1996

Page & Brin develop search engine called Back Rub. Google.com registered as a domain.

1997

1998

Google rents office in Silicon Valley garage; working with 8 employees. Google opens offices in Palo Alto as the company begins to expand. Google becomes available in 10 languages
Google image search facility launched. First search engine allowing users to search specifically for images. Google announces partnership with AOL to increase customer base.

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Open offices in Dublin, China and India.

2004

R&D centre opened in Tokyo; due to Japanese technological advancements. Google Map is launched after acquisition of Where2. Google, Finance and News are launched. Google Earth is launched. Google earth is updated with improved satellite imagery. Google becomes available in 41 languages.

2005

2006

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2008

2009