Google’s journey from dorm to search and internet dominance: Check timeline

A US judge has ruled that Google illegally monopolised digital advertising markets, paving the way for a break up of the internet empire that was started out of a Stanford University dormitory nearly 27 years ago.

Google’s platform for advertisers, closely tied to the online search unit, is a core driver of its $300 billion-a-year advertising business that has been a key focus for the past 2-1/2 decades.

Here’s a look at some milestones in the history of the tech giant, whose parent is now known as Alphabet: