Google is up 1,780% since its IPO exactly 12 years ago — these are the only 10 companies that have done better (amzn, goog, crm, isrg, alxn, nflx, aapl, regn, ilmn, pcln, mnst)

Twelve years ago, on August 19, 2004, Google debuted on the Nasdaq as a public company at $85 per share.

Since that time, Google has grown from a search engine into a tech behemoth, changed its corporate name to Alphabet, and seen its stock shoot up 1,780%.

It's been a pretty impressive climb for Alphabet (née Google), but there are actually 10 companies that have beat out the company that has made its name a verb.

There are of course some huge tech growth companies, but the number one name on the list may come as a surprise (or at least it did to us).

All of these come from Bespoke Investment Group, who challenged people in a Tweet to name 3. So come up with your own list of guesses and scroll down to see if you got it right.

Amazon

Ticker: AMZN

Price on August 19, 2004: $39.36

Price as of open today: $758.45

Percent change since Google's IPO: 1,827%

SOURCE: Bespoke Investment Group

Salesforce

Ticker: CRM

Price on August 19, 2004: $2.99

Price as of open today: $76.60

Percent change since Google's IPO: 2,464%

SOURCE: Bespoke Investment Group

Intuitive Surgical

Ticker: ISRG

Price on August 19, 2004: $24.91

Price as of open today: $684.88

Percent change since Google's IPO: 2,649%

SOURCE: Bespoke Investment Group

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