When Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in September 1998, they initially called it "BackRub", referring to the system's algorithm which checked sites' backlinks to estimate their importance or ranking. They also had a third member, Scott Hassan, who was pivotal in developing the bulk of Google's code, but he left before Google became an official company.
Twenty five years later, Google is the #1 search engine, averaging over 99,000 searches every second according to 2022 statistics.
In celebration of Google's 25th anniversary, the company created a 'Where's Waldo'-inspired game where players look for some of the most searched terms over Google's 25-year history, divided into five different categories.
It's a fun game though it might take a while to find all the items and characters. But once you finish one category, it will give several tidbits about each of the search terms. Furthermore, if you're having difficulty looking for the hidden objects, just click on the item or character on the side panel, and a compass will point you toward the area where it can be located.
Apart from the game, Google also created a short video about the most searched terms. -via My Modern Met
(Video credit: Google/Youtube)