1998 founded Wavering
search · google.com
Google Search
something is at the door
27 years 350 days and counting
Incorporated 4 Sep 1998. Still the verb. The results page is no longer an uncontested throne.
Why it lasted
- It is still the default, and defaults on phones are a government.
- Twenty-five years of crawl, ads, and distribution through Android and Chrome.
Times it almost ended
- The 2024 quality slump and AI overviews that answer on the results page. The click is the business. The click is what is wobbling.
- Antitrust: the default-search payments were the distribution. Courts can take those.
What would finish it
- A chat box that is 'good enough' and a phone vendor that stops sending the query to Google. That is the whole company.
Questions
Is Google Search still up?
Yes, with a Wavering verdict: something is at the door. Founded 1998.
How long has Google Search been around?
Google Search has been up since 1998-09-04.
Why did Google Search survive?
It is still the default, and defaults on phones are a government.
Could Google Search still die?
A chat box that is 'good enough' and a phone vendor that stops sending the query to Google. That is the whole company.