Google is celebrating its 25th birthday with a range of special features and surprises. The tech giant, which was officially incorporated in 1998, is marking this milestone with several Easter eggs in some of its products, including search, hum to search, and translate.
To uncover these hidden gems, all you need to do is search, hum, or translate the phrase “happy birthday” using Google’s products on Wednesday. When you do, you’ll be treated to a delightful display of confetti raining down across the Google screen.
In addition to these playful Easter eggs, Google has also unveiled a special Google Doodle in honor of its 25th birthday. Google Doodles are temporary alterations of the company’s logo that are created to celebrate various holidays, events, or to pay tribute to notable figures. This particular birthday-themed Google Doodle traces the evolution of Google’s logo, from its very first iteration to its current design, culminating in a special 25th-anniversary logo.
When is Google’s birthday?
While Google was officially incorporated on September 4, 1998, the company began celebrating its anniversary on September 27 starting in 2005. This shift in the anniversary date coincided with an announcement that Google was changing how it indexed web pages.
What was the first Google Doodle?
Interestingly, Google’s tradition of using Doodles to mark special occasions dates back to its early days. The first-ever Google Doodle featured a simple stick figure placed over the search engine’s logo in 1998. This playful alteration was created when Google’s co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, took some time off to attend the Burning Man Festival.
Since that time, Google has created over 5,000 unique Google Doodles, each commemorating a wide range of events, from Valentine’s Day to the anniversary of the ice cream sundae in 2011. These days, a dedicated team of engineers and illustrators known as “doodlers” is responsible for crafting these imaginative and celebratory Google Doodles.
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