Acquisition History / Meta / FriendFeed

Meta Acquires FriendFeed

Announced August 10, 2009 — $47.5M

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What happened

FriendFeed was a real-time feed aggregator that let users share and comment on updates from other web services.

Acquirer
Meta
Target
FriendFeed
Announced
August 10, 2009
Price
$47.5M
Industry
Social aggregation

By the numbers

Meta's acquisition history
4th of 109 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
26 of 109 Meta deals
Meta's average disclosed price
$933.3M
Meta's largest disclosed deal
WhatsApp ($19B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2009
54 across all acquirers
Meta in Social aggregation
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Meta acquire FriendFeed?

Meta acquired FriendFeed on August 10, 2009. This was Meta's 4th publicly tracked acquisition out of 109 we have on record.

How much did Meta pay for FriendFeed?

Meta paid $47.5M for FriendFeed.

What does FriendFeed do?

FriendFeed was a real-time feed aggregator that let users share and comment on updates from other web services.

What other Social aggregation companies has Meta acquired?

FriendFeed is Meta's only publicly tracked acquisition in Social aggregation so far.

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