Microsoft Acquires SwiftKey

Announced February 3, 2016 — $250M

What happened

SwiftKey was a company based in United Kingdom operating in virtual keyboard.

Microsoft's acquisition history

199th of 280 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

70 of 280 Microsoft deals

Microsoft's average disclosed price

$2.55B

Microsoft's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2016

106 across all acquirers

Microsoft in Virtual keyboard

1 acquisition

When did Microsoft acquire SwiftKey?

Microsoft acquired SwiftKey on February 3, 2016. This was Microsoft's 199th publicly tracked acquisition out of 280 we have on record.

How much did Microsoft pay for SwiftKey?

Microsoft paid $250M for SwiftKey.

What does SwiftKey do?

SwiftKey was a company based in United Kingdom operating in virtual keyboard.

What other Virtual keyboard companies has Microsoft acquired?

SwiftKey is Microsoft's only publicly tracked acquisition in Virtual keyboard so far.