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Google Home Mini

Google Home Mini

Small and mighty smart speaker, only $49 — Google Home Mini is the new smaller version of the popular Google Home

Hardware·Launched Jan 2018·0 upvotes·google.com
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ALIVEverified Aug 27, 2026 · HTTP 200
CohortClass of 2018

What it is

Small and mighty smart speaker, only $49 — Google Home Mini is the new smaller version of the popular Google Home. It's Google Assistant anywhere you want. [Android, Home Automation, Search]

HTTP liveness

40 probes since Jun 11
Jun 11Aug 27
AliveHard-dead (404/5xx/parked)RedirectedUnverified (timeout/DNS/block)

Observed events

probes · press · GitHub
  1. Jun 11, 2026
    First probe — live
    Alive · 200 OK

Funding history

1 round
Total raised
$85.0B
Latest valuation
Stage
growth
Growth
Jun 2026
investors undisclosed
$85.0B
Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

Moat

Network effects
strong

Google's moat is largely attributed to its network effects, particularly in its search engine where the value of the service increases as more users engage with it, creating a significant competitive advantage that is difficult for rivals to overcome.

  • webGoogle has a market share in Internet search of 92.5%. source
  • webThe network effect is evident in Google's search business, improving as more searches are made and websites optimize for search results. source
  • webGoogle's advertising network benefits from scale, enhancing its targeting ability based on user searches. source
  • webMany well-funded competitors have unsuccessfully attempted to challenge Google in the search business. source
strong · 0.80 confidence · grounded in 4 sources
Website-grounded · Jun 2026

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Pulse Indexobserved activity
40 probes0 pressGitHub –Tranco –

Not enough observed signals for a Pulse Index (needs 2+ signal families).

Cohort survival · Class of 2018weekly

2,435 products launched in 2018 · 100% still active

2,425 active10 sunset
Still active
100%
Median lifespan
4.9y