Larry Page

From Stanford Dorm Room to Organizing the World's Information

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Larry Page

Net Worth

$110B

Born

1973 (age 53)

Country

United States

Occupation

Co-Founder of Google, Former CEO of Alphabet

Gender

male

Generation

Gen X

Marital Status

married

Children

2

Single Parent Household

No

Education

Master's

University

University of Michigan, Stanford University

Industries

tech, business

Wealth Category

billionaire

Wealth Origin

self-made

First-Gen Wealth

Yes

Overcame

  • • Struggled with vocal cord paralysis affecting his speech
  • • Faced antitrust scrutiny over Google's market dominance
  • • Stepped back from public roles due to health and privacy concerns

Larry Page is the co-founder of Google and former CEO of Alphabet. Along with Sergey Brin, he developed the PageRank algorithm that revolutionized internet search. Under his leadership, Google became one of the world's most valuable companies, expanding into advertising, mobile operating systems, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.

Career Timeline

1973

Born in Lansing, Michigan

1995 Age 22
Milestone

Graduated from University of Michigan with honors in computer engineering

1995 Age 22
Turning Point

Started PhD at Stanford; met Sergey Brin

1998 Age 25
Milestone

Dropped out of Stanford PhD; founded Google with Sergey Brin

1999 Age 26
Milestone

Received $25 million in venture capital funding from Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins

2001 Age 28
Turning Point

Hired Eric Schmidt as CEO; became President of Products

2004 Age 31
Milestone

Google IPO at $85 per share

2006 Age 33
Achievement

Acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion

2007 Age 34
Achievement

Acquired Android, entering mobile operating systems

2011 Age 38
Milestone

Returned as CEO of Google

2015 Age 42
Milestone

Created Alphabet holding company; became CEO of Alphabet

2019 Age 46
Turning Point

Stepped down as CEO of Alphabet

Notable Quotes

"If you're not doing some things that are crazy, then you're doing the wrong things."

— TED Talk, 2007

"Basically, our goal is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful."