Google Acquires FameBit

Announced October 11, 2016

What happened

FameBit was a branded content business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as YouTube.

Google's acquisition history

200th 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 2016

106 across all acquirers

Google in Branded content

1 acquisition

When did Google acquire FameBit?

Google acquired FameBit on October 11, 2016. This was Google's 200th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for FameBit?

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

What does FameBit do?

FameBit was a branded content business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as YouTube.

What other Branded content companies has Google acquired?

FameBit is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Branded content so far.