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Twitter Acquires Periscope

Announced March 9, 2015 — $50–100 million

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What happened

A live video streaming application.

Acquirer
Twitter
Target
Periscope
Announced
March 9, 2015
Price
$50–100 million
Industry
Live-video streaming

By the numbers

Twitter's acquisition history
46th of 70 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
11 of 70 Twitter deals
Twitter's average disclosed price
$135.7M
Twitter's largest disclosed deal
TellApart ($479M)
Tracked acquisitions in 2015
116 across all acquirers
Twitter in Live-video streaming
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Twitter acquire Periscope?

Twitter acquired Periscope on March 9, 2015. This was Twitter's 46th publicly tracked acquisition out of 70 we have on record.

How much did Twitter pay for Periscope?

Twitter paid $50–100 million for Periscope.

What does Periscope do?

A live video streaming application.

What other Live-video streaming companies has Twitter acquired?

Periscope is Twitter's only publicly tracked acquisition in Live-video streaming so far.

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