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Event · Search and discovery

Google on PC Magazine's Top 100 list

In December 1998, a few months after incorporation, PC Magazine included Google in its list of the year's 100 best web sites and search engines. It was one of the first signs of recognition outside academia.

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December 1998

Google on PC Magazine Top 100

Event · Search and discovery · Concluded

sources · timeline 1995–1999

Interpretive reconstruction · Beta minimalism Conventions of 1998–1999 minimalist pages: white background, lots of empty space, short centered text. Does not reproduce any Google page.

Dates

  • December 1998 Date · exact date [1][2]

What the sources say

ClaimRecordConfidenceSources
Recognition 1998 Top 100 Web Sites and Search Engines list 1 · Confirmed by independent sources [1] secondary[2] secondary

What the confidence levels mean

Historical captures

No archived capture has been located for this record yet.

Sources

  1. Google, Inc. History — FundingUniverse (International Directory of Company Histories). Source secondary · accessed November 2, 2026 · look for a copy on the Internet Archive
  2. CPSC 409: Internet search companies (lecture notes) — James Tam — University of Calgary. Source secondary · accessed November 2, 2026 · look for a copy on the Internet Archive

What still needs documenting

  • PC Magazine issue and page as a primary source

On GD

GD has followed Google since 2006. Search GD for “PC Magazine” (in Portuguese)

How to cite

"Google on PC Magazine's Top 100 list", Google Museum (GD), https://gd.eurisko.com.br/museu/en/collection/pc-magazine-top-100-1998/, CC BY 4.0. Reviewed on November 2, 2026.

ID: pc-magazine-top-100-1998 · Reviewed on November 2, 2026