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{{short description|'''American computer scientist and business executive; cofounder of Google'''}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Larry Page
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|3|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = United States
| citizenship = United States
| education = [[Stanford University]]; [[University of Michigan]]
| occupation = business executive
| known_for = Cofounder of [[Google]]; board member of [[Alphabet]]
| net_worth = US$282.0 billion (Forbes real-time estimate, 20 October 2026)<ref name="ForbesRTB">Forbes, [https://www.forbes.com/forbesapi/person/rtb/0/position/true.json Forbes Real-Time Billionaires data feed] ''Forbes'', live; downloaded 20 October 2026 11:51 UTC, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref>
}}

'''Larry Page''' (born 26 March 1973) is an American computer scientist and business executive, cofounder of [[Google]].<ref name="ForbesProfile">Forbes, [https://www.forbes.com/forbesapi/person/larry-page.json Forbes profile record for Larry Page (Forbes data feed behind forbes.com/profile/larry-page/)] ''Forbes'', live record, real-time timestamp 20 October 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref> On 20 October 2026 the [[Forbes]] Real-Time Billionaires list ranked Page third in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$282.0 billion; Forbes gives the source of wealth as Google.<ref name="ForbesRTB" /> The [[Bloomberg Billionaires Index]], as reported by [[Investopedia]], put the figure at US$294 billion on 1 October 2026.<ref name="Investopedia2026">Investopedia, [https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/012715/5-richest-people-world.asp The 10 Richest People in the World (citing Bloomberg Billionaires Index, figures as of 1 Oct 2026)] ''Investopedia'', updated 2 October 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref>

== Background ==
Born 26 March 1973 in the United States.<ref name="ForbesProfile" />

== Education ==
[[University of Michigan]] (bachelor’s degree); [[Stanford University]] (master’s degree).<ref name="ForbesProfile" />

In its 2026 Forbes 400 profile text, [[Forbes]] stated: "He cofounded Google in 1998 with fellow Stanford Ph.D. student Sergey Brin."<ref name="ForbesProfile" />

== Career and companies ==
Cofounded [[Google]] in 1998 with [[Sergey Brin]]; CEO until 2001 and again 2011–2015, then CEO of parent company [[Alphabet]] until stepping down in 2019. Remains a board member and controlling shareholder.<ref name="ForbesProfile" />

On 3 December 2019 Alphabet announced that Larry Page and Sergey Brin would leave their roles as CEO and President of Alphabet respectively, continuing as co-founders, shareholders and members of the board. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, also became CEO of Alphabet. The founders said: “We’ve never been ones to hold on to management roles when we think there’s a better way to run the company.”<ref name="Abc2019">Alphabet Investor Relations, [https://abc.xyz/investor/news/news-details/2019/Alphabet-management-change-12-03-2019/default.aspx Alphabet management change] ''Alphabet Investor Relations'', 3 December 2019, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref> In his 2015 founders’ letter as CEO of Alphabet, Page announced the restructuring: “So we are creating a new company, called Alphabet.” He described it as “mostly a collection of companies”.<ref name="Abc2015">Alphabet Investor Relations, [https://abc.xyz/investor/founders-letters/2015/ 2015 Founders’ Letter (Larry Page, CEO, Alphabet)] ''Alphabet Investor Relations'', 2015, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref>

== How the wealth was made ==
[[Alphabet]] shareholding as cofounder.<ref name="ForbesProfile" />

== Wealth history ==
[[Forbes]] has included this person in its annual World's Billionaires list in 23 of the editions from 2001 to 2026 checked for this profile, starting with 2004. The table gives the rank and estimated net worth in each annual list, and, where applicable, the rank and estimate in the Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans.<ref name="ForbesAnnual">Forbes, [https://www.forbes.com/forbesapi/person/billionaires/2026/position/true.json Forbes World's Billionaires list data feed, annual editions 2001–2026 (one file per year at this path with the year substituted; all 26 files downloaded and read)] ''Forbes'', annual lists; downloaded 20 October 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref><ref name="ForbesProfile" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Forbes estimates by list year<ref name="ForbesAnnual" /><ref name="ForbesProfile" />
! Year !! World's Billionaires rank !! Net worth (US$ bn) !! Forbes 400 rank !! Forbes 400 net worth (US$ bn)
|-
| 2004 || 552 || 1.0 || 43 || 4.0
|-
| 2005 || 55 || 7.2 || 16 || 11.0
|-
| 2006 || 27 || 12.8 || 13 || 14.0
|-
| 2007 || 26 || 16.6 || 5 || 18.5
|-
| 2008 || 33 || 18.6 || 14 || 15.8
|-
| 2009 || 26 || 12.0 || 11 || 15.3
|-
| 2010 || 24 || 17.5 || 11 || 15.0
|-
| 2011 || 24 || 19.8 || 15 || 16.7
|-
| 2012 || 24 || 18.7 || 13 || 20.3
|-
| 2013 || 20 || 23.0 || 13 || 24.9
|-
| 2014 || 17 || 32.3 || 13 || 31.5
|-
| 2015 || 19 || 29.7 || 10 || 33.3
|-
| 2016 || 12 || 35.2 || 9 || 38.5
|-
| 2017 || 12 || 40.7 || 9 || 44.6
|-
| 2018 || 12 || 48.8 || 6 || 53.8
|-
| 2019 || 10 || 50.8 || 6 || 55.5
|-
| 2020 || 13 || 50.9 || 8 || 67.5
|-
| 2021 || 8 || 91.5 || 5 || 123.0
|-
| 2022 || 6 || 111.0 || 6 || 93.0
|-
| 2023 || 12 || 79.2 || 5 || 114.0
|-
| 2024 || 10 || 114.0 || 6 || 136.0
|-
| 2025 || 7 || 144.0 || 5 || 179.0
|-
| 2026 || 2 || 257.0 || 3 || 278.0
|}

== Philanthropy ==
Foundation-level: the following private foundation figures are taken from the IRS Form 990-PF data published by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Total assets are as reported at the end of each tax year; "grants paid" is the 990-PF line for contributions, gifts and grants paid.<ref name="Pp201922957">ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/201922957 Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation (EIN 20-1922957) – Nonprofit Explorer record with IRS Form 990-PF financial data] ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', IRS filings as processed by ProPublica; accessed 20 October 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Private foundation finances from IRS Form 990-PF filings (US$ million; latest four tax years with processed data)<ref name="Pp201922957" />
! Foundation !! Tax year !! Total assets, end of year !! Contributions, gifts and grants paid !! Contributions received
|-
| Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation || 2023 || 4,024.3 || 285.6 || 55.7
|-
| Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation || 2022 || 3,826.2 || 276.0 || 264.6
|-
| Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation || 2021 || 3,530.7 || 196.0 || 638.8
|-
| Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation || 2020 || 2,656.1 || 31.0 || 53.3
|}

== Political donations and public roles ==
The [[Federal Election Commission]] queries run for this profile (2022, 2024 and 2026 cycles; top 100 itemised records per name and cycle) matched no itemised federal contributions.<ref name="FEC">U.S. Federal Election Commission, [https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_a/?api_key=DEMO_KEY&contributor_name=PAGE%2C+LARRY&two_year_transaction_period=2024&per_page=100&sort=-contribution_receipt_amount&is_individual=true OpenFEC Schedule A (itemised individual contributions) query, contributor name "PAGE, LARRY / PAGE, LAWRENCE"; 2024 cycle shown in link, the 2022, 2024 and 2026 cycles were queried with the same parameters; top 100 records per name and cycle; compiler filtered by employer/occupation and excluded memo entries from totals] ''U.S. Federal Election Commission'', data as filed; queried 20 October 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref>

== Lobbying by companies ==
Company-level: according to Issue One’s analysis of federal lobbying disclosures, [[Alphabet]] spent $16.62 million in 2025, an increase of nearly 12% from 2024.<ref name="Issueone">Issue One, [https://issueone.org/articles/armies-of-lobbyists-helped-big-tech-rack-up-victories-during-first-year-of-trumps-second-term/ Armies of Lobbyists Helped Big Tech Rack up Victories During First Year of Trump's Second Term] ''Issue One'', 21 January 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Federal lobbying spending reported for 2025 by selected technology companies (Issue One)<ref name="Issueone" />
! Company !! 2025 spending !! Change from 2024
|-
| Meta || $26.29 million || about 8% higher (record)
|-
| Alphabet || $16.62 million || nearly 12% higher
|-
| Microsoft || $10.1 million || 2% lower
|-
| Nvidia || $4.95 million || up from $640,000
|-
| X || $720,000 || unchanged
|}

== Controversies and legal cases ==

Company-level: on 27 June 2017 the European Commission fined [[Google]] €2,424,495,000 for abusing its dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal advantage to its own comparison shopping service.<ref name="EcGoog17">European Commission, [https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/us/memo_17_1785/MEMO_17_1785_EN.pdf Antitrust: Commission fines Google €2.42 billion for abusing dominance as search engine by giving illegal advantage to own comparison shopping service – Factsheet (MEMO/17/1785)] ''European Commission'', 27 June 2017, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref> Company-level: on 5 August 2024, after the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in US v. Google, Attorney General Merrick Garland said: “This victory against Google is an historic win for the American people.”<ref name="DojGoog24">U.S. Department of Justice, [https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-statements-us-district-court-district-columbias-decision-us-v-google Justice Department Statements on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia's Decision in U.S. v Google] ''U.S. Department of Justice'', 5 August 2024, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref>

== International and political links ==
This section uses the same ten headings for every profile in this series. Only specific, sourced actions are included; company-level and foundation-level actions are labelled as such. Where nothing was found, the entry reads "No documented involvement found in sources checked."

=== Israel (investments, operations, donations, contracts, statements) ===
Company-level: [[Google]] and [[Amazon Web Services]] won Israel’s $1.2 billion “Nimbus” cloud tender (April 2021). This is a contract of Google, not a personal action by Page.<ref name="Nimbus">Calcalist (CTech), [https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3905654,00.html Amazon's AWS and Google big winners of Israel's $1.2 billion milestone cloud project] ''Calcalist (CTech)'', 21 April 2021, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref>

=== Zionist or pro-Israel organisations and lobbying groups ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== Jewish communal charities ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== Gulf states ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== China ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== Russia ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== India ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== Palestinian or Arab causes ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== Home government ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== Other international links ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

== See also ==
* [[Sergey Brin]]

== External links ==
* [https://abc.xyz/ Alphabet official website]

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Businesspeople|Page, Larry]]
[[Category:Living people|Page, Larry]]
[[Category:American billionaires|Page, Larry]]
[[Category:United States|Page, Larry]]

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-'''Larry Page''' (born 26 March 1973) is an American computer scientist and business executive, cofounder of [[Google]].<ref name="ForbesProfile">Forbes, [https://www.forbes.com/forbesapi/person/larry-page.json Forbes profile record for Larry Page (Forbes data feed behind forbes.com/profile/larry-page/)] ''Forbes'', live record, real-time timestamp 20 October 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref> On 20 October 2026 the [[Forbes]] Real-Time Billionaires list ranked Page third in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$282.0 billion; Forbes gives the source of wealth as Google.<ref name="ForbesRTB" /> The [[Bloomberg Billionaires Index]], as reported by [[Investopedia]], put the figure at US$294 billion on 1 October 2026.<ref name="Investopedia2026">Investopedia, [https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/012715/5-richest-people-world.asp The 10 Richest People in the World (citing Bloomberg Billionaires Index, figures as of 1 Oct 2026)] ''Investopedia'', updated 2 October 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref>
+'''Larry Page''' (born 26 March 1973) is an American computer scientist and business executive, cofounder of [[Google]].<ref name="ForbesProfile">Forbes, [https://www.forbes.com/forbesapi/person/larry-page.json Forbes profile record for Larry Page (Forbes data feed behind forbes.com/profile/larry-page/)] ''Forbes'', live record, real-time timestamp 20 October 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref> On 20 October 2026 the [[Forbes]] Real-Time Billionaires list ranked Page third in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$282.0 billion; Forbes gives the source of wealth as Google.<ref name="ForbesRTB">Forbes, [https://www.forbes.com/forbesapi/person/rtb/0/position/true.json Forbes Real-Time Billionaires data feed] ''Forbes'', live; downloaded 20 October 2026 11:51 UTC, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref> The [[Bloomberg Billionaires Index]], as reported by [[Investopedia]], put the figure at US$294 billion on 1 October 2026.<ref name="Investopedia2026">Investopedia, [https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/012715/5-richest-people-world.asp The 10 Richest People in the World (citing Bloomberg Billionaires Index, figures as of 1 Oct 2026)] ''Investopedia'', updated 2 October 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref>
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