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Meta Acquires Friendster patents

Announced May 13, 2010 — $40M

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What happened

Friendster patents was acquired by Facebook/Meta.

Acquirer
Meta
Target
Friendster patents
Announced
May 13, 2010
Price
$40M

By the numbers

Meta's acquisition history
7th 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 2010
115 across all acquirers

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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