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==Awards and accolades== ===2002โ2009=== *In 2002, Brin, along with Larry Page, was named in the ''[[MIT Technology Review]]'' [[Innovators Under 35|TR100]], as one of the top 100 innovators in the world under the age of 35.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?TRID=238 |title=2002 Young Innovators Under 35: Sergey Brin, 28 |magazine=[[Technology Review]] |year=2002 |access-date=August 14, 2011 |archive-date=September 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903141528/http://www.technologyreview.com/TR35/Profile.aspx?TRID=238 |url-status=live }}</ref> *In 2003, both Brin and Page received an [[Honorary degree|honorary]] MBA from [[IE Business School]] "for embodying the entrepreneurial spirit and lending momentum to the creation of new businesses...".<ref>[http://www.ie.edu/IE/php/en/noticia.php?id=225 Brin and Page Awarded MBAs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226171611/http://www.ie.edu/IE/php/en/noticia.php?id=225 |date=February 26, 2009 }}, Press Release, September 9, 2003</ref> *In 2003, Brin and Page were both Award Recipients and National Finalists for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award.<ref>"15 Local Business Leaders Receive Awards for Their Success in Business and the Community." 15 Local Business Leaders Receive Awards for Their Success in Business... PR NewsWire, June 23, 2003. Web. April 10, 2015. [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/15-local-business-leaders-receive-awards-for-their-success-in-business-and-the-community-71384622.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414022039/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/15-local-business-leaders-receive-awards-for-their-success-in-business-and-the-community-71384622.html|date=April 14, 2015}}</ref> *In 2004, they received the [[Marconi Prize]], and were elected Fellows of the [[Marconi Foundation]]. The two men were "cited for the invention that has fundamentally changed the way information is retrieved today."<ref>{{cite web |title=Sergei Brin, 2004 |url=https://marconisociety.org/fellow-bio/sergey-brin/ |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=The Marconi Society }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lawrence Page, 2004 |url=https://marconisociety.org/fellow-bio/lawrence-page/ |website=The Marconi Society |access-date=October 5, 2024}}</ref> *In 2004, Brin received the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]]'s Golden Plate Award with Larry Page at a ceremony in Chicago, Illinois.<ref name="Goldenplate">{{cite web|title=Sergey Brin Biography and Interview|website=achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://www.achievement.org/achiever/sergey-brin/#biography|access-date=April 1, 2019|archive-date=February 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205004130/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sergey-brin/#biography|url-status=live}}</ref> *In 2006, Brin was one of the inaugural class of winners of the [[Great Immigrants Award]] named by [[Carnegie Corporation of New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Great Immigrants, Great Americans |url=https://www.carnegie.org/awards/honoree/sergey-brin/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=Carnegie Corporation of New York}}</ref> ===2009โpresent=== *In November 2009, ''[[Forbes]]'' named Brin and Page the fifth most powerful people in the world.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/20/power-09_Sergey-Brin-and-Larry-Page_D664.html "The World's Most Powerful People: #5 Sergey Brin and Larry Page"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729114714/https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/20/power-09_Sergey-Brin-and-Larry-Page_D664.html |date=July 29, 2017 }} ''Forbes'', November 11, 2009</ref> *Earlier that same year, in February, Brin was inducted into the [[National Academy of Engineering]], which is "among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer ... [and] honors those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice...". He was selected specifically, "for leadership in development of rapid indexing and retrieval of relevant information from the World Wide Web".<ref>[http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=02062009 National Academy of Engineering] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312195209/http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=02062009 |date=March 12, 2011 }}, Press Release, February 6, 2009</ref> *In their "Profiles" of Fellows, the [[National Science Foundation]] included a number of earlier awards:{{Blockquote|he was a featured speaker at the [[World Economic Forum]] and the Technology, Entertainment and Design Conference. ... ''[[PC Magazine]]'' has praised Google in the Top 100 Web Sites and Search Engines (1998) and awarded Google the Technical Excellence Award, for Innovation in Web Application Development in 1999. In 2000, Google earned a [[Webby Award]], a People's Voice Award for technical achievement, and in 2001, was awarded Outstanding Search Service, Best Image Search Engine, Best Design, Most Webmaster Friendly Search Engine, and Best Search Feature at the Search Engine Watch Awards.<ref>[http://www.nsfgrfp.org/why_apply/fellow_profiles/sergey_brin National Science Foundation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513191112/http://www.nsfgrfp.org/why_apply/fellow_profiles/sergey_brin |date=May 13, 2011}}, Fellow Profiles</ref>}} *As of September 2024, Brin is the tenth-richest person in the world according to Bloomberg, with an estimated net worth of $135 billion.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 4, 2024 |title=Bloomberg Billionaires Index |work=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/ |access-date=September 4, 2024}}</ref>
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