Archive · 27 Sep 2026
Google Celebrates 28th Birthday With Nostalgic 1998 Logo Doodle
Google is celebrating its 28th birthday with a special picture called a Doodle.
The picture uses an older version of Google’s logo from 1998.
Google was started by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students.
The company was officially incorporated in September 1998.
Google usually celebrates its birthday on September 27, although it used other September dates in the past.
People can also take a quiz about Google’s history.
Google began as a search engine but now offers many other products.
These include Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Android, Pixel phones and Gemini.
Google is marking its 28th birthday on September 27 with a Doodle featuring its vintage 1998-era logo.
The company was incorporated on September 4, 1998, by Stanford PhD students Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
Google has used several September dates for its birthday, but September 27 became consistent from 2006.
A Google Doodles trivia quiz invites users to test their knowledge of the company’s history.
Google has expanded from search into products including Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, Android, Pixel phones and the Gemini artificial-intelligence platform.
- Who
- Google, founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
- What
- Google is celebrating its 28th birthday with a nostalgic Doodle and a history quiz.
- When
- September 27; Google was incorporated on September 4, 1998.
- Where
- The celebration appears on Google’s homepage and Google Doodles page.
- Why
- To mark Google’s anniversary and reflect on its growth from a search engine into a global technology company.
- Birthday date
- September 27
- Incorporation date
- September 4, 1998
- Founders
- Larry Page and Sergey Brin
- Early funding
- Andy Bechtolsheim wrote a USD 100,000 cheque to Page and Brin in August 1998.
- Birthday tradition
- September 27 became Google’s consistent birthday date from 2006.
- First birthday Doodle
- The first birthday-themed Google Doodle appeared on September 27, 2002.
- Parent company
- Google operates under Alphabet, formed in 2015.