Meta Acquires Beluga

Announced March 2, 2011

What happened

Beluga was a group messaging app whose team and technology became the basis for Facebook Messenger.

Meta's acquisition history

16th of 109 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

26 of 109 Meta deals

Meta's average disclosed price

$933.3M

Meta's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2011

117 across all acquirers

Meta in Group messaging

1 acquisition

When did Meta acquire Beluga?

Meta acquired Beluga on March 2, 2011. This was Meta's 16th publicly tracked acquisition out of 109 we have on record.

How much did Meta pay for Beluga?

The price Meta paid for Beluga was not publicly disclosed. Only 26 of Meta's 109 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Beluga do?

Beluga was a group messaging app whose team and technology became the basis for Facebook Messenger.

What other Group messaging companies has Meta acquired?

Beluga is Meta's only publicly tracked acquisition in Group messaging so far.