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Google Acquires Polar

Announced September 11, 2014

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What happened

Polar was a social polling business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google+.

Acquirer
Google
Target
Polar
Announced
September 11, 2014
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Social polling

By the numbers

Google's acquisition history
167th 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 2014
130 across all acquirers
Google in Social polling
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Google acquire Polar?

Google acquired Polar on September 11, 2014. This was Google's 167th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for Polar?

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

What does Polar do?

Polar was a social polling business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google+.

What other Social polling companies has Google acquired?

Polar is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Social polling so far.

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