Acquisition History / Meta / Giphy

Meta Acquires Giphy

Announced May 15, 2020 — $400M

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What happened

Giphy was a search engine and platform for finding and sharing animated GIFs, later integrated into Instagram.

Acquirer
Meta
Target
Giphy
Announced
May 15, 2020
Price
$400M
Industry
GIF search and sharing

By the numbers

Meta's acquisition history
87th 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 2020
50 across all acquirers
Meta in GIF search and sharing
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Meta acquire Giphy?

Meta acquired Giphy on May 15, 2020. This was Meta's 87th publicly tracked acquisition out of 109 we have on record.

How much did Meta pay for Giphy?

Meta paid $400M for Giphy.

What does Giphy do?

Giphy was a search engine and platform for finding and sharing animated GIFs, later integrated into Instagram.

What other GIF search and sharing companies has Meta acquired?

Giphy is Meta's only publicly tracked acquisition in GIF search and sharing so far.

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