- September 27, 1998: The "Google.com" domain name is registered, and a new search engine joins the internet.
- May 9, 2000: The search engine is made available in 10 new languages (German, Danish, Spanish, Finnish, French, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese and Swedish).
- June 26, 2000: Google becomes the first search engine to index 1 billion web pages.
- April 1, 2004: Gmail is launched in its beta version, initially offering 1GB of web email storage.
- February 8, 2005: Google Maps debuts, with maps and itineraries for the US, Canada and the UK.
- November 13, 2006: Google purchases YouTube, the video sharing platform, for over $1.6 billion.
- May 25, 2007: Street View is introduced to Google Maps, allowing users to explore certain cities.
- November 5, 2007: Google announces Android, its own operating system, designed to compete with iOS, Symbian and Windows Mobile.
- September 1, 2008: Google presents Chrome, its first web browser.
- July 7, 2009: The Mountain View firm announces plans for the Google Chrome operating system, based on Linux.
- January 5, 2010: Presentation of the Nexus One, the first "Google phone," manufactured by HTC.
- June 15, 2011: Google presents the first Chromebook, manufactured by Samsung and equipped with the Chrome OS.
- June 28, 2011: Google+ is launched, marking the company's attempt to compete with Facebook in the social network market.
- June 29, 2011: The State of Nevada authorizes the circulation of driverless cars, allowing Google to conduct field tests on its own model.
- April 5, 2012: Sergey Brin wears the first Google Glass prototype, whetting tech fans' appetites for a future augmented reality offering from the brand.
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