<P> Google 's initial public offering took place on August 19 , 2004 . A total of 19,605,052 shares were offered at a price of $85 per share . Of that , 14,142,135 ( another mathematical reference as √ 2 ≈ 1.4142135 ) were floated by Google and 5,462,917 by selling stockholders . The sale raised US $1.67 billion , and gave Google a market capitalization of more than $23 billion . Many of Google 's employees became instant paper millionaires . Yahoo ! , a competitor of Google , also benefited from the IPO because it owns 2.7 million shares of Google . </P>
<P> Google 's initial public offering took place on August 19 , 2004 . A total of 19,605,052 shares were offered at a price of $85 per share . Of that , 14,142,135 ( another mathematical reference as √ 2 ≈ 1.4142135 ) were floated by Google and 5,462,917 by selling stockholders . The sale raised US $1.67 billion , and gave Google a market capitalization of more than $23 billion . Many of Google 's employees became instant paper millionaires . Yahoo ! , a competitor of Google , also benefited from the IPO because it owns 2.7 million shares of Google . </P>
when did google go public and what was the price
when did google go public and what was the price
August 19 , 2004 $85 per share
August 19 , 2004 $85 per share