Google started out as a graduation project that Larry Page and Sergey Brin made in 1998 for Stanford University. It grew fast from that. That September, Google moved to the domain Google.com and shared its release with the world. A year later, Google was answering 3.5 million questions daily. After they became the world's most popular search engine, they changed their logo multiple times. You can search Google for "Google logo history" to find out more.
1998 Logo:
2009 Logo:
2010 Logo:
There isn't a logo for 2011 because the 2010 logo and the 2011 one are the same.
2013 Logo:
Present Day Logo:
Go to Google Logo History for a more dynamic experience.
Google logo fact:
The 1998 logo is smaller than the 2009 logo, the 2009 logo is slightly smaller than the 2010 one, and the 2010 one is smaller than the present-day one!
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View a more realistic old Google (as of Jan 17, 2005)
You can also see old Gmail here.