Happy 27th Birthday, Google! 🎉

 

Today, Google officially turns 27 years old and like every year, it’s marking the occasion in its own quirky way.

A Quick Throwback

Google was technically incorporated on September 4, 1998, but the company has long treated September 27 as its “birthday.” That’s the date it once announced a record number of indexed pages, and since then, the celebration has stuck.

So while the paperwork says one thing, September 27 has become the day we all say: Happy Birthday, Google!

How Did Google Celebrate This Year?

Google didn’t let the day pass quietly. Here’s what happened:

• A nostalgic Doodle: If you opened Google Search today, you probably saw something unusual  the original 1998 Google logo flashing back to the company’s earliest days. It’s a simple but meaningful reminder of where it all started.

• Celebrations at offices: Googlers in places like Bengaluru shared photos of cakes, decorations, and birthday vibes across cafeterias.

• Special deals: Over at the Google Store, users got access to discounts on Pixel devices with the promo code BIRTHDAY27.

• Thank-you notes: Google also used the day to thank users worldwide, reflecting on the journey from a garage project to one of the biggest companies on Earth.

From Garage to Global Giant

In case you forgot how far it’s come:

• Started as a search engine called BackRub in 1996.

• Became “Google.com” in 1997.

• Officially incorporated in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

• Expanded into Gmail, Maps, YouTube, Android, and now AI, cloud, and hardware.

And yet, the mission hasn’t changed much: to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.

At 27, Google isn’t just blowing out candles it’s reflecting on nearly three decades of shaping the internet as we know it. Whether it’s the doodle on your homepage or the phone in your hand, chances are Google touches your daily life in one way or another.

So here’s to Google: 27 years down, and many more innovations to come. 🚀