Google+ (sometimes written as Google Plus, stylized as G+ or g+) was a social network that was owned and operated by Google until it ceased operations in 2019. The network was launched on June 28, 2011, in an attempt to challenge other social networks, linking other Google products like Google Drive, Blogger and YouTube.

Google+, the search giant's failed social network, will finally be laid to rest on Tuesday morning. Launched in 2011 and competing with Facebook and Twitter, it was Google's fourth attempt at a...

Learn how to create a Google+ account and join the Google+ community. You need a Google account to sign up for Google+ and access its features.

Learn how to save your content from consumer Google+ before it is deleted in April 2019. Find out how Google+ for the enterprise and other APIs are affected by the change.

Google has officially started shutting down and deleting personal Google+ accounts, bringing an end to the company’s attempt to directly challenge Facebook.

Google+, the social network that failed to compete with Facebook, and Currents, its successor for Google Workspace users, will both shut down on July 5, 2023. Learn about the history and features of these platforms and how to export your data before they disappear.

Learn why and how Google+ for consumers was shut down in 2019 and what happened to your Google+ content, photos, videos, vanity URLs, and more. Find out how Google+ affects Google Workspace, Google+ pages, Google+ APIs, and other Google products and services.

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In 2011, the company launched a new social networking site originally codenamed Emerald Sea, now called Google Plus. On the surface, Google Plus is part Twitter, part Facebook and part Beluga. It gives you yet another way to build a social network and share information with other people.