Acquisition History / Yahoo / del.icio.us

Yahoo Acquires del.icio.us

Announced December 12, 2005 — $20M

YahooSocial bookmarking2005

What happened

del.icio.us was a company operating in social bookmarking.

Acquirer
Yahoo
Target
del.icio.us
Announced
December 12, 2005
Price
$20M
Industry
Social bookmarking

By the numbers

Yahoo's acquisition history
39th of 119 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
49 of 119 Yahoo deals
Yahoo's average disclosed price
$371.9M
Yahoo's largest disclosed deal
Broadcast.com ($5.70B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2005
102 across all acquirers
Yahoo in Social bookmarking
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Yahoo acquire del.icio.us?

Yahoo acquired del.icio.us on December 12, 2005. This was Yahoo's 39th publicly tracked acquisition out of 119 we have on record.

How much did Yahoo pay for del.icio.us?

Yahoo paid $20M for del.icio.us.

What does del.icio.us do?

del.icio.us was a company operating in social bookmarking.

What other Social bookmarking companies has Yahoo acquired?

del.icio.us is Yahoo's only publicly tracked acquisition in Social bookmarking so far.

Read the full article →

More Yahoo acquisitions

See all 119 Yahoo acquisitions →