Google Acquires reCAPTCHA

Announced September 16, 2009

What happened

reCAPTCHA was a security business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Books , reCAPTCHA.

Google's acquisition history

52nd 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 Security

3 acquisitions

When did Google acquire reCAPTCHA?

Google acquired reCAPTCHA on September 16, 2009. This was Google's 52nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for reCAPTCHA?

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

What does reCAPTCHA do?

reCAPTCHA was a security business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Books , reCAPTCHA.

What other Security companies has Google acquired?

Google has made 3 acquisitions in Security, including reCAPTCHA. See the full list on the Security and Google acquisition pages.