Acquisition History / Google / Applied Semantics
Google Acquires Applied Semantics
Announced April 2003 — $102M
What happened
Applied Semantics was a online advertising business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as AdSense , AdWords.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Applied Semantics
- Announced
- April 2003
- Price
- $102M
- Industry
- Online advertising
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Applied Semantics?
Google acquired Applied Semantics on April 2003. This was Google's 4th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Applied Semantics?
Google paid $102M for Applied Semantics.
What does Applied Semantics do?
Applied Semantics was a online advertising business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as AdSense , AdWords.
What other Online advertising companies has Google acquired?
Google has made 6 acquisitions in Online advertising, including Applied Semantics. See the full list on the Online advertising and Google acquisition pages.
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