Larry Page is an internet entrepreneur and computer scientist who

teamed up with grad school buddy Sergey Brin to launch the search
engine Google in 1998.
Who Is Larry Page?

Born in Michigan in 1973, Larry Page's parents were both computer experts. Following in their
footsteps, he studied computer engineering at Stanford University, where he met Sergey Brin.
Together, Page and Brin developed a search engine that listed results according to the popularity
of the pages, calling it "Google." Since launching Google in 1998, the company has become the
world's most popular search engine.

Early Life and Education

Lawrence Page was born on March 26, 1973, in East Lansing, Michigan. His father, Carl Page,
was a pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence, and his mother taught computer
programming. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the University of
Michigan, Page decided to concentrate on computer engineering for graduate school at Stanford
University, where he met Brin.

Creating Google With Sergey Brin

As a research project at Stanford University, Page and Brin created a search engine that listed
results according to the popularity of the pages, after concluding that the most popular result
would often be the most useful. They called the search engine "Google" after the mathematical
term "googol," which refers to the No. 1 followed by 100 zeros, to reflect their mission to
organize the immense amount of information available on the web.

After raising $1 million from family, friends and other investors, the pair launched the company
in 1998. Google has since become the world's most popular search engine, receiving an average
of 5.9 billion searches per day in 2013. Headquartered in the heart of California's Silicon Valley,
Google held its initial public offering in August 2004, making Page and Brin billionaires.

Evolving Conglomerate

In 2006, Google purchased the most popular website for user-submitted

streaming videos, YouTube, for $1.65 billion in stock.

In September 2013, Page was ranked No. 13 on the Forbes 400 list of the
richest people in America. That October, he was ranked No. 17 on Forbes'
2013 "Most Powerful People" list. As Google's CEO, Page shared
responsibility for the company's day-to-day operations with Brin, who served
as director of special projects for Google, and Eric Schmidt, the company's
executive chairman.

On August 10, 2015, Page and Brin announced the creation of a new parent
company called Alphabet to oversee Google and other subsidiaries. Page and
Brin were set to serve as the new company's CEO and president,
respectively, with Sundar Pichai stepping in as Google's top executive.