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title: "Google: Create a Gmail account – here's how it works"
url: https://lookeen.com/blog/google-create-a-gmail-account-here-s-how-it-works
lang: en
description: "Want to create a Google or Gmail account? Click here for the step-by-step guide."
author: "Froher Yosofy"
published: 2021-03-04T08:34:53+00:00
modified: 2026-11-11T05:09:32+00:00
---

# Google: Create a Gmail account – here's how it works

Would you like to create an account with Gmail? With a Gmail or Google account, you can use numerous Google services such as Gmail (email), Google Play Store (app downloads), Google Chrome (browser), Google Calendar, Google Maps (navigation), Google Pay (online payments), Google Photos (cloud storage), and YouTube. You can also connect your email account to Outlook and search through your emails. In this article, you will learn how to create a Google or Gmail account in just a few simple steps. It does not matter whether you register directly with Google or on the Gmail homepage. The following guide shows you how to sign up via the Gmail landing page.

## How to create a Gmail account

**Step 1:** [Click here to open the Gmail homepage.](https://www.google.com/intl/de/gmail/about/#)

**Step 2:** Click the *Create account* button located in the top right corner.

![Gmail Create Account field](https://lookeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Gmail-Konto-erstellen.png)

**Step 3:** Enter your first and last name, and specify in the *Username* field what you want your future email address to be called. Confirm with *Next*.

**Step 4:** Enter your mobile number in the designated field and wait for an SMS. You will now receive a code that you can enter. Click on *Next*.

**Step 5:** Enter your date of birth and confirm with *Next*.

![Google Date of Birth Gmail field](https://lookeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Gmail-Geburtsdatum-angeben.jpg)

**Step 6:** Read the privacy policy and confirm it.

You have now successfully created your Gmail account and can use all Google services.

[If you own a Gmail account, you can also easily link it with Outlook. Find out how this works in this blog post.](https://lookeen.com/blog/outlook-setting-up-g-mail-here-s-how/)

I hope this article has helped you create a Google account. See you soon!

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