{"id":18476,"date":"2013-10-29T13:25:48","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T05:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=18476"},"modified":"2023-03-31T20:48:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T12:48:32","slug":"rise-of-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/rise-of-google\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rise of Google [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that <strong>Google raked in $50 billion in 2012<\/strong>? It had come a long way from early days, back when it was known as <strong>BackRub<\/strong>. Despite using a lot of Google\u2019s products like Google the search engine, Android OS, Gmail, Youtube and Waze, and being fascinated by its many mergers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/google-acquisitions\/\">adventurous acquisitions<\/a>, we know little of the tech giant.<\/p>\n<p>Well, surveycrest.com has produced an infographic dedicated to charting the rise of google 15 years it has been around. Here you will find Google\u2019s <strong>algorithm evolution<\/strong>, its <strong>brand value<\/strong> (in the billions), <strong>how it fairs<\/strong> against the other tech brands in the Top 10 list, etc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Recommended Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/how-google-glass-works-infographic\"><\/a>How Google Glass Works [Infographic]<\/p>\n<p>goes to show that whether you love Google for its full range of apps, products and services or hate them for monopolising your online world so much, Google is here to stay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/infographics\/rise-of-google-highres.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/infographics\/rise-of-google-lowres.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"8607\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(Credit to <strong>Kelvin Stiles<\/strong> for the tip.)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that Google raked in $50 billion in 2012? It had come a long way from early days, back when it was known as BackRub. Despite using a lot of Google\u2019s products like Google the search engine, Android OS, Gmail, Youtube and Waze, and being fascinated by its many mergers and adventurous acquisitions,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3407],"tags":[37,1544],"topic":[4523],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Rise of Google [Infographic] - Hongkiat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Did you know that Google raked in $50 billion in 2012? It had come a long way from early days, back when it was known as BackRub. 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