Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. We provide a variety of tools to help businesses of all kinds succeed on and off the web. These programs form the backbone of our own business; they’ve also enabled entrepreneurs and publishers around the world to grow theirs. Our advertising programs, which range from simple text ads to rich media ads, help businesses find customers, and help publishers make money off of their content.