Google's Domain Name Registered 29 Years Ago: A Journey to Tech Supremacy

Twenty-nine years ago today, September 15th, 1997, Google's domain name was registered. This event marked the beginning of a journey that would change the way people access and use information online.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford University students, initially named their search engine 'Backrub.' However, they later changed their minds and chose the name 'Google,' inspired by the mathematical term 'googol,' which represents 10 to the power of 100. This decision reflected the co-founders' mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible.

The registration of google.com was a crucial step in establishing Google as a household name. The company's founding followed on September 4, 1998, after receiving an initial investment from Sun Microsystems co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim for $100,000.

Since its inception, Google has grown into a global tech giant with hundreds of products, including Gmail, Google Maps, and Android. The company's name has become synonymous with online search, with google.com ranking as the most visited website in the world, followed by youtube.com and facebook.com. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is currently ranked third on the list of most publicly traded companies, with a market cap of $4.2 trillion.

Today, Google's impact extends beyond its search engine, with its name becoming part of the cultural lexicon as a verb in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.