What is Google? (Products and Services List with Everything Else You May Need to Know)

Google?

What is Google in reality? Is it a search engine or a company with numerous products designed to make life easier for everyone?

That's a question, and here's the quick answer:

Initially, Google is a search engine, but it also offers Google products, which have evolved into a giant tech company providing hundreds of software-based and hardware-based solutions to its global user base. Most of its services are free and loved by consumers.

Here we are talking about Google from A to Z and detailing everything you can ask about this company.

What Is Google?

As you and we all know, Google is a web search engine and then it is a giant tech company that has its wings on online advertising, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, smart devices, software development, and even the quantum computing world.

Google is now a part of its parent company called “Alphabet” and is known as the #1 web search engine in the entire world. 

How Did Google Start?

Google began as a research project by Larry Page while he was enrolled in Stanford’s computer science graduate program in 1985 where he met Sergey Brin and found Google as its first name “BackRub”. They started testing more things and focused on linking the World Wide Web to a website where people can easily find relative websites.

Why Google Is So Popular? 

Google is popular, no doubt. It is so popular just because of its unbeatable services. People use Google to search for something they are looking for, and they get the exact results from the World Wide Web (data of more than 50 billion websites in Google Index). This happens on Google’s algorithm-enabled servers that provide the best results possible to each and every query by each and every user. All of this for free, that’s why Google is so popular. 

What Products and Services Does Google Offer?

Google offers many products and services. Here's an updated and expanded list of Google's products and services as of 2025:

Google's Products and Services (Updated as of July 2025)

AI & Core Technologies:

• Gemini (AI Chatbot): Google's conversational AI, rebranded from Google Bard, now serving as a powerful assistant for writing, planning, learning, and more. It's integrated across many Google products.

  • Gemini 2.5 Pro: An advanced, multimodal AI model launched in March 2025, capable of processing text, images, video, and audio simultaneously with improved reasoning abilities, including a "Deep Think" mode.

  • Gemini 2.5 Flash: A lighter, optimized version of Gemini designed for speed and efficiency, ideal for quicker, high-volume interactions.

  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: The most cost-efficient and fastest 2.5 model, geared towards even greater efficiency.

  • Gemini Live: A real-time AI assistant that uses voice, visuals, and context to provide immediate responses, offering a more natural and interactive conversational experience.

  • Gemini CLI: An open-source AI agent for developers, bringing Gemini's power directly into the terminal for coding, problem-solving, and task management.

  • Gemini in Android Studio: An AI-powered development assistant integrated into Android Studio, offering features like "Journeys" for end-to-end testing and a "Version Upgrade Agent" for dependency updates.

  • AI Overviews in Google Search: AI-generated summaries powered by Gemini that deliver concise, accurate answers to complex queries directly within search results.

  • Project Astra: Google's initiative for a universal AI assistant designed to operate consistently across multiple platforms and deeply understand context, enabling effective task automation.

• Veo (Video Generation AI):

  • Veo 3: The latest iteration of Google's AI video creation tool, allowing users to generate full-length, hyper-realistic videos with voiceovers, background music, and scene transitions from text prompts or scripts. It also enables transforming static photos into eight-second video clips within the Gemini app.

  • Veo 2 (Previous Generation)

  • Veo 1 (Previous Generation)

• Imagen (Image Generation AI):

  • Imagen 4: Google's most advanced text-to-image model, offering significantly improved text rendering and more precise, detailed visual output compared to previous versions.

  • Imagen (Previous Generations)

• Flow (Google's AI Studio for Creators): An integrated workspace combining Google's generative AI tools (Veo, Imagen, and Gemini) to streamline content creation for professionals.

• Opal: A new platform that empowers users to describe, create, and share their own AI mini-apps, democratizing AI creation.

• AlphaEvolve: A DeepMind initiative allowing AI systems to generate high-performing algorithms independently, optimizing processes like data analytics and software development.

• Stitch: A new AI tool that helps users generate high-quality UI designs and front-end code, with the ability to refine designs via chat and export to CSS/HTML or Figma.

• Jules: An async coding agent available in public beta, automating tasks like upgrades, testing, and bug fixes directly within GitHub repositories.

• Gemini Nano-powered AI APIs (in Chrome): APIs like Summarizer, Language Detector, Translator, and Prompt, rolling out in Chrome 138 Stable and through origin trials. Additional APIs like Writer, Rewriter, and Proofreader are also in development.

• AI in Chrome DevTools: Gemini integration into Chrome DevTools to assist with file edits in the Elements panel and offer contextual insights in the Performance Panel via a new "Ask AI" feature.

Operating Systems & Platforms:

• Android OS: Google's foundational mobile operating system.

  • Android 16: The latest major iteration of Android, released in 2025, bringing deeper AI integration and building on Gemini advancements.

  • Android 16.1: A minor SDK release and update to Android 16.

• Android Auto: Connects Android devices to car infotainment systems.

• Android TV: Android operating system for smart TVs and streaming devices.

• Wear OS by Google: Operating system for smartwatches.

  • Wear OS 6: The latest version of Wear OS, expected to debut with the Pixel Watch 4, featuring smoother animations and better use of screen space.

• Chrome OS (Chromebook): Google's cloud-first operating system for laptops.

• Google TV: An entertainment interface built on Android TV, emphasizing content discovery.

• Google Workspace: A suite of cloud computing, productivity, and collaboration tools, including:

  • Gmail: Email service.

  • Docs: Word processor.

  • Sheets: Spreadsheet program.

  • Slides: Presentation program.

  • Calendar: Scheduling and time-management service.

  • Drive: Cloud storage service.

  • Meet: Video conferencing service (formerly Google Duo).

  • Chat: Messaging service for teams.

  • Forms: Survey and questionnaire tool.

  • Sites: Website creation tool.

  • Keep: Note-taking service.

  • Contacts: Contact management.

  • Google Workspace (with Gemini Integration): Gemini is deeply integrated into Workspace apps for enhanced productivity.

Hardware Products (2025 & Current Lineup):

• Pixel 9a: Google's latest mid-range smartphone with Tensor G4 SoC, 6.3-inch 120Hz display, 48MP main camera, and 5,100mAh battery.

• Pixel 10 Series:

  • Pixel 10: The base model of Google's flagship smartphone, expected to feature the Tensor G5 chip and a triple rear camera (including a telephoto lens for the first time on the base model).

  • Pixel 10 Pro: Flagship model with Tensor G5, larger battery, and advanced camera features.

  • Pixel 10 Pro XL: Larger variant of the Pixel 10 Pro.

  • Pixel 10 Pro Fold: Google's third-generation foldable phone, aiming for an IP68 waterproof rating, larger cover display, brighter display, and improved battery.

• Pixel (Older Generations): Google's line of smartphones.

• Pixel Watch 4: The latest iteration of Google's smartwatch, expected with a larger battery, faster charging, thinner bezels, and enhanced workout guidance.

• Pixel Watch (Older Generations): Google's smartwatches.

• Pixel Buds 2a: A refresh of Google's affordable A-series wireless earbuds, offering a sub-$100 option.

• Pixel Buds (Older Generations): Google's wireless earbuds.

• Chromecast (with Google TV): Streaming device with Google TV interface.

• Nest Products (Connected Home): A range of smart home devices, including:

  • Nest Learning Thermostat: Smart thermostat.

  • Nest Cams (Indoor/Outdoor/IQ): Security cameras.

  • Nest Doorbell: Smart video doorbell.

  • Nest Protect: Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm.

  • Nest Hub / Nest Hub Max: Smart displays.

  • Nest Mini / Nest Audio: Smart speakers.

  • Nest Wifi: Mesh Wi-Fi system.

• Chromecast (Standard): Original streaming dongle.

• Google TV Streamer (4K): A dedicated Google TV streaming device.

• Pixel Tablet: Google's tablet offering.

Search & Information:

• Search: Google's primary search engine.

  • Google Search Live (with AI Mode): A new feature in the Google app for Android and iOS, allowing real-time, back-and-forth voice conversations with AI Mode in Search.

  • Circle to Search: A feature on Android phones allowing users to search anything on screen with a simple gesture.

• Google Alerts: Notifies users of new content matching their search queries.

• Google Books: Search engine for books.

• Google Dataset Search: Allows searching for datasets.

• Google Finance: Financial news and market data.

• Google Images: Search engine for images.

• Google News: Aggregated news content.

• Google Scholar: Search engine for scholarly literature.

• Google Shopping: Price comparison service for products.

Maps & Navigation:

• Maps: Mapping and navigation service.
• Immersive View: Virtually explore places in Maps with details like weather and busyness.
• Earth: Virtual 3D globe using satellite imagery.
• Street View: Provides interactive panoramic views from streets.
• Waze: Community-based traffic and navigation app.
• Google My Maps: Custom map creation tool based on Google Maps.

Photography & Media:

• Photos: Cloud storage and photo management.

  • Create tab in Google Photos: New tab for bringing memories to life with potential AI-powered tools.

  • Photo Unblur: AI feature to clear up blurry shots.

  • Magic Eraser: AI feature to remove unwanted distractions from photos.

  • Virtual Try-on (Google Shopping/Search/Images): AI feature allowing users to virtually "try on" clothes by uploading a full-length photo.

  • AI-generated style inspiration: AI-powered outfit and room design inspiration that generates visual examples and matches them to real products.

• PhotoScan: Digitizes printed photos.

• Snapseed: Photo editing app.

• YouTube: Video sharing platform.

• YouTube Kids: YouTube for children.

• YouTube Music: Music streaming service.

• YouTube TV: Live TV streaming service.

• YouTube VR: Virtual reality video experience.

• Google Podcasts: Podcast player.

• Google Play Books: Ebook store and reader.

• Google Play Games: Android gaming platform.

Advertising & Business Tools:

• Google Ads: Advertising platform (includes policy updates in 2025 regarding dangerous products/services, gambling, cryptocurrencies, etc.)
• Google Analytics: Web analytics service.
• Google My Business: Manages business presence on Google.
• Google AdSense: Publisher advertising network.
• Google Cloud: Suite of cloud computing services for businesses.

Health & Fitness:

• Fit: Health tracking platform.
• Google Health Studies: Platform for health research studies.
• Exposure Notifications: System for COVID-19 exposure alerts (has been largely phased out but was a significant offering).
• ARDA project (AI for Retinal Disease): An AI tool to help doctors detect retinal disease.
• Google Care Studio: A tool for clinicians to search, browse, and see highlights across a patient's electronic health record.

Development & Web Tools:

• Google Fonts: Web font hosting service.
• Google for Developers: Resources for developers, including APIs and SDKs.
• Firebase: Mobile and web application development platform.
• TensorFlow: Open-source machine learning framework.
• Chrome (Browser): Web browser.
• Chrome Enterprise: Enterprise-focused version of Chrome.
• Blogger: Blog publishing service.
• Sites: Website creation tool.
• Material 3 Expressive: A design system update reaching Android OS and Wear OS 6, bringing more vibrant and adaptive looks to apps.
• CSS and HTML Carousels (Chrome 125): New CSS primitives making it easier to create interactive carousels without JavaScript.
• Interest Invoker API: Experimental API to declaratively toggle popovers based on user interest.
• Baseline support in developer tools: Integration of Baseline feature status into VS Code and upcoming support for other IDEs.
• Firebase Studio with Gemini Integration: Import Figma designs directly into Firebase Studio and use Gemini to add features and interactivity without coding.

Other Services & Tools:

• Assistant: Voice assistant (now heavily integrated with Gemini).
• Authenticator: Two-factor authentication app.
• Cardboard: Low-cost virtual reality platform.
• Digital Wellbeing: Tools to help manage screen time.
• Family Link: Parental controls for Android devices.
• Fi Wireless: Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service.
• Files: File management app.
• Find My Device: Helps locate lost Android devices.
• Gboard: Virtual keyboard.
• Google Arts & Culture: Explores art and culture worldwide.
• Google Classroom: Learning management system for educators and students.
• Google One: Subscription service for expanded storage and other benefits.
• Google Pay: Digital wallet and online payment system.
• Google Play: Digital distribution service for Android apps, games, music, movies, books, and more.
• Google Play Pass: Subscription service for apps and games.
• Google Play Protect: Security features for Android devices.
• Google Santa Tracker: Christmas-themed entertainment website.
• Google Translate: Language translation service.
• Google Tasks: Task management application.
• Google Voice: VoIP phone service.
• Hangouts: (Mostly replaced by Meet and Chat, but still technically exists in some legacy forms)
• Travel: Trip planning tool.
• Tilt Brush: VR painting application (no longer actively developed by Google, but still exists).
• Stadia: Cloud gaming service (shut down in January 2023, so this should be removed from a current list of offerings).
• Pixelbook: (Discontinued, so removed from current offerings).
• Google Watch: (Replaced by Pixel Watch, so removed as a separate offering).

This updated list gives a much more comprehensive overview of Google's current and recently released products and services as of mid-2025, with a strong emphasis on their AI-first approach and the list goes on and we will keep it fresh by adding new services by Google and removing services that are now debunked by Google such as Bard, Google+, Orkut, and more.

Why Should I Use Google?

Google uses more than 200 factors to rate a web page and show it in the search engine results pages. This makes Google a better search engine and that’s why you should use Google as it provides you the best possible matching results for each of your queries.

What Are Some of the Risks Associated with Using Google?

Talking about the risks of using Google services is nothing but a nightmare. As every report suggests that Google is not a trusted website to visit and its services (mostly free) come with too many trackers to track the activities of users for sharing with advertisers that eventually help other companies to show targeted ads for selling their products and services through Google Ads and other third-party networks. Google is providing most of its services like Google Search, YouTube, Gmail, and more for free, and they need to store users’ data to make money on their free services. Risks are:

• Your personal data will be shared with a third party
• Your previous search queries are not encrypted
• Your location data is being shared
• Your photos in Google Photos are not safe

However, you can enable and disable these trackers and risks from your Google account settings. So, beware and don’t reject Google for these risks; you can always opt out by going to Google Account Settings and disabling these trackers.

What Are Some of the Most Popular Google Tools?

Google has more than 270 products, including the best ones, ranging from Search Engine, YouTube, Gmail, Blogger, Adsense, Google Ads, Google Classroom, Google My Business, Google Analytics, Google Trends, and Google Meet. Also, if you are using a smart device or work online, you may find Google everywhere.

What Is the Future of Google?

The future of Google is clear as Google is already upgrading itself by introducing new features to its core and adding new algorithmic changes to make sure the search results are better than any other search engine on the internet. The future of Google lies in the introduction of new features and products and Google is not coming slow on that. They have already launched apps and features to see a bright future; some of them are listed below:

• Google Assistant: Your personal voice assistant to help you use your smart devices by speaking
• Google Voice Search: You don’t have to type, just say it and Google will perform the search for you
• Google Discover: No typing, no speaking, nothing, just open Google Chrome and you will see the discover tap with articles that are relative to you
• Google Lens: Just capture it with your camera and Google will do the magic, no matter it is a QR code, an image, or anything else, Google can find the answer for you
• Google One: Everything of Google is at your fingertips, just everything you may need, weather, updates, and more.
• Google Bard: Recently Google introduced AI Chat system called Google Bard that is a direct competitor to ChatGPT

That's how fast Google is leaping into the future and is ready to dive into web 3.0 with a diverse range of features and apps.

What Do People Use Google for the Most?

Google is the global leader in the search engine market and that’s what Google used the most. As of April 2022, Google is on top with a 92.09% share in the global search engine market. This tells that Google is being used as the #1 search engine worldwide.

How Has Google Changed Over the Years? (Google History)

The history of Google is all about “From the garage to the Googleplex” as their official website says.

Google’s story begins with Larry Page as the founder back in 1995 when he and Google co-founder Sergey Brin coded the first pages and added them to Stanford's domain name as Google.Standford.edu and z.stanford.edu.

When they met for the first them, they disagreed on everything. But, eventually started working on the project from their dorm rooms and developed the first search engine in the world called Backrub which was all about links and determining the power of web pages according to linking habits.

Just after coding the initial Google, they renamed Backrub to Google and started a mission “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”

Soon they realized the potential and incorporated the company in 1998 when investors got interested in the company and they get the first funding round as a $100,000 check from Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim. Here’s when Google Inc. upgraded the office from dorms to a garage. That garage was owned by Susan Wojcicki (currently CEO of YouTube).

This same year, the company expanded rapidly and Larry started hiring more talent, making the company stand higher and moving it to “The Googleplex” in Mountain View, California.

After that, Google acquired YouTube, Android, Blogger, and many other companies to make itself the giant tech company that we can see today.

From that day to today, Google is focusing on organizing the world's information and making it easily accessible to everyone.

What Are Some of the Controversies Surrounding Google?

There are several controversies surrounding Google, some of which are listed below:

Google avoids Tax by moving profits to other countries where the tax rate is low or likely at zero

• Google recommends its own services in Google search which is called “monopoly” and for these practices, the European Union issued a fine of €2.42 billion to Alphabet (Google’s parent company)
• A lot of antitrust issues
• Google’s results can be manipulated and that’s about PageRank, Google is now hiding these ranking features to cope with the manipulations
• Copyright issues are there for Google Print, Books, and Library
• YouTube fair use is not really about fair use
• Privacy concerns are there as Google is all about collecting data and showing ads in return for giving you a better search engine
• Criticism of Google allowing US Army to spy on people through Google Earth

There are so many other controversies about Google that we will add to this list very soon.

How Does Google Make Money? 

When you use Google to search for something, you see results with ads. Ads are on the top of the results and sometimes at the bottom of the SERPs too. That's how Google makes money with its search engine.

Google also makes money with its free publisher's network called "Adsense". A popular means of monetizing websites and apps for many big and small companies.

Google generates almost 90% of its income through advertising.

On the other hand, Google makes money from advertising on YouTube, licensing software for Android Operating System, selling Cloud services, and even domain names.

What Makes Google Unique

Google is not just a web search engine, it is a way of living life. When you use Google, you are automatically using most of its other platforms such as Gmail, YouTube, Photos, News, Shopping, and much more.

This makes Google unique as it is a powerful tech company that is powered by hundreds of relevant products that supports each other in one or another way.

What Is Google Explained?

The definition of Google as explained by Google Translate is:

Search for information about (someone or something) on the internet using the search engine Google.

Here we are talking about Google (search engine) and not other products of Google as a company.

What Is Google's Full Form?

There are many ways to explain what is the full form of Google. Here are a few good examples for full form of Google:

1. GOOGLE: Giving Opinions & Options Generously Linked Everywhere
2. GOOGLE: Global Organization of Oriented Group Language of Earth
3. GOOGLE: Go Online or Go Look Everywhere
4. GOOGLE: God’s Own Official Guide to Locating Everything
5. GOOGLE: Global Online Options and Greatly Linked Education
6. GOOGLE: Gracious Opinions of God’s Living Entities

However, Google means large storage for everything and is driven by Googol.

To your surprise, Google officially does not have a full form explained anywhere on their official platforms.

What Is Google Known For?

Google is an American tech giant known as the world’s best search engine. As the company focuses on the users and makes money with advertising, it is known as the first way of surfing the internet. Google users use Google.com to find the world’s information from various websites, apps, images, videos, and apps. It provides more data about flights, and businesses and answers every question a user can ask in the Google search bar. That’s what Google is all about and is known for.

Why Is Google Called Google?

Many people think that Google is a spelling mistake and it is derived from a Chinese word. However, Google is a misspelling of a mathematical term “Googo,l” which means a large number that is 1 followed by 100 zeros. Just like this:

10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

The name "Google" was coined by its founder Larry Page, and was registered as Google.com, which is still the same.

Who founded Google?

Larry Page and Sergey Brin found Google as co-founders on September 4, 1998 (officially) as Larry Page first started testing things in 1995 with Google's first name "Backrub". It was an idea of Larry Page when he was at Standford University in California for pursuing PhD.

Who is the CEO of Google

Google’s current CEO is Sundar Pichai, his real name is Pichai Sundararajan, is an Indian-American business executive. He is also the CEO of Alphabet (Google’s parent company). He is the CEO of Google since October 2, 2015, onwards.

How Big is Google?

Google is currently the #1 web search engine in the entire world. As Google doesn’t reveal real data, it is estimated that Google fulfills 63,000 searches per second, which counts as more than 2 trillion searches every year.

With over 4.3 billion with over 3.4 billion users in the US alone. Every Google user performs at least 3/4 of Google searches every day, which helps Google capture 92.24% of the global market share of web search engines.

Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, reported $350.02 billion in revenue for the fiscal year 2024. As of June 2025, the company had 187,103 employees working globally from both home and office locations.

Google owns approximately 232 companies worth more than 20 billion USD.

Google also owns patents for in-ocean data center cooling tech and wave-powered ship-based data center. Its own data centers are 250 feet long, 72 feet wide, and 16 feet deep, which makes the tech giant conquer the world by providing the best search experience and better cloud services.

Officially, Google says that its Search Index contains hundreds of billions of web pages that they show to different search queries using algorithms that pick the best results in under half a second or 1 second. The data stored is more than 100,000,000 gigabytes in size.

That was all about what is Google.