In 2015, Google mistakenly put its domain up for sale. When this former employee realized this, he bought it for just $12. Google had no choice but to give him what he wanted. His answer? He didn't ask for $100,000. Not even $100 million. This is what he asked for instead:
At 1:20 AM on September 29, 2015, one of the most visited domains in the world became available. Google.com , the digital gateway of one of the largest technology companies. A domain that receives billions of visits per month. But something was very wrong...
The domain appeared for sale on Google Domains. Not by millions. Not even by thousands. Only $12. Many would have thought it was a mistake. But one man knew it was real...
His name was Sanmay Ved. A former Google employee who worked at the company as an account strategist between 2007 and 2012. That night, while browsing Google Domains, he saw something that shocked him:
