Alphabet Inc. is the well-known parent company of Google and several other Google-related initiatives. The conglomerate operates through a variety of sectors with products and services that include search engine technology, advertising, cloud computing, software, and hardware.
The company was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. Incorporated on September 4, 1998, in Menlo Park, California, Alphabet now stands as a global leader in technology and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States.
Main Product(s):
Alphabet Inc.'s main products span across a broad spectrum, from its dominant search engine Google Search to online advertising services, consumer electronics like the Google Pixel, cloud computing services through Google Cloud, and various other internet-related services and products.
Short History of Alphabet Inc.:
September 1998 – Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
August 2004 – Google went public with its initial public offering (IPO).
April 2011 – Larry Page took over as CEO, replacing Eric Schmidt.
October 2015 – Alphabet became the parent holding company of Google.
December 2019 – Sundar Pichai was appointed CEO of Alphabet Inc.