Acquisition History / Google / Vidmaker
Google Acquires Vidmaker
Announced December 17, 2014
What happened
Vidmaker was a video editing business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as YouTube.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Vidmaker
- Announced
- December 17, 2014
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Video editing
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Vidmaker?
Google acquired Vidmaker on December 17, 2014. This was Google's 172nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Vidmaker?
The price Google paid for Vidmaker was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Vidmaker do?
Vidmaker was a video editing business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as YouTube.
What other Video editing companies has Google acquired?
Google has made 2 acquisitions in Video editing, including Vidmaker. See the full list on the Video editing and Google acquisition pages.
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