Google started in 1998, when two college students named Larry Page and Sergey Brin decided to create a search engine. They used their knowledge of computers and coding to build a website that allowed people to search for things quickly and easily. Their website was called Google and it quickly became one of the most popular websites in the world. Eventually, Google became so big that it became its own company and it now owns many other websites, such as YouTube and Gmail. Google is now one of the most successful businesses in the world and its mission is to organize the world’s information and make it accessible to everyone.