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Hershey Ipo In 1997, Google, a play on the word googol, was born. Google is an internet information provider. Larry August 18, 2004, Google had its Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 19,605,052 shares of Class A stock; the ticker symbol on NASDAQ is GOOG. The opening price of the stock in 2004 was $85 per.