Google finally filed its IPO on April 29, 2004 for $2.7 billion US. Reuters published a snapshot of the company. Snapshot of Google, the No. 1 Web search engine via CBS Marketwatch.
Bambi Francisco wrote up a timeline of the live and death, IPOs and buyouts of search engines over the past 3 years. Alta Vista to Google Timeline: Is Google the last word in search?
Danny Sullivan analyzeed the financial statements to extract revenue figures, employees, and acquisitions, and also Google's list of worries. Google IPO To Happen, Files For Public Offering April 29