Today Google has a birthday cake up on their homepage for all users to see. Many people are asking, “How old is Google?”

Well the answer is that it is Google’s 12th birthday, as you can find out if you mouse-over the image of the birthday cake. If you do so you will see a message that says, “Happy 12th Birthday Google by Wayne Thiebaud. Image used with permission of VAGA NY.”

Many people, were unsure when Google’s official birthday would be, and how old they are considered to be. However, the company “Google Incorporated” came into existence in September of 1998 after an investor by the name of Andy Bechtolsheim invested $100,000 into the corporation in August of that year. Even though the money was made out to Google Inc., the company was not officially incorporated until September. The investment by Bechtolsheim was made in August.

So it is officially the birthday of Google today. It seems as though they have been around for more than 12 years, doesn’t it?