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Google Acquires Plink

Announced April 12, 2010

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What happened

Plink was a visual search engine business based in Ireland; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Goggles.

Acquirer
Google
Target
Plink
Announced
April 12, 2010
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Visual search engine

By the numbers

Google's acquisition history
62nd 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 Visual search engine
2 acquisitions

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Google acquire Plink?

Google acquired Plink on April 12, 2010. This was Google's 62nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for Plink?

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

What does Plink do?

Plink was a visual search engine business based in Ireland; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Goggles.

What other Visual search engine companies has Google acquired?

Google has made 2 acquisitions in Visual search engine, including Plink. See the full list on the Visual search engine and Google acquisition pages.

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