Acquisition History / Meta / Friendster patents
Meta Acquires Friendster patents
Announced May 13, 2010 — $40M
What happened
Friendster patents was acquired by Facebook/Meta.
- Acquirer
- Meta
- Target
- Friendster patents
- Announced
- May 13, 2010
- Price
- $40M
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Meta acquire Friendster patents?
Meta acquired Friendster patents on May 13, 2010. This was Meta's 7th publicly tracked acquisition out of 109 we have on record.
How much did Meta pay for Friendster patents?
Meta paid $40M for Friendster patents.
What does Friendster patents do?
Friendster patents was acquired by Facebook/Meta.
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