Google is a multinational technology company based in the U.S. Its business includes Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technology, as well as the development and provision of a large number of Internet-based products and services, with its main profits coming from advertising services such as AdWords. [2]
In the second half of 1999, Google's website "Google" was officially launched. [On March 23, 2010, it announced the closure of its search service in mainland China, and on August 10, 2015, it announced the restructuring of its corporate structure and the creation of an "Umbrella Company" called Alphabet, which became a subsidiary of Alphabet. In 2015, the company returned to the top of the 2015 "World's Top 500 Brands" ranking, with Apple and Amazon in second and third place, respectively.On June 8, 2016, the "2016 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Brands in the World" was announced, and the company surpassed Apple to become the number one brand with a brand value of $229,198 million. re-surpassing Apple to become the first of the top 100. [4] In February 2017, Brand Finance released its 2017 list of the top 500 global brands, ranking first. [5] In June 2017, the 2017 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands was released, ranking Google Inc. in first place. [6]
On December 13, 2017, Google officially announced the establishment of Google AI China Center (Google AI China Center) in Beijing. [7]
In January 2018, Tencent and Google announced that they signed a patent cross-licensing agreement covering a number of products and technologies. [8]On May 29, 2018, the 2018 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Brands in the World was released, with Google Inc. ranking No. 1.On December 18, the 2018 World's Top 500 Brands, compiled by the World Brand Lab, was unveiled, with Google ranked No. 2. [9] Second place on the 2019 Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands list.