Who is Larry Page?
Who is Larry Page?
Who is Larry Page? He is the engineer whose Stanford research project on web links became Google. With Sergey Brin, he created the PageRank method of ranking web pages by the links pointing to them, and the pair founded Google in 1998 3.
Page was Google’s first chief executive (1998-2001), returned as CEO from 2011 to 2015, and then led Alphabet, the holding company he created, until December 2019 3. He is known for pushing “moonshot” projects, from self-driving cars to anti-ageing research, and for keeping a very low public profile since stepping back.
How did Larry Page make his money?
Larry Page is self-made. Nearly all of his fortune is his stake in Alphabet, the company he co-founded 1. He and Brin each own a single-digit percentage of Alphabet’s shares, but special Class B shares with ten votes each give the pair a majority of the voting power 56.
Google’s 2004 stock-market listing made him a billionaire at about 30 3. Alphabet’s rise as an AI and cloud company lifted his fortune above $300 billion in 2026, before a fall in Alphabet’s shares in October brought it to $233 billion 17. See Larry Page’s net worth.
What companies does Larry Page own?
Page’s main company is Alphabet, which owns Google, YouTube, Android, the self-driving car company Waymo and the anti-ageing lab Calico. Outside Alphabet he backed the flying-car start-ups Kitty Hawk and Opener and is building Dynatomics, an AI company for manufacturing 38. See Larry Page’s companies and investments.
What is Larry Page’s net worth?
Larry Page’s net worth was $233 billion on 1 November 2026, according to Forbes, $53 billion lower than a month earlier after Alphabet shares fell more than 18% 1. Earlier in 2026 he had passed $300 billion and briefly ranked second in the world 7. See Larry Page’s net worth.
Early life, education and Google
Page grew up in East Lansing, Michigan, where both parents taught computer science at Michigan State University 3. He studied computer engineering at the University of Michigan and went to Stanford for a PhD, where his “BackRub” project on web links grew into Google 3. See the Larry Page biography.
Who is in Larry Page’s family?
Larry Page married Lucinda Southworth, a research scientist, on Necker Island in 2007. They have two children, born in 2009 and 2011 3. His late father, Carl Victor Page Sr., was a computer-science professor, and his family foundation is named after him. See Larry Page’s wife, children and family.
Where does Larry Page live?
Larry Page moved from California to Miami around the end of 2025, buying two homes in Coconut Grove for about $173 million, as California considered a one-time tax on billionaires 4. He has also owned several Caribbean islands, a home in Palo Alto and a superyacht. See Larry Page’s house and lifestyle.
Larry Page’s career at a glance
Key dates include the BackRub project (1996), Google’s founding (1998), the IPO (2004), the Android purchase (2005), his return as CEO (2011), Alphabet (2015), stepping down (2019) and the move to Florida (2025). See the Larry Page career timeline.
