Draft:Google Balls

Google Balls
Google Balls
	Screenshot of Google Balls
Website	https://googleballs.com

Submission declined on 6 January 2026 by Bonadea (talk).

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Declined by Bonadea 9 months ago. Last edited by WereSpielChequers 4 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 6 January 2026 by CabinetCavers (talk).

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Declined by CabinetCavers 9 months ago.

Comment: General sources but no inline citations. Needs improvement before acceptance. CabinetCavers ^{(thou shalt speaketh)} 16:25, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

Google Balls is a 2010 Google Doodle that first debuted on the Google Search webpage on September 7th of the same year. It displays the Google logo with multicolored balls that can be dispersed with the cursor.^[1] The Doodle would be later revived by GitHub user Weeniemount on October 4th, 2025.^[2]^[3]

On January 2026, a hashtag "#googleballs" started trending on the social media platform Bluesky, making a fan account made in reference to the Doodle gain over one thousand followers in 24 hours,^[4] and becoming the 6th fastest growing account on January 6th, 2026. ^[5]

Google Balls and its Bluesky account currently have an active fanbase that is working on fanarts, edits and memes.^{[citation needed]}

References

↑ Hough, Andrew (September 7, 2010). "Google Doodle: new interactive coloured ball design sparks web mystery". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
↑ weeniemount's Github
↑ Google Balls' Domain Whois
↑ Bluesky Feeds and Trends' post
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External links

Google Balls website by Weeniemount

[1] Hough, Andrew (September 7, 2010). "Google Doodle: new interactive coloured ball design sparks web mystery". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[2] weeniemount's Github

[3] Google Balls' Domain Whois

[4] Bluesky Feeds and Trends' post

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