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Google Acquires On2

Announced August 5, 2009 — $133M

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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
Google
Target
On2
Announced
August 5, 2009
Price
$133M
Industry
Video compression

By the numbers

Google's acquisition history
51st 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 2009
54 across all acquirers
Google in Video compression
1 acquisition

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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