- Google will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its search engine launching on Thursday.
- It's changed a lot in 20 years.
- For a peek at what Google's search results looked like back then, search "Google in 1998."
Google turns 20 years old this month.
Google Search was the first product from the tech giant now known as part of Alphabet, and Google's been celebrating the milestone all week on social media.
Ahead of our 20th anniversary, here’s a look at the next chapter of Google Search → https://t.co/sTFKYk5JTV #SearchIs20 pic.twitter.com/GficAT8NLm
— Google (@Google) September 24, 2018
The company's official birthday is September 27, 1998, which is when Google first launched its webpage.
In the 20 or so years since then, Google has changed a lot — while the primary colours in the logo and the search engine's name has stayed the same, the company has added a ton of new products, including Gmail, the world's most popular webmail product, and Android, which powers most of the world's smartphones.
Thankfully, the search page has stayed relatively minimal.
Here is what Google looked like when it first launched:
If you want the full retro experience, you can see what Google's search results looked like back then by searching "Google in 1998."
Here's what that looks like (Screenshot) :
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