Acquisition History / Google / On2
Google Acquires On2
Announced August 5, 2009 — $133M
What happened
On2 was a video compression business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as WebM , YouTube.
- Acquirer
- Target
- On2
- Announced
- August 5, 2009
- Price
- $133M
- Industry
- Video compression
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire On2?
Google acquired On2 on August 5, 2009. This was Google's 51st publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for On2?
Google paid $133M for On2.
What does On2 do?
On2 was a video compression business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as WebM , YouTube.
What other Video compression companies has Google acquired?
On2 is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Video compression so far.
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