Google Search

Google Search (also known simply as Google or Google.com) is a <a href="/facts/Search_engine/SRntsbz2">search engine</a> operated by <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a>. It allows users to search for information on the <a href="/facts/World_Wide_Web/wvnTrWFq">Web</a> by entering keywords or phrases. Google Search uses <a href="/facts/Algorithm/fnl5NmRt">algorithms</a> to analyze and rank <a href="/facts/Website/SAsjJnca">websites</a> based on their relevance to the search query. It is the most popular search engine worldwide.
Google Search is the <a href="/facts/List_of_most-visited_websites/sjsmVHdz">most-visited website in the world</a>. As of 2025, Google Search has a 90% share of the global search engine market. Approximately 24.84% of Google's monthly global traffic comes from the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, 5.51% from <a href="/facts/India/QW4TV4sy">India</a>, 4.7% from <a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a>, 3.78% from the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a> and 5.28% from <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a> according to data provided by <a href="/facts/Similarweb/kMuDQXYz">Similarweb</a>.
The order of search results returned by Google is based, in part, on a priority rank system called "<a href="/facts/PageRank/KtJRJFUX">PageRank</a>". Google Search also provides many different options for customized searches, using symbols to include, exclude, specify or require certain search behavior, and offers specialized interactive experiences, such as flight status and package tracking, weather forecasts, currency, unit, and time conversions, word definitions, and more.
The main purpose of Google Search is to search for text in publicly accessible documents offered by web servers, as opposed to other data, such as <a href="/facts/Image_search/pkcq1rTk">images</a> or <a href="/facts/Database_search_engine/nRVh2JSo">data contained in databases</a>. It was originally developed in 1996 by <a href="/facts/Larry_Page/EwJeHSJ5">Larry Page</a>, <a href="/facts/Sergey_Brin/EjAXlo26">Sergey Brin</a>, and <a href="/facts/Scott_Hassan/fYR4kTYW">Scott Hassan</a>. The search engine would also be set up in the garage of <a href="/facts/Susan_Wojcicki/eMvhBv5R">Susan Wojcicki</a>'s <a href="/facts/Menlo_Park%2c_California/mHQVj2Jx">Menlo Park</a> home. In 2011, Google introduced "<a href="/facts/Google_Voice_Search/zlQLfkCB">Google Voice Search</a>" to search for spoken, rather than typed, words. In 2012, Google introduced a <a href="/facts/Semantic_search/f7lwjtwf">semantic search</a> feature named <a href="/facts/Knowledge_Graph/IgQEyHPp">Knowledge Graph</a>.
Analysis of the frequency of search terms may indicate economic, social and health trends. Data about the frequency of use of search terms on Google can be <a href="/facts/Open_data/h9695bNE">openly</a> inquired via <a href="/facts/Google_Trends/IE3oLW8l">Google Trends</a> and <a href="/facts/Google_Flu_Trends/Uh0AFM9A">have been shown to correlate</a> with <a href="/facts/Flu/nWuFzh6L">flu</a> outbreaks and unemployment levels, and provide the information faster than traditional reporting methods and surveys. As of mid-2016, Google's search engine has begun to rely on <a href="/facts/Deep_learning/JLuwD3ea">deep neural networks</a>.
In August 2024, a US judge in Virginia ruled that Google held an <a href="/facts/Monopoly/BXIQWUmR">illegal monopoly</a> over Internet search and search advertising. The court found that Google maintained its market dominance by paying large amounts to phone-makers and browser-developers to make Google its default search engine. In April 2025, the trial to determine which remedies sought by the Department of Justice would be imposed to address Google’s illegal monopoly, which could include breaking up the company and preventing it from using its data to secure dominance in the AI sector.[needs update]

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