Google is a computer software and a web search engine company that acquired, on average, more than one company per week in 2010 and 2011.[1] The table below is an incomplete list of acquisitions, with each acquisition listed being for the respective company in its entirety, unless otherwise specified. The acquisition date listed is the date of the agreement between Google and the acquisition subject. As Google is headquartered in the United States, acquisition is listed in US dollars. If the price of an acquisition is unlisted, then it is undisclosed. If the Google service that is derived from the acquired company is known, then it is also listed here. Google itself was re-organized into a subsidiary of a larger holding company known as Alphabet Inc. in 2015.
As of March 2025, Alphabet has acquired over 200 companies, with its largest acquisition being the purchase of Wiz, a cloud security company, for $32 billion in 2025 (the acquisition received unconditional approval from the European Union in February 2026[2][3]). Most of the firms acquired by Google are based in the United States, and, in turn, most of these are based in or around the San Francisco Bay Area. To date, Alphabet has divested itself of four[4] business units: Frommers, which was sold back to Arthur Frommer in April 2012;[5] SketchUp, which was sold to Trimble in April 2012,[6] Boston Dynamics in early 2016 and Google Radio Automation, which was sold to WideOrbit in 2009.[7]
Many Google products originated as services provided by companies that Google has since acquired. For example, Google's first acquisition was the Usenet company Deja News, and its services became Google Groups. Similarly, Google acquired Dodgeball, a social networking service company, and eventually replaced it with Google Latitude. Other acquisitions include web application company JotSpot, which became Google Sites; Voice over IP company GrandCentral, which became Google Voice; and video hosting service company Next New Networks, which became YouTube Next Lab and Audience Development Group. CEO Larry Page has explained that potential acquisition candidates must pass a sort of "toothbrush test": Are their products potentially useful once or twice a day, and do they improve your life?[8]
Following the acquisition of Israel-based startup Waze in June 2013, Google submitted a 10-Q filing with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) that revealed that the corporation spent $1.3 billion on acquisitions during the first half of 2013, with $966 million of that total going to Waze.[9]
Key Acquisitions
In October 2006, Google announced that it had acquired the video-sharing site YouTube for $1.65 billion in Google stock,[10][11] and the deal was finalized on November 13, 2006.[12][13]
On April 13, 2007, Google reached an agreement to acquire DoubleClick for $3.1 billion, transferring to Google valuable relationships that DoubleClick had with Web publishers and advertising agencies.[14] The deal was approved despite anti-trust concerns raised by competitors Microsoft and AT&T.[15]
On August 15, 2011, Google made what was, at its time, its largest-ever acquisition to date when it announced that it would acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion[16][17] subject to approval from regulators in the United States and Europe. This purchase was made in part to help Google gain Motorola's considerable patent portfolio on mobile phones and wireless technologies, to help protect Google in its ongoing patent disputes with other companies,[18] mainly Apple and Microsoft,[19] and to allow it to continue to freely offer Android.[20] The merger was completed on May 22, 2012, after the approval of China.[21]
In June 2013, Google acquired Waze, a $966 million deal.[22] While Waze would remain an independent entity, its social features, such as its crowdsourced location platform, were reportedly valuable integrations between Waze and Google Maps, Google's own mapping service.[23]
On January 26, 2014, Google announced it had agreed to acquire DeepMind Technologies, a privately held artificial intelligence company from London. DeepMind describes itself as having the ability to combine the best techniques from machine learning and systems neuroscience to build general-purpose learning algorithms. DeepMind's first commercial applications were used in simulations, e-commerce and games. As of December 2013, it was reported that DeepMind had roughly 75 employees.[24] Technology news website Recode reported that the company was purchased for $400 million though it was not disclosed where the information came from. A Google spokesman would not comment on the price.[25][26] The purchase of DeepMind aids in Google's recent growth in the artificial intelligence and robotics community.[27]
List of mergers and acquisitions
| Number | Acquisition date | Company | Business | Country | Price (USD) | Used as or integrated with | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 12, 2001 | DejaNews | Usenet | United States | — | Google Groups | [28][29][30][31] |
| 2 | September 20, 2001 | Outride | Web search engine | — | Google Personalized Search | [32] | |
| 3 | February 2003 | Pyra Labs | Weblog software | — | Blogger | [33] | |
| 4 | April 2003 | Neotonic Software | Customer relationship management | — | Google Groups, Gmail | [34] | |
| 5 | April 2003 | Applied Semantics | Online advertising | $102,000,000 | AdSense, AdWords | [35][36][37][38][39] | |
| 6 | September 30, 2003 | Kaltix | Web search engine | — | Google Personalized Search | [40] | |
| 7 | October 2003 | Sprinks | Online advertising | — | AdSense, AdWords | [41] | |
| 8 | October 2003 | Genius Labs | Blogging | — | Blogger | [42] | |
| 9 | May 10, 2004 | Ignite Logic | HTML editor | — | Google Sites | [43] | |
| 10 | July 13, 2004 | Picasa | Image organizer | — | Picasa, Blogger | [44] | |
| 11 | September 2004 | ZipDash | Traffic analysis | — | Google Maps | [45] | |
| 12 | October 2004 | Where2 | Map analysis | Australia | — | [46] | |
| 13 | October 27, 2004 | Keyhole | United States | — | Google Maps, Google Earth | [47] | |
| 14 | March 28, 2005 | Urchin Software Corporation | Web analytics | — | Google Analytics | [48] | |
| 15 | May 12, 2005 | Dodgeball | Social networking service | — | Google Latitude | [49] | |
| 16 | July 19, 2005 | Akwan Information Technologies | Search engines | Brazil | — | Internet backbone | [50] |
| 17 | July 2005 | Reqwireless | Mobile browser | Canada | — | Google Mobile | [51] |
| 18 | August 17, 2005 | Android | Mobile operating system | United States | $50,000,000 | Android | [52][53] |
| 19 | November 2005 | Skia | Graphics library | — | Skia | [54] | |
| 20 | December 27, 2005 | Phatbits | Widget engine | — | Google Desktop | [55] | |
| 21 | December 31, 2005 | allPAY | Mobile software | Germany | — | Google Mobile | [56] |
| 22 | December 31, 2005 | bruNET | — | [56] | |||
| 23 | January 17, 2006 | dMarc Broadcasting | Advertising | United States | $102,000,000 | AdSense | [57] |
| 24 | February 14, 2006 | Measure Map | Weblog software | — | Google Analytics | [58] | |
| 25 | March 9, 2006 | Upstartle | Word processor | — | Google Docs | [59] | |
| 26 | March 14, 2006 | @Last Software | 3D modeling software | — | Google Sketchup | [60] | |
| 27 | April 9, 2006 | Orion | Web search engine | Australia | — | Google Search | [61] |
| 28 | June 1, 2006 | 2Web Technologies | Online spreadsheets | United States | — | Google Spreadsheet | [62][63] |
| 29 | August 15, 2006 | Neven Vision Germany | Computer vision | Germany | — | Picasa, Google Goggles | [64] |
| 30 | October 9, 2006 | YouTube | Video sharing | United States | $1,650,000,000 | YouTube | [65][66] |
| 31 | October 31, 2006 | JotSpot | Web application | — | Google Sites | [67] | |
| 32 | December 18, 2006 | Endoxon | Mapping | Switzerland | $28,000,000 | Google Maps | [68] |
| 33 | February 16, 2007 | Adscape | In-game advertising | United States | $23,000,000 | AdSense | [69] |
| 34 | March 16, 2007 | Trendalyzer | Statistical software | Sweden | — | Google Analytics | [70] |
| 35 | May 28, 2007 | Crusix | Social networking service | United States | — | YouTube | — |
| 36 | April 17, 2007 | Tonic Systems | Presentation program | — | Google Docs | [71] | |
| 37 | April 19, 2007 | Marratech | Videoconferencing | Sweden | $15,000,000 | Google Talk, Google Hangouts | [72] |
| 38 | April 13, 2007 | DoubleClick | Online advertising | United States | $3,100,000,000 | AdSense | [73][74][75] |
| 39 | May 11, 2007 | GreenBorder | Computer security | — | Google Chrome | [76] | |
| 40 | June 1, 2007 | Panoramio | Photo sharing | Spain | — | Panoramio | [77] |
| 41 | June 3, 2007 | FeedBurner | Web feed | United States | $100,000,000 | FeedBurner | [78] |
| 42 | June 5, 2007 | PeakStream | Parallel processing | — | Android | [79] | |
| 43 | June 19, 2007 | Zenter | Presentation program | — | Google Docs | [80] | |
| 44 | July 2, 2007 | GrandCentral | Voice over IP | $45,000,000 | Google Voice | [81][82] | |
| 45 | July 20, 2007 | ImageAmerica | Aerial photography | — | Google Maps | [83] | |
| 46 | July 9, 2007 | Postini | Communications security | $625,000,000 | Gmail | [84] | |
| 47 | September 27, 2007 | Zingku | Social networking service | — | Google Mobile | [85] | |
| 48 | October 9, 2007 | Jaiku | Microblogging | Finland | — | [86] | |
| 49 | July 30, 2008 | Omnisio | Online video | United States | $15,000,000 | YouTube | [87] |
| 50 | September 12, 2008 | TNC | Weblog software | South Korea | — | Blogger | [88] |
| 51 | August 5, 2009 | On2 | Video compression | United States | $133,000,000 | WebM, YouTube | [89] |
| 52 | September 16, 2009 | reCAPTCHA | Security | — | Google Books, reCAPTCHA | [90] | |
| 53 | November 9, 2009 | AdMob | Mobile advertising | — | DoubleClick, Invite Media | [91][92][93] | |
| 54 | November 9, 2009 | Gizmo5 | Voice over IP | $30,000,000 | Google Talk, Google Hangouts | [94] | |
| 55 | November 23, 2009 | Teracent | Online advertising | — | AdSense | [95] | |
| 56 | December 4, 2009 | AppJet | Collaborative real-time editor | — | Google Wave, Google Docs | [96] | |
| 57 | February 12, 2010 | Aardvark | Social search | $50,000,000 | Aardvark | [97] | |
| 58 | February 17, 2010 | reMail | Email search | — | Gmail | [98] | |
| 59 | March 1, 2010 | Picnik | Photo editing | — | Picasa | [99][100] | |
| 60 | March 5, 2010 | DocVerse | Microsoft Office files sharing site | $25,000,000 | Google Docs | [101] | |
| 61 | April 2, 2010 | Episodic | Online video platform start-up | — | YouTube | [102] | |
| 62 | April 12, 2010 | Plink | Visual search engine | Ireland | — | Google Goggles | [103] |
| 63 | April 20, 2010 | Agnilux | Server CPUs | United States | — | Android | [104] |
| 64 | April 27, 2010 | LabPixies | Gadgets | Israel | — | iGoogle, Android | [105] |
| 65 | April 30, 2010 | BumpTop | Desktop environment | Canada | $30,000,000 | Android | [106] |
| 66 | May 18, 2010 | Global IP Solutions | Video and audio compression | United States | $68,200,000 | WebRTC | [107][108] |
| 67 | May 20, 2010 | Simplify Media | Music streaming | — | Android | [109] | |
| 68 | May 21, 2010 | Ruba.com | Travel | — | iGoogle | [110] | |
| 69 | June 3, 2010 | Invite Media | Advertising | $81,000,000 | DoubleClick | [111] | |
| 70 | July 16, 2010 | Metaweb | Semantic search | — | Google Search | [112] | |
| 71 | August 2010 | Zetawire | Mobile payment, NFC | Canada | — | Android, Google Wallet, Google Checkout | [113] |
| 72 | August 4, 2010 | Instantiations | Java/Eclipse/AJAX developer tools | United States | — | Google Web Toolkit | [114][115] |
| 73 | August 5, 2010 | Slide.com | Social gaming | $228,000,000 | Google+, Orkut, Google Play | [116] | |
| 74 | August 10, 2010 | Jambool | Social Gold payment | $70,000,000 | Google+, Orkut | [117] | |
| 75 | August 15, 2010 | Like.com | Visual search engine | $100,000,000 | Google Shopping | [118][119] | |
| 76 | August 30, 2010 | Angstro | Social networking service | — | Google, Google Alert | [120] | |
| 77 | August 30, 2010 | SocialDeck | Social gaming | Canada | — | Google, Google+ | [121] |
| 78 | September 13, 2010 | Quiksee | Online video | Israel | $10,000,000 | Google Maps | [122] |
| 79 | September 28, 2010 | Plannr | Schedule management | United States | — | Google+ | [123][124] |
| 80 | October 1, 2010 | BlindType | Touch typing | Greece | — | Android | [125][126] |
| 81 | December 3, 2010 | Phonetic Arts | Speech synthesis | United Kingdom | — | Google Voice, Google Translate | [127] |
| 82 | December 3, 2010 | Widevine Technologies | DRM | United States | — | Google TV | [128] |
| 83 | January 13, 2011 | eBook Technologies | E-book | — | Google Books | [129] | |
| 84 | January 25, 2011 | SayNow | Voice recognition | — | Google Voice | [130] | |
| 85 | March 1, 2011 | Zynamics | Security | Germany | — | Project Zero | [131][132] |
| 86 | March 7, 2011 | BeatThatQuote.com | Price comparison service | United Kingdom | $65,000,000 | Google Shopping | [133][134] |
| 87 | March 7, 2011 | Next New Networks | Online video | United States | — | YouTube | [135] |
| 88 | March 16, 2011 | Green Parrot Pictures | Digital video | Ireland | — | [136] | |
| 89 | April 8, 2011 | PushLife | Service provider | Canada | $25,000,000 | Google Play | [137] |
| 90 | April 12, 2011 | ITA Software | Travel technology | United States | $676,000,000 | Google Flights | [138][139] |
| 91 | April 26, 2011 | TalkBin | Mobile software | — | Android | [140] | |
| 92 | May 23, 2011 | Sparkbuy | Product search | — | Google Shopping | [141] | |
| 93 | June 3, 2011 | PostRank | Social media analytics service | Canada | — | Google+ Google Analytics | [142] |
| 94 | June 9, 2011 | Admeld | Online advertising | United States | $400,000,000 | DoubleClick, Invite Media | [143][144] |
| 95 | June 18, 2011 | SageTV | Media center | — | Google TV, Google Fiber, Android TV | [145] | |
| 96 | July 8, 2011 | Punchd | Loyalty program | — | Google Offers | [146][147] | |
| 97 | July 21, 2011 | Fridge | Social groups | — | Google+ | [148] | |
| 98 | July 23, 2011 | PittPatt | Facial recognition system | — | Android | [149][150] | |
| 99 | August 1, 2011 | Dealmap | One deal a day service | — | Google Offers | [151] | |
| 100 | August 15, 2011 | Motorola Mobility | Mobile device manufacturer | $12,500,000,000 | Android, Google TV, Android TV, Patent portfolio | [152] | |
| 101 | September 7, 2011 | Zave Networks | Digital coupons | — | Google Offers | [153] | |
| 102 | September 8, 2011 | Zagat | Restaurant reviews | $151,000,000 | Google Places, Google Maps | [154][155][156] | |
| 103 | September 19, 2011 | DailyDeal | One deal a day service | Germany | $114,000,000 | Google Offers | [157] |
| 104 | October 11, 2011 | SocialGrapple | Social media analytics service | Canada | — | Google+ Google Analytics | [158] |
| 105 | November 10, 2011 | Apture | Instantaneous search | United States | — | Google Search | [159] |
| 106 | November 14, 2011 | Katango | Social circle organization | — | Google+ | [160] | |
| 107 | December 9, 2011 | RightsFlow | Music rights management | — | YouTube | [161] | |
| 108 | December 13, 2011 | Clever Sense | Local recommendations app | — | Google Maps | [162][163] | |
| 109 | March 16, 2012 | Milk | Software company | — | Google+ | [164] | |
| 110 | April 2, 2012 | TxVia | Online payments | — | Google Wallet, Google Checkout | [165] | |
| 111 | June 4, 2012 | Meebo | Social networking | $100,000,000 | Google+ | [166] | |
| 112 | June 5, 2012 | Quickoffice | Mobile office suite | — | Google Docs | [167] | |
| 113 | July 20, 2012 | Sparrow | Mobile apps | France | $25,000,000 | Gmail | [168][169][170] |
| 114 | 2012 | WIMM Labs | Android-powered smartwatches | United States | — | Android Wear | [171] |
| 115 | August 1, 2012 | Wildfire Interactive | Social media marketing | $450,000,000 | Google, Google+ | [172] | |
| 116 | September 7, 2012 | VirusTotal.com | Security | Spain | — | Chronicle | [173][174] |
| 117 | September 17, 2012 | Nik Software | Photography | United States | — | Google, Android | [175][176][177] |
| 118 | October 1, 2012 | Viewdle | Facial recognition | Ukraine | $45,000,000 | Android | [178][179] |
| 119 | November 28, 2012 | Incentive Targeting | Digital coupons | United States | — | Google Offers | [180][181] |
| 120 | November 30, 2012 | BufferBox | Package delivery | Canada | $17,000,000 | Google Shopping, Android | [182][183] |
| 121 | February 6, 2013 | Channel Intelligence | Product ecommerce | United States | $125,000,000 | Google Shopping | [184] |
| 122 | March 12, 2013 | DNNresearch | Deep Neural Networks | Canada | $44,000,000 | Google, X | [185][186] |
| 123 | March 15, 2013 | Talaria Technologies | Cloud computing | United States | — | Google Cloud | [187] |
| 124 | April 12, 2013 | Behavio | Social prediction | — | Google Now | [188] | |
| 125 | April 23, 2013 | Wavii | Natural language processing | $30,000,000 | Google Knowledge Graph | [189] | |
| 126 | May 23, 2013 | Makani Power | Airborne wind turbines | — | X | [190] | |
| 127 | June 11, 2013 | Waze | GPS navigation software | Israel | $966,000,000 | Google Maps, Waze | [9] |
| 128 | September 16, 2013 | Bump | Mobile software | United States | — | Google Photos | [191] |
| 129 | October 2, 2013 | Flutter | Gesture recognition technology | $40,000,000 | Google, Android, X | [192] | |
| 130 | October 22, 2013 | FlexyCore | DroidBooster app for Android | France | $23,000,000 | Android | [193] |
| 131 | December 2, 2013 | Schaft | Robotics, humanoid robots | Japan | — | X | [194] |
| 132 | December 3, 2013 | Industrial Perception | Robotic arms, computer vision | United States | — | [194] | |
| 133 | December 4, 2013 | Redwood Robotics | Robotic arms | — | [194] | ||
| 134 | December 5, 2013 | Meka Robotics | Robots | — | [194] | ||
| 135 | December 6, 2013 | Holomni | Robotic wheels | — | [194] | ||
| 136 | December 7, 2013 | Bot & Dolly | Robotic cameras | — | [194] | ||
| 137 | December 8, 2013 | Autofuss | Ads and design | — | [194] | ||
| 138 | December 10, 2013 | Boston Dynamics | Robotics | — | [194][195] | ||
| 138 | January 4, 2014 | Bitspin | Timely app for Android | Switzerland | — | Android | [196] |
| 139 | January 13, 2014 | Nest Labs | Home automation | United States | $3,200,000,000 | Nest Labs | [197][198] |
| 140 | January 15, 2014 | Impermium | Internet security | — | Project Zero | [199] | |
| 141 | January 26, 2014 | DeepMind Technologies | Artificial intelligence | United Kingdom | $625,000,000 | Google DeepMind | [200][201] |
| 142 | February 16, 2014 | SlickLogin | Internet Security | Israel | — | Project Zero | [202] |
| 143 | February 21, 2014 | spider.io | Anti-click fraud | United Kingdom | — | DoubleClick, AdSense | [203] |
| 144 | March 12, 2014 | GreenThrottle | Gadgets | United States | — | Android | [204][205] |
| 145 | April 14, 2014 | Titan Aerospace | High-altitude UAVs | — | Project Loon | [206][207][208] | |
| 146 | May 2, 2014 | Rangespan | E-commerce | United Kingdom | — | Google Shopping | [209] |
| 147 | May 6, 2014 | Adometry | Online advertising attribution | United States | — | Google Analytics AdSense | [210] |
| 148 | May 7, 2014 | Appetas | Restaurant website creation | — | Google My Business | [211] | |
| 149 | May 7, 2014 | Stackdriver | Cloud computing | — | Google Cloud Platform | [212] | |
| 150 | May 7, 2014 | MyEnergy | Online energy usage monitoring | — | Nest Labs | [213] | |
| 151 | May 16, 2014 | Quest Visual | Augmented reality | — | Google Translate | [214] | |
| 152 | May 19, 2014 | Divide | Mobile device management | — | Android for Work | [215] | |
| 153 | June 10, 2014 | Skybox Imaging | Satellite | $500,000,000 | Google Maps, Project Loon | [216] | |
| 154 | June 19, 2014 | mDialog | Online advertising | Canada | — | DoubleClick | [217] |
| 155 | June 19, 2014 | Alpental Technologies | Wireless | United States | — | [217] | |
| 156 | June 20, 2014 | Dropcam | Home monitoring | $555,000,000 | Nest Labs | [218] | |
| 157 | June 25, 2014 | Appurify | Automated application testing | $95,000,000 | Android | [219] | |
| 158 | July 1, 2014 | Songza | Music streaming | — | Google Play, Android TV | [220] | |
| 159 | July 23, 2014 | drawElements | Graphics compatibility testing | Finland | — | Android | [221] |
| 160 | August 6, 2014 | Emu | IM client | United States | — | Google Hangouts, Google Now | [222] |
| 161 | August 6, 2014 | Directr | Mobile video | — | YouTube | [223] | |
| 162 | August 17, 2014 | Jetpac | Artificial intelligence, image recognition | — | Picasa | [224] | |
| 163 | August 23, 2014 | Gecko Design | Mechanical design | — | X | [225] | |
| 164 | August 26, 2014 | Zync Render | Cloud-based visual effects software | — | Google Cloud Platform | [226] | |
| 165 | September 10, 2014 | Lift Labs | Liftware | — | Verily | [227] | |
| 166 | September 11, 2014 | Polar | Social polling | — | Google+ | [228] | |
| 167 | October 21, 2014 | Firebase | Application development platform | — | Google Cloud Platform | [229] | |
| 168 | October 23, 2014 | Dark Blue Labs & Vision Factory | Artificial intelligence | United Kingdom | $10,000,000 | Google DeepMind | [230] |
| 169 | October 24, 2014 | Revolv | Home automation | United States | — | Nest Labs | [231] |
| 170 | November 19, 2014 | RelativeWave | Mobile software prototyping | — | Android | [232] | |
| 171 | December 17, 2014 | Vidmaker | Video editing | — | YouTube | [233] | |
| 172 | February 4, 2015 | Launchpad Toys | Child-friendly apps | — | YouTube for Kids | [234][235] | |
| 173 | February 8, 2015 | Odysee | Multimedia sharing and storage | — | Google+ | [236] | |
| 174 | February 23, 2015 | Softcard | Mobile payments | — | Android Pay | [237][238] | |
| 175 | February 24, 2015 | Red Hot Labs | App advertising and discovery | — | Google Play | [239] | |
| 176 | April 16, 2015 | Thrive Audio | Surround sound technology | Ireland | — | Google Cardboard | [240] |
| 177 | April 16, 2015 | Skillman & Hackett | Virtual reality software | United States | — | Tilt Brush | [240] |
| 178 | May 4, 2015 | Timeful | Mobile software | — | Google Inbox, Google Calendar | [241] | |
| 179 | May 28, 2015 | Pulse.io | Mobile app optimizer | — | Android | [242] | |
| 180 | June 18, 2015 | Agawi | Mobile application streaming | — | Android, Google Play | [243] | |
| 181 | July 21, 2015 | Pixate | Mobile software prototyping | — | Android | [244] | |
| 182 | September 21, 2015 | Oyster | E-book subscriptions | — | Google Play Books | ||
| 183 | September 30, 2015 | Jibe Mobile | Rich Communication Services | — | Messages | [245] | |
| 185 | October 17, 2015 | Digisfera | 360-degree photography | Portugal | — | Street View | [246] |
| 186 | November 11, 2015 | Fly Labs | Video editing | United States | — | Google Photos | [247] |
| 187 | November 11, 2015 | bebop | Cloud software | $380,000,000 | Google Cloud Platform | [248] | |
| 188 | February 12, 2016 | BandPage | Platform for musicians | — | YouTube | [249] | |
| 189 | February 18, 2016 | Pie | Enterprise communications | Singapore | — | Spaces | [250] |
| 190 | May 2, 2016 | Synergyse | Interactive learning platform | Canada | — | Google Docs | [251] |
| 191 | June 22, 2016 | Webpass | Internet service provider | United States | — | Google Fiber | [252] |
| 192 | July 6, 2016 | Moodstocks | Image recognition | France | — | Google Photos | [253] |
| 193 | July 8, 2016 | Anvato | Cloud-based video services | United States | — | Google Cloud Platform | [254] |
| 194 | July 12, 2016 | Kifi | Link management | — | Spaces | [255] | |
| 195 | July 27, 2016 | LaunchKit | Mobile developer tools | — | Firebase | [256] | |
| 196 | August 8, 2016 | Orbitera | Cloud software | $100,000,000 | Google Cloud Platform | [257] | |
| 197 | September 8, 2016 | Apigee | API management and predictive analytics | $625,000,000 | [258] | ||
| 198 | September 15, 2016 | Urban Engines | Location-based analytics | — | Google Maps | [259][260] | |
| 199 | September 19, 2016 | API.AI | Natural language processing | — | Google Assistant | [261][262] | |
| 200 | October 11, 2016 | FameBit | Branded content | — | YouTube | [263] | |
| 201 | October 24, 2016 | Eyefluence | Eye tracking, virtual reality | — | [264][265] | ||
| 202 | November 5, 2016 | LeapDroid | Android emulator | — | Android | [266] | |
| 203 | November 21, 2016 | Qwiklabs | Cloud-based hands-on training platform | — | Google Cloud Platform | [267] | |
| 204 | December 13, 2016 | Cronologics | Smartwatches | — | Android Wear | [268] | |
| 205 | January 5, 2017 | Limes Audio | Voice communication | Sweden | — | Google Duo, Google Hangouts | [269] |
| 206 | January 19, 2017 | Fabric | Mobile app platform | United States | — | Firebase | [270] |
| 207 | March 8, 2017 | Kaggle | Data science | — | Google Cloud Platform | [271] | |
| 208 | March 9, 2017 | AppBridge | Productivity suite | — | Google Docs | [272] | |
| 209 | May 10, 2017 | Owlchemy Labs | Virtual reality studio | — | [273] | ||
| 210 | July 12, 2017 | Halli Labs | Artificial intelligence | India | — | [274] | |
| 211 | August 16, 2017 | AIMatter | Computer vision | Belarus | — | YouTube | [275][276][277] |
| 212 | September 21, 2017 | HTC (portions) | Talent and intellectual property licenses | Taiwan | $1,100,000,000 | Google Pixel | [278][279][280] |
| 213 | September 26, 2017 | Bitium | Single sign-on and identity management | United States | — | Google Cloud Platform | [281] |
| 214 | October 9, 2017 | Relay Media | AMP converter | — | Accelerated Mobile Pages | [282] | |
| 215 | October 11, 2017 | 60db | Podcasts | — | Google Play Music, Google Podcasts | [283] | |
| 216 | January 11, 2018 | Redux | Audio | United Kingdom | — | [284][285] | |
| 217 | March 27, 2018 | Tenor | GIF image search | United States | — | Google Images, Gboard | [286] |
| 218 | May 9, 2018 | Velostrata | Cloud migration | Israel | — | Google Cloud Platform | [287] |
| 219 | May 14, 2018 | Cask | Big data, Hadoop | United States | — | [288] | |
| 220 | August 6, 2018 | GraphicsFuzz | GPU reliability | United Kingdom | — | Android | [289][290] |
| 221 | September 19, 2018 | Senosis | Health monitoring | United States | — | Nest Labs | [291] |
| 222 | October 2, 2018 | Onward | Machine learning, natural language processing | — | [292][293] | ||
| 223 | November 28, 2018 | Workbench Education | Education technology | — | Google Classroom | [294] | |
| 224 | December 10, 2018 | Sigmoid Labs | Indian Railways train tracking app Where Is My Train | India | $40,000,000 | Google Maps | [295][296] |
| 225 | December 20, 2018 | DevOps Research and Assessment | Research and assessment | United States | — | Google Cloud Platform | [297] |
| 226 | January 3, 2019 | Superpod | Question and answer app | $60,000,000 | Google Assistant | [298][299] | |
| 227 | February 19, 2019 | Alooma | Big data, cloud migration | Israel | $150,000,000 | Google Cloud Platform | [300][301][302] |
| 228 | March 31, 2019 | Nightcorn | Video sharing | Germany | — | YouTube | [303] |
| 229 | June 6, 2019 | Looker | Big data, analytics | United States | $2,600,000,000 | Google Cloud Platform | [304] |
| 230 | July 9, 2019 | Elastifile | File storage | — | [305] | ||
| 231 | October 16, 2019 | Socratic | Learning apps | — | [306] | ||
| 232 | November 18, 2019 | CloudSimple | Cloud hosting | — | [307] | ||
| 233 | December 19, 2019 | Typhoon Studios | Video game development | Canada | — | Stadia | [308] |
| 234 | January 14, 2020 | AppSheet | Mobile app development | United States | — | Google Cloud Platform | [309] |
| 235 | January 14, 2020 | Pointy | Local retail inventory feeds | Ireland | $163,000,000 | Google Maps | [310] |
| 236 | February 19, 2020 | Cornerstone Technology B.V. | Mainframe, cloud migration | Netherlands | — | Google Cloud Platform | [311] |
| 237 | June 30, 2020 | North | Smart glasses | Canada | $180,000,000 | [312][313] | |
| 238 | August 25, 2020 | Stratozone | Cloud assessment | United States | — | Google Cloud Platform | [314] |
| 239 | December 8, 2020 | Dataform | Big data, analytics | United Kingdom | — | [315][316] | |
| 240 | December 11, 2020 | Neverware | ChromiumOS distribution | United States | — | ChromeOS Flex | [317][318][319] |
| 241 | December 14, 2020 | Actifio | Backup, disaster recovery | — | Google Cloud Platform | [320] | |
| 242 | January 14, 2021 | Fitbit | Wearables | $2,100,000,000 | Wear OS | [321][322] | |
| 243 | February 2021 | Provino | Cloud hardware | — | Tensor processing unit | [323] | |
| 244 | April 5, 2021 | Dysonics | Audio hardware | — | Pixel Buds | [324] | |
| July 21, 2021 | Simsim | E-commerce | India | $100,000,000 | YouTube | [325] | |
| 245 | September 3, 2021 | Playspace | Collaboration tool | United States | — | Google Workspace | [326] |
| 246 | October 18, 2021 | MuJoCo | Robotics simulator | — | Google DeepMind | [327] | |
| 247 | January 4, 2022 | Siemplify | Cybersecurity | Israel | $500,000,000 | Google Cloud Platform | [328][329] |
| 248 | March 8, 2022 | Mandiant | United States | $5,400,000,000 | [330] | ||
| 249 | March 16, 2022 | Raxium | AR hardware | $1,000,000,000 | [331][332] | ||
| 250 | April 22, 2022 | Vicarious | Artificial intelligence, robotics software | — | Intrinsic | [333] | |
| 251 | April 29, 2022 | MobiledgeX | Mobile edge computing | Germany | — | Google Cloud Platform | [334] |
| 252 | May 13, 2022 | Foreseeti | Cybersecurity software | Sweden | — | [335] | |
| 253 | August 2022 | Alter | Artificial intelligence | United States Czech Republic | $100,000,000 | [336] | |
| 254 | September 20, 2022 | BreezoMeter | Air quality monitoring | Israel | — | Google Maps | [337] |
| 255 | October 11, 2022 | BrightBytes | Data and analytics | United States | — | Google for Education | [338] |
| 256 | October 26, 2022 | Sound Life Sciences | Health monitoring | — | [339][340] | ||
| 257 | December 15, 2022 | Open Source Robotics Corporation | Robotics software | — | Intrinsic | [341] | |
| 258 | June 2, 2023 | Photomath | Artificial intelligence | Croatia | — | Bard | [342][343] |
| 259 | June 5, 2024 | Cameyo | Virtual app delivery | United States | — | ChromeOS | [344] |
| 260 | January 2025 | HTC's Vive XR Team | Virtual and augmented reality | Taiwan | $250,000,000 | Android XR | [345] |
| 261 | March 2025 | Wiz | Cybersecurity | Israel | $32,000,000,000 | Google Cloud Platform | [346][347] |
| 262 | May 2025 | Galileo AI | Artificial Intelligence | United States | — | Google Gemini | [348] |
| 263 | October 2025 | Atlantic Quantum | Superconducting Qubit Hardware | — | Google Quantum | [349] | |
| 264 | December 22, 2025 | Intersect | Data center, energy infrastructure | $4,750,000,000 | [350] |
Divestitures
On December 10, 2012, Google sold the manufacturing operations of Motorola Mobility to Flextronics for $75 million.[351] As a part of the agreement, Flextronics will manufacture undisclosed Android and other mobile devices.[352] On December 19, 2012, Google sold the Motorola Home business division of Motorola Mobility to Arris Group for $2.35 billion in a cash-and-stock transaction. As a part of this deal, Google acquired a 15.7% stake in Arris Group valued at $300 million.[353][354]
On January 29, 2014, Google announced that it would divest Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for $2.91 billion, a fraction of the original $12.5 billion price paid by Google to acquire the company. Google retained all but 2000 of Motorola's patents and entered into cross-licensing deals.[355]
In 2017, Google sold off its satellite business, Terra Bella, to Planet Labs for an undisclosed price and entered into a multi-year agreement to license Earth imagery from the company.[356]
See also
- CapitalG, Alphabet's growth capital investment fund
- GV, Alphabet's venture capital firm
- List of largest mergers and acquisitions
- Lists of corporate acquisitions and mergers
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