May 21, 2019
Series B
-

These are all the companies that Google has invested in. Google has invested 150 companies and its latest investment was Pointy in Jan 2020. Pointy develops a plug-in device that allows users to automatically track and discover store inventory from retailers.

Google News

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Google Blogs

January 20, 2020Google Blog

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January 16, 2020Google Blog

A new certificate to help people grow careers in IT

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January 15, 2020Google Blog

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January 15, 2020Google Blog

"Up and to the right" with Data Studio

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January 15, 2020Google Blog

A new way to find clothes, shoes and more on Search

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January 14, 2020Google Blog

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Google Press Releases

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Google Videos

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

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May 21, 2018Google Youtube Channel

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October 9, 2017Google Youtube Channel

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September 15, 2017Google 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 72%. 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 $155.1B 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 98,771 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 Satisfi, Dunzo, Trifacta
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