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More than 21 years after incorporating, Google is a global superpower.

Google is not only the most-visited website in the world, but it also makes Android, the most popular operating system in the world, and Google Chrome, the most popular web browser. It operates at least 15 massive data centers worldwide.

However, Google wasn’t always that way. What started as a mission to organize the world’s information in a Stanford dorm room has bloomed into a massive public company, whose corporate structure was overhauled in 2015 to turn it into a business operating under the name Alphabet.

With cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin’s announcement they’re stepping down from the company they built, Google CEO Sundar Pichai will become the head of both Google and Alphabet.

Here’s a look at the more than 21-year history of Google, in photos:

Google’s cofounders are stepping down from their company. Here are 43 photos showing Google’s rise from a Stanford dorm room to global internet superpower

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