Acquisition History / Meta / Giphy
Meta Acquires Giphy
Announced May 15, 2020 — $400M
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
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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