Google Acquires BlindType

Announced October 2010

What happened

BlindType was a touch typing business based in Greece; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Android.

Google's acquisition history

80th of 269 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

66 of 269 Google deals

Google's average disclosed price

$1.20B

Google's largest disclosed deal

Wiz ($32B)

Tracked acquisitions in 2010

115 across all acquirers

Google in Touch typing

1 acquisition

When did Google acquire BlindType?

Google acquired BlindType on October 2010. This was Google's 80th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for BlindType?

The price Google paid for BlindType was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does BlindType do?

BlindType was a touch typing business based in Greece; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Android.

What other Touch typing companies has Google acquired?

BlindType is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Touch typing so far.