Larry Page Career Timeline: Every Key Year, 1973 to 2026

Larry Page timeline: 1973-1997, early life and Stanford

Year	Event
1973	Born on 26 March in Lansing, Michigan 1
1979	His father brings home an Exidy Sorcerer computer 1
1991	Graduates from East Lansing High School 1
1995	Earns a BSE in computer engineering at the University of Michigan; starts graduate study at Stanford 1
1996	Starts the BackRub web-link project with Sergey Brin; an early Google runs on Stanford’s site in August 1

1973 · PERSONALBorn on 26 March in Lansing, Michigan
1995 · EDUCATIONEarns a BSE in computer engineering at the University of Michigan; starts at Stanford
1995 · EDUCATIONBSE computer engineering, University of Michigan
1996 · MILESTONEStarts the BackRub project with Sergey Brin
1998 · FOUNDEDCo-founds Google, Inc. and becomes CEO
1998 · FOUNDEDStarts Alphabet (Google)
1998 · EDUCATIONMS computer science, Stanford University
2001 · ROLEEric Schmidt becomes CEO; Page becomes president of products
2004 · MILESTONEGoogle lists on Nasdaq; Page becomes a billionaire
2005 · DEALLeads the $50 million purchase of Android
2007 · PERSONALMarries Lucinda Southworth
2011 · ROLEReturns as Google CEO; agrees to buy Motorola Mobility
2015 · FOUNDEDAnnounces Alphabet and becomes its CEO
2019 · ROLESteps down as Alphabet CEO
2025 · MILESTONEReports reveal Dynatomics; moves to Miami
2026 · MILESTONEForbes values him at $233 billion, third in the world

Larry Page timeline: 1998-2010, Google

AI-generated historical illustration of improvised startup servers, evoking Google’s early growth.

Year	Event
1998	Andy Bechtolsheim writes a $100,000 cheque; Google, Inc. is incorporated; earns his Stanford MS; becomes CEO 1
1999	Google moves into Susan Wojcicki’s Menlo Park garage; his left vocal cord is paralysed 1
2000	Google indexes one billion web addresses 1
2001	Eric Schmidt becomes CEO; Page becomes president of products 1
2004	Google lists on Nasdaq in August; Page becomes a billionaire. Marconi Prize and election to the National Academy of Engineering 1
2005	Leads the $50 million purchase of Android; buys a house in Palo Alto 1
2007	Marries Lucinda Southworth on Necker Island 1
2008	Wins the Prince of Asturias Award for Communication 1

Larry Page timeline: 2011-2019, CEO again and Alphabet

Year	Event
2011	Returns as Google CEO on 4 April; agrees to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion; buys the yacht Senses 1
2013	Launches Calico; discloses vocal cord paralysis in May 1
2014	Sells Motorola’s phone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion; Fortune Businessperson of the Year; buys Hans Lollik Island 1
2015	Announces Alphabet on 10 August and becomes its CEO 1
2018	Buys Cayo Norte in Puerto Rico 1
2019	Announces on 3 December that he is stepping down as Alphabet CEO; Sundar Pichai takes over 1

Larry Page timeline: 2020-2026

AI-generated editorial illustration of AI-assisted industrial prototyping, representing Larry Page’s recent technology interests.

Date	Event
2020	Buys Tavarua in Fiji; spends much of the pandemic there 1
Aug 2021	Revealed to hold a New Zealand resident visa 1
2022	Kitty Hawk closes; work continues at Wisk 1
Mar 2025	Reports reveal his AI manufacturing start-up, Dynatomics 2
Dec 2025	Moves his family office and companies from California to Delaware; buys homes in Miami for $173 million 3
Early 2026	Net worth passes $300 billion; ranks second in the world for a time 4
29 Oct 2026	Loses about $31 billion in a day as Alphabet falls over 12% 5
1 Nov 2026	Forbes values him at $233 billion, third in the world 6
3 Nov 2026	Californians vote on Proposition 40, the billionaire tax his move was timed around 3

Frequently asked questions

Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998, when they incorporated Google, Inc. after Andy Bechtolsheim wrote them a $100,000 cheque. The search engine had first run on Stanford’s website in August 1996.

Google listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in August 2004. The IPO made Larry Page and Sergey Brin billionaires when they were about 30 years old.

Larry Page announced Alphabet, Google’s new parent company, on 10 August 2015. He became Alphabet’s CEO, and Sundar Pichai became CEO of Google.

Larry Page announced on 3 December 2019 that he was stepping down as Alphabet’s chief executive. Sundar Pichai took over both roles. Page remains a board member and controlling shareholder.