Acquisition History / Apple / Chomp
Apple Acquires Chomp
Announced February 23, 2012 — $50M
What happened
Acquired by Apple (App search engine); technology/product used in or became App Store.
- Acquirer
- Apple
- Target
- Chomp
- Announced
- February 23, 2012
- Price
- $50M
- Industry
- App search engine
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Apple acquire Chomp?
Apple acquired Chomp on February 23, 2012. This was Apple's 38th publicly tracked acquisition out of 136 we have on record.
How much did Apple pay for Chomp?
Apple paid $50M for Chomp.
What does Chomp do?
Acquired by Apple (App search engine); technology/product used in or became App Store.
What other App search engine companies has Apple acquired?
Chomp is Apple's only publicly tracked acquisition in App search engine so far.
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