Founders

Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American 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.

Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, PhD students at Stanford University. They collectively own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through super-voting stock.