Google Images
Sign in to saveAlso known as Google Image Search, images.google.com
image search engine by Google LLC
Key facts
- Type of site
- Search engine
- Available in
- Multilingual (~100)
- Owner
- Google , a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
- Url
- images .google .com
- Ipv6 support
- Yes
- Commercial
- Yes
- Registration
- Optional
- Launched
- July 12, 2001 ; 24 years ago ( 2001-07-12 )
- Current status
- Active
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Google Images
- Official website
- images.google.co.il
- Image
- Google immagini.png
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- search formatter URL
- www.google./search?tbm=isch&ie=ISO-8859-1&hl=&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=&btnG=&gbv=2
- inception
- 2001-07-12
- Commons category
- Google Images
- WordLift URL
- data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/google_images
Sources (3)
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Article
Google Images (previously Google Image Search) is a search engine owned by Google that allows users to search the World Wide Web for images. It was introduced on July 12, 2001, due to a demand for pictures of the green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez worn in February 2000. In 2018, image search functionality was added.
When searching for an image, a thumbnail of each matching image is displayed. When the user clicks on a thumbnail, the image is displayed in a larger size, and users may visit the webpage on which the image is used.