Google has quickly become the largest and most profitable entity on the Internet, and the numbers that reflect their success are nothing short of staggering. With an annual revenue of nearly 30 billion, Google surpasses the combined GNP of a fleet of Central American and Africa countries.
Although they have been dabbling in the field of product-making for years, the lion’s share of Google’s revenue still comes from advertisements. Companies from all over the world open up AdWorks accounts with Google each and every day, and revenue from mobile-based advertising is expected to double over the course of the next year.
Naturally, the energy needed to power the massive search engines of Google is immense. Experts estimate that Google requires about half of the energy that is created by the gigantic Hoover Dam annually. Many people log onto their devices and use the popular search engine without thinking of its incredible carbon footprint, but it is wide and deep.
From: Business MBA
