Larry Page tried to sell Google for $1 million in 1999
Google Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were willing to sell Google for around $1 million to internet portal Excite in 1999, but Excite rejected the offer. Interestingly, the market cap of Google's parent company Alphabet is currently worth over $500 billion, making it the world's second most valued company. Google was incorporated 18 years ago on September 4, 1998.