Search engine Google launches Google Images, allowing users to instantly search over 250 million images

Google has expanded exponentially since its founding in September 1998. The company now has services in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Its profits stem mostly from advertisements.

On this day, July 28th, in 2001, the search engine Google launched Google Images, allowing users to instantly search over 250 million images.

Google images allows for users to preview a thumbnail of images matching the search results. When the thumbnail is clicked, users can access a larger size of the image and the website that the image comes from.