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About Google
Google is a US technology company and a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. It is headquartered at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California. Google says its story began at Stanford University in 1995, when Larry Page and Sergey Brin built a search engine called Backrub, and that Google Inc. was formally set up in 1998. The company says its mission is to organise the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Google says the company started in a garage in Menlo Park before moving to its current Mountain View campus, the Googleplex.
Many Google products are relevant to Indian businesses. Google Workspace covers Gmail, Drive, Meet and Docs. Google Ads and Google Business Profile are used for advertising and local listings, and Google Analytics, Search Console, Keyword Planner and Trends for marketing and SEO. Google Cloud offers infrastructure and AI services, and Google Pay for Business handles UPI payments. Many of these tools are free; Workspace, Cloud and Ads are paid on subscription or usage terms.
Google sells in India directly online and through authorised resellers and partners. Its Indian operations include offices in Bengaluru, among them the Ananta campus that opened in 2025. Google Workspace and Google Cloud are billed to Indian customers under local contracting arrangements, while advertisers can pay for Google Ads campaigns in rupees. Free products such as Search Console, Analytics and Business Profile need only a Google account.
Alphabet was created in 2015 as Google's parent holding company and trades on Nasdaq. Sundar Pichai is CEO of both Google and Alphabet. Alphabet's annual report for 2025 gave its headcount as 190,820 employees at 31 December 2025.
Google in India
- Offices in Bengaluru, including the Ananta campus
Key facts
- Legal name
- Google LLC
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California, United States
- Founded
- 1998
- Founders
- Larry Page and Sergey Brin
- Ownership
- Subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL, GOOG)
- Employees
- 190,820 (Alphabet, 31 Dec 2025)
- Made in India
- No
- Products listed
- 124
- Platforms
- Web, Android, iOS, Windows
- Deployment
- Cloud, Desktop
- Parent company
- Alphabet Inc.
- India campus
- Ananta, Bengaluru (opened 2025)
- Official website
- ads.google.com
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Leadership & history
Leadership
- Sundar PichaiCEO, Google and Alphabet
Timeline
- 1995 Page and Brin meet at Stanford and build Backrub
- 1998 Search engine renamed Google; Google Inc. incorporated
- 2003 Reincorporated in Delaware
- 2015 Alphabet Inc. formed as the parent holding company
- 2025 Opened the Ananta campus in Bengaluru
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Google FAQs
Who owns Google?
Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., a public company listed on Nasdaq.
Where is Google headquartered?
In Mountain View, California, United States.
Is Google an Indian company?
No. Google is a US company, although it runs large offices in India, including a campus in Bengaluru.
Who is the CEO of Google?
Sundar Pichai is CEO of both Google and Alphabet.
What does Google sell to businesses in India?
Google Workspace, Google Ads, Google Cloud and Google Pay for Business, along with free tools such as Analytics, Search Console and Business Profile.
What does Google do?
Google makes advertising & ppc management, survey & customer feedback tools, form builders & no-code apps and seo tools. Its products listed on App Advisor are Google Ads (Search, display, YouTube and shopping advertising platform), Google Forms (Free forms and surveys), Google Search Console (Free search performance and indexing reports), Google Sites (Free simple websites), Google Analytics 4 (Free web and app analytics) and Google Keep (Quick notes and lists).
How much does Google cost?
Google Ads: Free; Google Forms: Free; Google Search Console: Free; Google Sites: Free; Google Analytics 4: Free plan; Google Keep: Free; Android Studio: Free; Google Drive: Free plan. These are the starting prices on App Advisor's listings — confirm on Google's official pricing page before you buy.
Does Google have a free plan?
Yes. Google Ads, Google Forms, Google Search Console, Google Sites, Google Analytics 4, Google Keep, Android Studio, Google Drive, Google Keyword Planner, Google Trends, YouTube Auto Captions, Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Docs, YouTube, Google Gemini, Google Chat, Google Meet, Google Classroom, Crashlytics, Google AdMob, Google AdSense, Google Gemini API, Google Fonts, Google for Nonprofits, Firebase, Google Business Profile, Google Merchant Center, Google Authenticator, Google Pay for Business, Google Chrome, Google Firestore, Google Translate, Dialogflow, Google Maps Platform, PageSpeed Insights, Google Ads Editor, Google Calendar Appointment Schedules, Google Workspace Essentials, Google Ad Manager, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Firebase Remote Config, Google Reviews (Business Profile), Kaggle, Google Cloud Monitoring, Angular, Looker Studio, Google Pay, NotebookLM, Flutter, Files by Google, TensorFlow, Chrome Remote Desktop, YouTube Studio, Gboard, Google Indic Keyboard, Firebase Authentication, Firebase Analytics, YouTube India, Google AppSheet, Google Tag Manager, Google Lens, Google Assistant, Google Fit App, Google News, Firebase Hosting, Fitbit App, Fastlane, Google Fit, Google Colab, Squoosh, Google for Startups Cloud Program, Fitbit App Health, Photomath, Firebase App Distribution, Google Play Books, Google Calendar App, Files by Google App, Google Find My Device, Google Photos, YouTube Music, YouTube Shorts, Google Cloud Build, Google Messages, Google Keep App, Bolo by Google (Read Along), Socratic, Google Phone, Google Pay for Business App, Google Photos App, Photomath App, Google Wallet, Google Maps, Waze and Google Flights offer a free plan or free tier.
What are the best alternatives to Google?
Popular alternatives in the same categories include LinkedIn Campaign Manager by LinkedIn, Meta Ads Manager by Meta, Microsoft Advertising by Microsoft, Amazon Ads by Amazon and AdRoll by AdRoll (NextRoll).
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