CHART: Alphabet's Top 10 Biggest Acquisitions Ever
The tech giant has sights on Wiz, a cybersecurity startup, with a potential acquisition cost reaching $23 billion.
Initially funded by a mere $100,000 investment from Andy Bechtolsheim in August 1998, Google has grown to be a $2 trillion dollar tech titan with a global footprint. The journey to the top wasn't just from organic innovation, it was the product of strategic acquisitions that fuel its growth, and these acquisitions are a fascinating story in themselves.
Over 250 companies have been absorbed into the Google (or rather, Alphabet) group over the years. These weren't just vanity buys - each acquisition played a key role in expanding Google's reach and capabilities. Many of the Google owned products that we know today were born by other creative minds.
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Take YouTube, for example. Acquired in 2006 for a then-whopping $1.65 billion, YouTube was just a budding platform. Google saw the potential and nurtured it into a global phenomenon, forever changing how we consume and share content online. Similarly, the map app Waze, though still a separate platform, was instrumental in making Google Maps what it is today. Even Google's smartphone OS, Android, that is widely used by billions today, was acquired in 2005.