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Company Type	Public
Ticker	GOOGL (NASDAQ)
Founded	1998
Headquarters	Mountain View CA
Sales	$59.83 Billion (2013)
Profits	$12.92 Billion (2013)
Assets	$110.92 Billion
Employees	47,756 (2013)
Market Value	$387.98 Billion
Primary Industry	Internet Publishing, Broadcasting & Search Portals
Primary NAICS Code	48130204: Web search portals

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Google Investor Relations
News and events, SEC filings, financial information, corporate governance
Form 10-K (2013 Annual Report to SEC)

Google Inc
If you don't know what the term Google means, there's a leading Internet search engine you can use to find out. Taking its name from "googol" -- the mathematical term for the value represented by a one followed by 100 zeros -- Google offers targeted search results from billions of Web pages. Results are based on a proprietary algorithm; its technology for ranking Web pages is called PageRank. The firm generates revenue through ad sales. Advertisers deliver relevant ads targeted to search queries or Web content. The Google Network is a network of third-party customers that use Google's ad programs to deliver relevant ads to their own sites. Founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page each have nearly 30% voting control.

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[Source: OneSource : Morningstar Document Research: Form 10-Q Google Inc. - GOOGL: June 30, 2014]

IBISWorld: Search Engines in the US
This industry includes enterprises that operate search engines and other types of search-based websites that display advertisements. These search engines typically provide search services for free and earn income when a user clicks on an advertising link, known as a "paid click." Websites may attract users to their search engines by offering a range of additional free services, such as e-mail, news, social networking, entertainment and other information.