Apple Acquires Shazam

Announced September 24, 2018 — $400M

What happened

Acquired by Apple (Music and Image recognition); technology/product used in or became iTunes, Siri, Apple Music.

Apple's acquisition history

101st of 136 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

42 of 136 Apple deals

Apple's average disclosed price

$270.6M

Apple's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2018

81 across all acquirers

Apple in Music and Image recognition

1 acquisition

When did Apple acquire Shazam?

Apple acquired Shazam on September 24, 2018. This was Apple's 101st publicly tracked acquisition out of 136 we have on record.

How much did Apple pay for Shazam?

Apple paid $400M for Shazam.

What does Shazam do?

Acquired by Apple (Music and Image recognition); technology/product used in or became iTunes, Siri, Apple Music.

What other Music and Image recognition companies has Apple acquired?

Shazam is Apple's only publicly tracked acquisition in Music and Image recognition so far.