Google Was Originally Known as Backrub
At the very beginning, the search engine was known as Backrub. When the company decided to change its name, they wanted it to be referred to Googel, which is a mathematical term for number 1 with 100 zeros. However, the word was misspelt and that is how Google was born.
Google Holds the Largest Index of Websites
At the moment, Google boasts of having indexed over three billion websites in the world. The most fascinating thing is the fact that it is able to run through all these websites in half a second at most. This means you need to apply proper strategies for your page to be ranked high among all these websites.
Google’s PageRank Technology
Google uses a search technology, which is known as PageRank. This name is derived from the co-founder, Larry Page, and it is used to assign a value to a website in regards to the relevance of the searched items. It is very difficult to manipulate this system since it seems to use a complicated algorithm. This is what upholds good SEO practices and rewards good websites.
Google Went Down
Google went down and could not be reached for 5 minutes on August 16, 2013. At this point in time, the internet usages declined by 40%. This is an indication of how much the world relies on Google for purposes of finding information.
Yahoo Was to Buy Google
In 1997, Google made an offer to sell the company to Yahoo for two million dollars. For some reason, Yahoo did not accept this offer and they made a counter offer of $ # billion in 2002 and Google had already established its value and as such it declined the offer.
Google’s First Tweet
Google has over 12.2 million followers on Twitter. The very first tweet that Google posted was; “I’m feeling lucky.” This was in binary code and Google uses Twitter often for updates and development.
Up to 20% of all searches appear on Google First
All the searches that are done every day on Google have never been searched before on any other search engine.
Google Homepage Languages
In a bid to accommodate as many people as possible, the Google homepage is available in 80 languages. This also applies to Google translate, which is quite convenient.
33% of Searches are done using Smartphones
Ensure that your website is compatible with smartphones so as to increase your page ranking. Google has an algorithm that measures mobile usability.
Google Earns Most Revenue from Advertising
These are some interesting facts that you should know about Google. If you are interested in more facts, you can take a look at BargainFox’s infographic that has more facts about Google.
Infographic by: www.bargainfox.co.uk