New! Search 3 billion documents using Google

Google provides its users instant access to the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of information online-more than 3 billion web pages, images and newsgroup messages. Of the 2 billion web pages in Google's index, more than a quarter are in languages other than English, and millions are non-HTML files such as PDF, Microsoft Office, and Corel documents. The balance of the collection consists of 330 million images and 700 million newsgroup messages posted since 1981.

20 Year Usenet Archive

Building on the Usenet data previously acquired from Deja.com, Google has constructed what is believed to be the only complete 20-year archive of online discussion groups. This unique resource provides insight into the history and culture of online communication, extending more than 10 years prior to the birth of the web. Google Groups is the source for such first-hand accounts as Linus Torvalds introducing Linux or Marc Andreessen presenting Mosaic and later, the Netscape browser. The Google Groups archive contains more than 700 million postings in 35,000 topical categories.

The Latest News and Daily Content

Google searches top news websites throughout the world to find breaking stories relevant to users' queries. News results are presented to users as headlines at the top of results pages whenever a search is conducted on a timely topic. Additional fresh content can also be found among the results themselves, as Google now accesses millions of rapidly changing pages on a daily basis to ensure users have access to the most current information.