Search Giants

Google

Founded by: the 'Google Guys' Sergey Brin and Larry Page

Launched in: September 1998

Revenue: US$ 29.321 billion (2010)

Users: more than 1 billion unique visitors in May 2011

According to the available statistics, google.com is the Internet's most visited website today. It is the fastest and most relevant search engine. It is also well-known for its other services and products like Google Talk, Google Earth, Google Images, Picasa photo organization and editing software, etc. It is estimated that Google attends over one billion search requests and it processes around 24 petabytes of user-generated data every day! The word 'Google' actually had no particular meaning; but you would be surprised to know that it appears in the Oxford English Dictionary as a verb now!

Yahoo!

Founded by: Jerry Yang and David Filo

Launched in: March 1995

Revenue: US$ 6.324 billion (2010)

Users: more than 700 million people log in to Yahoo website every month.

Yahoo is another popular search engine. For some, it is a favorite games/shopping center; while for some, it is the most preferred e-mailbox or news provider. Yahoo services like 'Yahoo! Maps', 'Yahoo! Finance', 'Yahoo! Groups' and 'Yahoo! Messenger' have gained popularity in all corners of the world.

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Fantastic search engines like 'Bing' and 'Ask' have made our life simple and easier. Within a fraction of a second, you can get the information that you are looking for.