Google's Growth
Google quickly grew as a company and as a search engine. By the end of 1998, Google had an index of approximately sixty million pages. Even though the home page was still marked “BETA,” leading magazines were arguing that Google was more accurate and efficient than other leading search engines.
It was considered more innovative than some competitor sites, such as Yahoo, Hotbot, or Excite.com. In 1999, the company was able to move into an office building in California. In fact, the company’s address at the end of 1999 has remained its address throughout the last decade.