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Apple Acquires Chomp

Announced February 23, 2012 — $50M

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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

Apple's acquisition history
38th of 136 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
42 of 136 Apple deals
Apple's average disclosed price
$270.6M
Apple's largest disclosed deal
Beats Electronics ($3B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2012
90 across all acquirers
Apple in App search engine
1 acquisition

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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