when was google created

Google was officially incorporated as a company on September 4, 1998. The Key Timeline January 1996: It began as a research project called "BackRub" by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University. September 15, 1997: The domain name "google.com" was officially registered. September 4,

Google was officially incorporated as a company on September 4, 1998.

The Key Timeline

• January 1996: It began as a research project called "BackRub" by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University.
• September 15, 1997: The domain name "google.com" was officially registered.
• September 4, 1998: The company was formally incorporated as Google Inc. after receiving a $100,000 initial check from Sun Microsystems co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim.

A Quick Fun Fact

Even though it was incorporated on September 4th, Google has traditionally celebrated its corporate birthday on September 27 for over a decade.