Serious stats: tech titan Larry Page has gone from coding geek to Google chief

Google Maps service, which extends to over 200 countries
(Image credit: press)

Co-founder of Google with Sergey Brin, CEO of Alphabet and the man behind Mountain View’s ongoing and relentless diversification into every single stratum of our tech-centric lives, Larry Page can lay claim to some serious data. Google is, of course, named for a number – a very big number – so it’s appropriate that any stats culled from the company’s day-to-day operations are suitably mind-boggling. Here are the facts and figures that prove Page will influence our intelligence for decades to come.

Larry Page is one of our 20 Game-Changers. Read about the other 19 here

As featured in the October 2016 issue of Wallpaper* (W*211)

The company gets more than 2.5 million job applications a year

... people are on Google's payroll, and the company gets more than 2.5 million job applications a year. The famously intensive interview process weeds out all but the most qualified future Googlers

(Image credit: press)

Apps are available in the Google Play store – 65 billion were downloaded by users in 2015

... apps are available in the Google Play store – 65 billion were downloaded by users in 2015, a number that earned developers around $7 billion over a 12-month period (as of August 2016)

(Image credit: press)

 Languages are served up by Google Translate, with a billion translations a day

... languages are served up by Google Translate, with a billion translations a day

(Image credit: press)

New Chromebooks are switched on for the first time every school day in the US, outnumbering all other devices

.... new Chromebooks are switched on for the first time every school day in the US, outnumbering all other devices

(Image credit: press)

World cities now host Google offices – together they contain 185 cafes serving up 125,000 free meals a day

... world cities now host Google offices – together they contain 185 cafes serving up 125,000 free meals a day

(Image credit: press)

All movie searches relate to location

... of all movie searches relate to location

(Image credit: press)

Average time for a Google search to ping back a result from its global arsenal of servers

... is the average time for a Google search to ping back a result from its global arsenal of servers

(Image credit: press)

US cities are now testbeds for Google's fleet of self-driving cars

(Image credit: press)

Handle Google's traffic, eight in the US, plus Chile, Taiwan, Belgium, Ireland, Finland, Singapore and the Netherlands

... handle Google's traffic, eight in the US, plus Chile, Taiwan, Belgium, Ireland, Finland, Singapore and the Netherlands

(Image credit: press)

Number of users of Gmail, users or Google Play and users of YouTube

... the number of users of Gmail, users or Google Play and users of YouTube. There are also 1.4 billion Android users around the world

(Image credit: press)

Around half of all searches originate in the USA and more than half of all searches come via mobile devices

... of all Google searches are seeking out new information the company has never served up before. Around half of all searches originate in the USA and more than half of all searches come via mobile devices

(Image credit: press)

Hours of video is uploaded onto YouTube every minute

... hours of video is uploaded onto YouTube every minute

(Image credit: press)

Jonathan Bell has written for Wallpaper* magazine since 1999, covering everything from architecture and transport design to books, tech and graphic design. He is now the magazine’s Transport and Technology Editor. Jonathan has written and edited 15 books, including Concept Car Design, 21st Century House, and The New Modern House. He is also the host of Wallpaper’s first podcast.