Google Acquires YouTube

Announced October 9, 2006 — $1.65B

What happened

YouTube was a video sharing business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as YouTube.

Google's acquisition history

30th 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 2006

98 across all acquirers

Google in Video sharing

2 acquisitions

When did Google acquire YouTube?

Google acquired YouTube on October 9, 2006. This was Google's 30th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for YouTube?

Google paid $1.65B for YouTube.

What does YouTube do?

YouTube was a video sharing business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as YouTube.

What other Video sharing companies has Google acquired?

Google has made 2 acquisitions in Video sharing, including YouTube. See the full list on the Video sharing and Google acquisition pages.