Google Pac-Man
The most famous Google Doodle in history. Read about the interactive Pac-Man Easter egg that brought arcade nostalgia directly to the search bar.
The 30th Anniversary Celebration
On May 21, 2010, Google replaced its standard homepage logo with a fully interactive, playable version of Pac-Man to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the legendary arcade game. The level design cleverly spelled out the word "Google".
This was a monumental moment in web history, as it was the first time a Google Doodle was presented as a fully functional, browser-based video game.
The Productivity Black Hole
The Google Pac-Man Doodle was a massive success—perhaps too much of a success. A famous study estimated that the game consumed nearly 4.8 million hours of collective employee productivity worldwide on the day it launched, costing the economy an estimated $120 million in lost labor. Today, the game remains permanently archived and playable via a dedicated Google Easter egg page.