Alphabet (Google)
Owns Google, YouTube, Android and Gmail; helps people find information.
📖 Its story
Larry and Sergey were students at Stanford University and wanted to organize all the information on the internet. In 1998 they rented a garage in Menlo Park, California, to start Google. In 2015 they created Alphabet, a “parent” company that holds Google and other projects.
💵 How it makes money
Mostly with ads that show up on Google and YouTube, and also by renting out its cloud.
🤯 Fun fact
The name comes from “googol,” a number that is a 1 followed by 100 zeros.
👍 The good part
Its search engine is the most used in the world, and YouTube has billions of users.
⚠️ The risk
Artificial intelligence could change the way people search for information on the internet.
🧠 Did you get it?
What is a “googol,” the word that inspired Google's name?
🗂️ Quick facts
- Founded in: 1998
- Founded by: Larry Page and Sergey Brin
- Home: Mountain View, California, USA
🔎 How to find it on the stock market
- Search the internet for GOOGL stock.
- You can also find it in your parents' investing app with the letters GOOGL.
- Check how much one share costs and whether today it's green (went up) or red (went down).
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