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GOOGLE is an American multinational technology company focusing on artificial intelligence , online advertising , search engine technology , cloud computing , computer software , quantum computing , e-commerce , and consumer electronics . It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world" and as one of the world's most valuable brands due to its market dominance, data collection, and technological advantages in the field of artificial intelligence. Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. is one of the Big Tech companies, alongside Amazon , Apple Inc. , Meta Platforms , and Microsoft . Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by computer scientists Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University in California . Together they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through super-voting stock . The company went public via an initial public offering (IPO) in 2004....