GOOG

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is an American multinational technology conglomerate founded in 1998 as Google by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University. Originally established as a search engine company, Google reorganized under the Alphabet holding company structure in 2015 to separate its core internet services business from its more experimental ventures. Today, Alphabet stands as one of the world's largest technology companies, operating primarily through three main segments: Google Services (including Search, YouTube, and Android), Google Cloud, and Other Bets (experimental projects like autonomous vehicles through Waymo). The company has evolved from a simple web search provider into a comprehensive ecosystem of digital services, cloud computing solutions, and cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies that serve billions of users globally.