Google Inc. is an internet company founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin with headquarters in Mountain View, California. It generates most of its revenue from advertising and had worldwide revenue of $74.5 billion in 2015. Google's main strengths are its dominance in search engines, ability to generate large user traffic, and revenue streams from advertising and display. However, it also faces threats from increasing competition from companies like Facebook and risks from a potential slowdown in online advertising spending.